[BUG] /remote-control command missing from Claude Code CLI on Windows / PowerShell (v2.1.126)

[27ramtin]

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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:

1. Has /remote-control been disabled for my account, my plan, or globally?
2. If the command has been renamed or moved — what is the correct current name?
3. 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:

1. Open PowerShell, cd into a project directory
2. Start a Claude Code session and type /remote-control (the way I did yesterday)
3. Expected: a session URL / QR code so I can connect from my phone
4. 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

[27ramtin]

Quick clarifications:

• Plan: Max
• "Last Working Version = v2.1.126" is intentional: I did NOT upgrade the CLI between yesterday (working) and today (broken). The same binary changed behavior overnight, which is why I suspect a server-side or account-side change rather than a client-side regression.

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Remote Control no longer available — was previously working #72124
2. C:/Program Files/Git/remote-control and /rc commands broken in v2.1.195 #72057
3. Remote Control "not yet enabled" on Max plan — v2.1.126 (Arch Linux) #62585

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