/remote-control

Makes the session available for remote control from claude.ai.

Makes the session available for remote control from claude.ai. Alias: /rc.

✅ WHEN TO USE IT?

Steer a local terminal session from a phone or the web

Enable /remote-control, then steer the running terminal session from claude.ai, e.g. while away from your desk.

Keep an eye on a running task from another device

Turn on /remote-control before starting a longer task, so progress can be checked later from a different device.

⛔ WHEN NOT TO?

Bringing a web session into the local terminal, not the other way around

/remote-control makes the local session controllable from claude.ai — it's the wrong command for the opposite direction.

Better: Use /teleport to bring a web session into the terminal.

Simply continuing work in the desktop app on another device

/remote-control makes the session remotely controllable but doesn't move it into a desktop app.

Better: Use /desktop to continue the session in the Claude Code desktop app (requires macOS or Windows plus a Claude subscription).

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