[BUG] Claude Desktop Code: Auto-Reconnects to Last SSH Host on Startup

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?

Claude Desktop automatically reconnects to the last used SSH host immediately upon application launch, without user interaction.

What Should Happen?

Claude Desktop automatically reconnects to the last used SSH host immediately upon application launch, without user interaction.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Connect to an SSH host in Claude Desktop
Close Claude Desktop
Relaunch Claude Desktop
Application immediately auto-connects to the previous SSH host

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.11187.1

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Attempted workaround with CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_CONNECT_IDE: false environment variable did not resolve the issue (this variable only controls IDE connections, not SSH)
No documented setting exists to disable this auto-reconnect behavior
Behavior is consistent across both platforms