Anthropic has introduced Remote Control for Claude Code. Users can now continue a local development session from their phone, tablet, or browser. The feature is running as a research preview for Pro and Max subscribers.
A local Claude Code session continues to run on your machine, even during Remote Control. Nothing moves to the cloud, Anthropic promises. The user’s entire local environment remains available: file system, MCP servers, tools, and project configuration. Conversations automatically sync across all connected devices, allowing you to switch seamlessly between terminal, browser, and mobile app.
If someone’s laptop goes into sleep mode or the network goes down, the session automatically reconnects as soon as the developer’s device comes back online. Product Manager Noah Zweben wrote on X that the feature is now being rolled out to Max users. “Start local sessions from the terminal, then continue them from your phone. Take a walk, see the sun, walk your dog without losing your flow.”
Difference with Cloud version
Claude Code on the web runs on cloud infrastructure. Remote Control sessions, on the other hand, run directly on the end user’s machine. The web and mobile interfaces are just a window into that local session. So you retain full control over where your code runs and how it is processed.
API keys are not supported, and only Pro and Max users are allowed to try the feature at the time of writing. Users must first log in via /login in the claude tool and accept workspace trust for the project directory. Only then can developers activate Remote Control with /remote-control.
Claude Code in context
Remote Control is a further extension of Claude Code, which has certainly been rapidly developed in recent months. The most recent version introduced better agent lifecycle management, improved collaboration between teams, and a refined terminal experience. In February, the underlying model was improved, Claude Opus 4.6. It is equipped with adaptive thinking and has a context window of 1 million tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now also available.
Anthropics AI coding tools compete with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Amazon Q Developer. Without relying on surveys, the anecdotal impression of Claude Code seems much more positive than that of these alternatives. Claude has long been popular among developers and remains so, even though other LLMs perform better on paper when it comes to AI coding.
The security of Claude models has come under pressure in the past, when researchers demonstrated vulnerabilities that lead to malicious behavior.