Remote Control requires upfront planning; can't enable mid-session without losing work

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Problem Statement

Remote Control creates a new independent session each time claude remote-control is invoked. There's no way to attach Remote Control to an already-running local session mid-way through.

This forces users to choose: either start every session with Remote Control enabled (in case they might need mobile access later), or accept that they can't access an in-progress session from Android/tablet without losing their work and starting fresh.

Current workaround: Start all sessions with claude remote-control preemptively, even if mobile access isn't needed.

Proposed Solution

Users should be able to enable Remote Control on an existing session, or at minimum, have a way to continue a local session via Remote Control without creating a new chat.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

API and model interactions

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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