claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Bug: Remote Control via remoteControlAtStartup has no persistent indicator — startup notice scrolls off, nothing in status line / corner

Description

When Remote Control is enabled to always be on ("remoteControlAtStartup": true in settings.json), there is no persistent on-screen indicator that the session is remotely controllable. The only signal is a single line printed once at startup, under the version banner: /remote-control is active · Continue here, on your phone, or at https://claude.ai/code/session_REDACTED. As the conversation grows, that line scrolls out of the viewport, after which nothing in the terminal indicates RC is active.

Environment

• Claude Code 2.1.154
• macOS, Claude Max
• ~/.claude/settings.json: "remoteControlAtStartup": true

Steps to reproduce

1. Set "remoteControlAtStartup": true in settings.json
2. Launch Claude Code
3. Run a few turns so the startup output scrolls up
4. Look for any indication that RC is active

Actual behavior

The only RC indication is the one-time startup line at the top. After it scrolls away, there is no persistent indicator anywhere, including the status line / lower-right corner of the terminal.

Expected behavior

A persistent indicator that stays visible for the duration of the session (e.g., in the status line or a corner of the terminal) showing Remote Control is active. Because RC lets the session be driven from another device, a durable local "this session is remotely controllable" indicator is an awareness/security matter, not just cosmetic.

Related

Adjacent to #63965 (acknowledge /remote-control activation on the parent session) and #59159 (silent toggle, no local banner), but specific to always-on mode lacking a persistent indicator.