claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Remote Control: approving permission from phone hangs Claude Code on host [2 comments, 2 participants]

• No visible error on either device — the host just keeps waiting.

TL;DR

The issue can be mitigated by investigating the communication flow between the host machine and the phone to ensure that the approval signal from the phone is correctly received and processed by the Claude Code CLI on the host.

Guidance

• Verify that the Claude Code CLI is correctly configured to receive remote approvals and that there are no firewall or network issues blocking the communication between the host and the phone.
• Check the documentation of the /remote-control command to see if there are any specific options or settings required for remote approval to work correctly.
• Investigate the approval prompt handling mechanism in the Claude Code CLI to ensure it is properly designed to handle remote approvals and update the host machine accordingly.
• Consider adding logging or debugging statements to the Claude Code CLI to track the approval process and identify where the issue occurs.

Example

No code snippet can be provided without more information about the internal workings of the Claude Code CLI.

Notes

The root cause of the issue is unclear and may involve a bug in the Claude Code CLI, a configuration issue, or a problem with the communication between the host and the phone. Further investigation is needed to determine the exact cause.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by approving permissions directly on the host machine until the root cause of the issue can be identified and fixed, as this is the only way to unblock the Claude Code CLI currently.