[BUG] Title: /remote-control skill immediately disconnects on Windows 11 — "connecting → disconnected" loop

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

remote-control skill immediately disconnects on Windows 11 — "connecting → disconnected" loop

Claude Code version: 2.1.152

OS: Windows 11 Home (10.0.26200)

Node: v24.15.0 / npm 11.13.0

Shell: PowerShell (VS Code integrated terminal with Claude Code for VS Code extension)

Additional context:

• Daemon was running (PID 7712, started ~03:37 UTC)
• Restarted daemon via Stop-Process -Id 7712 -Force — new daemon processes spawned (PIDs 3444, 8512, etc.)
• Issue persists after daemon restart
• daemon.status.json still shows old PID after restart — possible stale state issue
• Terminal was relaunched mid-session (VS Code extension requested relaunch)

What Should Happen?

Remote control session stays connected and provides a link/QR code to connect from a mobile
device

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Code in VS Code terminal on Windows 11
2. Type /remote-control
3. Observe: Remote Control connecting… appears briefly, then Remote Control disconnected. immediately
4. Repeating /remote-control produces the same result every time

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.152

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_