[BUG] /remote-control command missing from Claude Code CLI on Windows / PowerShell (v2.1.126)
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What's Wrong?
Hi,
I've been using /remote-control in the Claude Code CLI to drive a local session from my phone, and it worked
without issues until yesterday (2026-06-27). Today the command is gone — it's no longer listed among the available
slash commands in the session, and claude remote-control from the shell doesn't produce the output I'm used to
either.
Environment:
- OS: Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26200)
- Shell: PowerShell inside Windows Terminal
- Claude Code CLI version: 2.1.126
- Plan: (fill in — Pro / Max / Team)
- Account email: 27ramtin@gmail.com
Why this matters to me: Claude Desktop occasionally disconnects on my setup, so I rely on starting a session in
the CLI (which stays connected reliably) and remote-controlling it from my phone when I'm away from the PC. Phone
→ CLI remote control is core to my workflow.
Possibly related: Issue #63988 mentions that /remote-control was added to a "non-interactive denylist" in v2.1.156
without a changelog entry. I'm on an older version (2.1.126), so this might also be a separate server-side /
account-side change that hit me, not just a client regression.
Questions:
- Has /remote-control been disabled for my account, my plan, or globally?
- If the command has been renamed or moved — what is the correct current name?
- Is there a supported way today to remote-control a local PowerShell CLI session from a phone?
Thanks!
Ramtin
What Should Happen?
Typing /remote-control in the Claude Code CLI session should register the session for remote control and print a
session URL (and/or QR code) that I can open on my phone to drive the local CLI session from the Claude mobile app
/ claude.ai web. This has worked reliably for me until 2026-06-27.
Instead, the CLI now responds with:
Unknown command: /remote-control
The command is also missing from the slash-command list shown by /help, and claude remote-control from the shell
does not start a remote-control server either.
Expected: /remote-control is recognized and starts the remote session as before — or, if the command has been
intentionally renamed/moved, /help should surface the new equivalent so existing users can find it.
Error Messages/Logs
No stack trace, no additional output. The command is also absent from /help output, and there is no remote-control
subcommand under claude --help from the shell.
claude --version → 2.1.126 (Claude Code)
OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200, PowerShell in Windows Terminal.
No related entries appear in ~/.claude/logs/ around the time the command stopped working (between 2026-06-27 when
it last worked and 2026-06-28 today).
Steps to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce:
- Open PowerShell, cd into a project directory
- Start a Claude Code session and type /remote-control (the way I did yesterday)
- Expected: a session URL / QR code so I can connect from my phone
- Actual: the command is not in the slash-command list, and nothing happens
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
v2.1.126
Claude Code Version
v2.1.126
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
_No response_
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