remoteControlAtStartup
A Claude Code settings key, read out of the shipped bundle. It has been in the build since v2.1.138, including the newest one read.
What it is
Connect [Remote Control](/docs/en/remote-control#enable-remote-control-for-all-sessions) automatically when a session starts
Anthropic's own wording. Read off Claude Code settings 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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v2.1.224Remote Control startup source labels moved to a lookup table
Labels for where the remote-control startup setting came from now live in one table.
named in this entry
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v2.1.224Startup remote-control setting now tracks where its value came from
Remote control startup now records where its on/off value came from, but nothing reads that yet.
named in this entry
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v2.1.222remoteControlAtStartup can no longer be turned on by repo-scoped settings
A cloned repo's settings can no longer switch on Remote Control at startup; only your own settings can.
named in this entry
Documentation pages
- Claude Code settings reference reference table Claude Code CLI
- Claude Code settings reference table Claude Code CLI
- Claude Code changelog mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Use Claude Code in VS Code mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Week 32 · August 3–7, 2026 mentions it Claude Code CLI
A reference table page is one whose own table defines this name, and it is where the description above came from. A page that mentions it carries the name somewhere in its text and may say nothing about it at all. Every page carrying it.
Read out of the published npm bundle release by release, and out of Anthropic's own documentation as this site captured it. Nothing on this page is a description anybody here wrote about what the settings key does. All settings keys.