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[BUG] cowork with dispatch does work

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Jun 1, 2026 by IAOTR Closed Jul 5, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [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?

<html><head></head><body><h1>[BUG] Cowork Dispatch shows "Desktop appears offline" — all Cowork feature flags unavailable (Pro plan)</h1>
<h2>Environment</h2>

Field | Value
-- | --
Claude Desktop version | 1.9659.2
OS | macOS
Plan | Pro

<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>Cowork Dispatch permanently shows "Desktop appears offline" despite Claude Desktop running normally. Regular Cowork conversations work fine — the issue is specific to Dispatch.</p>
<h2>Feature Flag Status</h2>
<p>Extracted from <code>--desktop-features</code> in process args:</p>
<pre><code class="language-json">"coworkKappa": {"status": "unavailable"},
"wakeScheduler": {"status": "unavailable"},
"coworkArtifacts": {"status": "unavailable"},
"markTaskComplete": {"status": "unavailable"}
</code></pre>
<p>All Cowork/Dispatch-related feature flags are showing as <code>unavailable</code>, which appears to be a server-side flag distribution issue rather than a local configuration problem.</p>
<h2>Steps Already Tried</h2>
<ul>
<li>[x] Verified Claude Desktop is running</li>
<li>[x] Deleted <code>variations_seed</code> and restarted the app</li>
<li>[x] Confirmed Pro subscription is active</li>
<li>[x] Restart/Logout/Login</li>
</ul>
<h2>Expected Behavior</h2>
<p>Dispatch should recognize the running Claude Desktop and allow task delegation.</p>
<h2>Actual Behavior</h2>
<p>Dispatch shows <strong>"Desktop appears offline. Will run when it reconnects"</strong> indefinitely.</p></body></html>

What Should Happen?

cowork dispatch works normally

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1、download claude desktop
2、login
3、click to enable cowork dispatch
4、it doesn't work

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

1.9659.2

Claude Code Version

1.9659.2

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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