Forks skip Remote Control

“There is no error and no UI hint anywhere; the session is simply absent from the list.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.

I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/17492/file
Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.

No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends

Forked sessions never register with Remote Control. Forks never appear in the mobile app Code tab, even with "Enable remote control by default" on; no error is shown.

Is this your bug?

File my report

Where: Remote Control
Error text: remote control requires an active session, send a message first
Versions: 2.1.266 to 2.1.270
Platforms: macOS
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

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Original reports2, newest first

Sep 18, 2026Desktop app: forked sessions don't auto-connect Remote Control despite "Enable remote control by default"#95339
Sep 14, 2026Forked sessions never become Remote Control eligible, so they never appear in the mobile Code tab#94396