--remote
A Claude Code CLI flag, read out of the shipped bundle. It has been in the build since v2.1.138, including the newest one read.
What it is
Deprecated alias for --cloud, including the existing-session form
Anthropic's own wording. Read off CLI reference, captured 2026-08-28.
Presence across releases
| Releases | Reading | Declared type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.245 – 2.1.250 5 releases | never mined | — | — |
| 2.1.138 – 2.1.243 95 releases | in the build | — | — |
A row reading never mined is a release with no archived bundle behind it. Nothing was read out of it, so nothing here says whether the name was in it. A declared type or a default is only ever what that release's own bundle stated.
Changelog entries naming it
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v2.1.238Carrying and reporting your local permission mode in remote sessions is gated off
Remote sessions could inherit your local permission mode and effort level, but no value is compiled in.
named in this entry
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v2.1.224
--teleportand--cloudshow up inclaude --help--teleportand--cloudnow show up inclaude --help.named in this entry
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v2.1.221--cloud and --remote pre-parsing
The --cloud and --remote flags no longer get special early handling and go straight to the normal parser.
named in this entry
Documentation pages
- CLI reference reference table Claude Code CLI
- Claude Code changelog mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Use Claude Code on the web mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Error reference mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Choose a permission mode mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Constrain plugin dependency versions mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Plugins reference mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Customize sessions in self-hosted environments mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Claude Code settings mentions it Claude Code CLI
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