Remote control: permission prompts not rendering on mobile app

[GMedlin]

Description

When using Claude Code via claude remote-control --name <session> and connecting from the mobile app, interactive permission prompts do not render on the mobile client. The session appears frozen/unresponsive from the mobile side, while the desktop terminal shows the prompt waiting for input.

Affected prompts

• EnterPlanMode confirmation
• ExitPlanMode approval
• AskUserQuestion (unconfirmed — may also be affected)

Steps to reproduce

1. Start a named remote control session: claude remote-control --name test-session
2. Connect to the session from the mobile app
3. Trigger a plan mode entry (e.g., ask Claude to plan a multi-step implementation)
4. Observe: the mobile app shows no permission prompt; session appears hung
5. Check the desktop terminal: permission prompt is visible and waiting for input

Expected behavior

Permission prompts should render on the mobile app the same way they render on the desktop terminal.

Environment

• Claude Code v2.1.77
• Windows 11 Pro
• Remote control sessions with --permission-mode bypassPermissions
• Mobile app (latest version)

Notes

• Regular text output renders fine on mobile — only interactive permission widgets are affected
• The mobile app has a full UI with plan mode and code mode, so this appears to be a rendering gap for the specific permission confirmation widget, not a general mobile limitation

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Remote Control: AskUserQuestion shows 'awaiting input' on mobile but question and answer UI are completely missing #33625
2. Permission prompts not visible on iOS remote control client #28427
3. Remote Control: iPhone app hangs with no content when plan is pending approval on desktop #33967

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[GMedlin]

Additional finding: bug is specific to /config RC toggle

Tested both RC activation methods:

1. Dedicated RC session (claude remote-control --name <session>) — permission prompts render correctly on mobile
2. Interactive session with RC enabled via /config toggle — permission prompts do NOT render on mobile

This suggests the bug is in the /config RC code path specifically, not the mobile RC client in general. The dedicated claude remote-control command handles permission widget rendering correctly on mobile; the interactive-session-with-RC-enabled path does not.

Workaround: use dedicated claude remote-control --name <session> sessions instead of the /config RC toggle.

[swarajban]

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