Dispatch shows desktop online but leaves requests on read (no response on target)

[eusha-tulip]

Summary

Dispatch feature accepts requests from phone/web but never executes them on the online target. Target shows "online" in sidebar after workarounds but dispatched requests produce no response.

Environment

• OS: Windows 10 Pro 19045
• Claude Desktop: 1.2278.0.0 (x64 MSIX)
• Claude Code CLI: installed via npm global
• Account: Max subscription

Timeline

1. Noticed "Desktop appears offline" in phone Dispatch sidebar
2. Found ~/.claude/.credentials.json OAuth token had expired 2 weeks prior (2026-03-31) with no automatic refresh in that window
3. Re-authed via claude setup-token — credentials file refreshed, expiresAt updated
4. Dispatch still showed offline until claude CLI was started in a terminal
5. After CLI launched, Dispatch flipped to online — but dispatched requests now land without any response on the target

Expected

Token should auto-refresh while idle (or surface a clear failure); Desktop app alone should be a valid dispatch target; dispatched requests should execute on the online target.

Observed

• Silent refresh failure — no indication token had died
• Desktop app alone insufficient as dispatch target (CLI needed)
• Online state reached but dispatches unresponsive
• request_id: req_011Ca3yfi6e8RcKio546rbRr

Workarounds attempted

• taskkill /F /IM claude.exe + relaunch
• Fresh claude CLI session
• Credential re-auth

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Dispatch shows "read", background tasks complete, but no response appears in Dispatch view #40181
2. [BUG] Cowork Dispatch completes tasks successfully but renders no response on desktop or mobile #40032
3. Dispatch main conversation permanently offline despite working Cowork tasks #45937

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This issue has been automatically closed as a duplicate of #40181.

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