Remote Control: slash command autocomplete missing and /clear doesn't clear app chat window

[omachala]

Description

When using Claude Code in remote-control mode (via tmux), two issues with the connected Claude app:

1. No slash command autocomplete in the remote app

Slash commands (e.g. /clear, /help, /remote-control) do not autocomplete in the Claude remote app UI. You have to type them out fully from memory.

2. /clear doesn't visually clear the app chat window

Running /clear seems to work on the CLI side, but the existing conversation content remains visible in the connected app's chat window. When running multiple tmux-ed Claude sessions, the chat history grows quickly and becomes hard to manage.

Environment

• Claude Code CLI via tmux sessions
• Remote-control mode (/remote-control)
• Multiple concurrent sessions

[github-actions]

Found 2 possible duplicate issues:

1. Slash commands not supported in /remote-control UI #28379
2. [FEATURE] Allow slash command usage over remote-control #28351

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[samkorn]

Can reproduce. In my case: ran /clear, then a command, then /clear again. The first /clear worked (earlier content gone in Desktop) but the second didn't — the command output persisted in the Desktop app even after Cmd+R reload. Closing #29184 as a duplicate of this.

[mattiabestiaccia]

Adding a data point: /compact works correctly via Remote Control, but /clear is silently ignored — it gets processed (spinner shows) but nothing happens. The context is not cleared and the chat window remains unchanged.

Environment:

• Claude Code on WSL2 (Linux 6.6.87)
• Remote Control from Android (Pixel 9a)
• Claude Max plan

This suggests the issue is specific to /clear rather than a blanket slash command limitation in Remote Control.

[github-actions]

Closing for now — inactive for too long. Please open a new issue if this is still relevant.