claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Allow an active Claude Code desktop CLI session to be attached to (or mirrored on) the Claude mobile app while the desktop machine is still running

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Problem Statement

Today there’s a hard split: • Desktop CLI sessions run locally on my machine. They have full access to my local environment, files, and tooling — but they don’t appear on mobile. • Web/mobile sessions run in cloud containers tied to a GitHub repo. They sync across devices, but they don’t have access to my local environment. This forces a choice up front: either I commit to a cloud session (and give up local context) or I commit to a desktop session (and give up mobility). I often don’t know I’ll need mobility until I’m already deep into a desktop session. Proposed behavior While the desktop CLI is running and online, expose the live session to the mobile app — read-only at minimum, ideally with the ability to send new prompts and approve tool calls from the phone. The desktop machine remains the execution host; the phone is just another view/controller. Why this is “the dream” It removes the device-choice tax. Start work at my desk, walk away, keep going on my phone, come back to my desk — one session, one context, no migration. Notes • Auth/pairing could be handled the same way the web app authenticates today. • Doesn’t require any cloud execution — desktop stays the host. • Connection drops (laptop sleeps, network blips) could gracefully pause the mobile view until the desktop reconnects.

Proposed Solution

While the desktop CLI is running and online, expose the live session to the mobile app — read-only at minimum, ideally with the ability to send new prompts and approve tool calls from the phone. The desktop machine remains the execution host; the phone is just another view/controller.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

It removes the device-choice tax. Start work at my desk, walk away, keep going on my phone, come back to my desk — one session, one context, no migration. Notes • Auth/pairing could be handled the same way the web app authenticates today. • Doesn’t require any cloud execution — desktop stays the host. • Connection drops (laptop sleeps, network blips) could gracefully pause the mobile view until the desktop reconnects.

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