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Running /compact from the Claude Code iOS app leaves the session unresponsive — new prompts from mobile get no reply. Switching to a desktop client (terminal on macOS) and sending any prompt revives the session; mobile then works again.

Root Cause

Running /compact from the Claude Code iOS app leaves the session unresponsive — new prompts from mobile get no reply. Switching to a desktop client (terminal on macOS) and sending any prompt revives the session; mobile then works again.

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Summary

Running /compact from the Claude Code iOS app leaves the session unresponsive — new prompts from mobile get no reply. Switching to a desktop client (terminal on macOS) and sending any prompt revives the session; mobile then works again.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open an active Claude Code session on iOS
  2. Run /compact
  3. Wait for compaction to complete
  4. Send any prompt from iOS → no response
  5. Send a prompt from a desktop terminal on the same session → responds normally
  6. Return to iOS → now responsive

Expected

iOS session responds normally after compaction completes.

Actual

iOS is "frozen" until a desktop client interacts with the same session. Reproducible across multiple sessions.

Environment

  • Mobile: iOS (Claude Code app)
  • Desktop: macOS (terminal — Mac mini + MacBook Pro)
  • Claude Code version: 2.1.150

Related issues

  • #19567 — compaction hangs (no mobile specifier; this adds the iOS-specific dimension)
  • #52796 — mobile remote control unresponsive after first command
  • #16881 — mobile breaks after long tasks

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