What
The message shown when a /remote-control (alias /rc) session is reconnecting changed from "...it'll appear in the footer shortly." to "...it'll show as /rc shortly." New, more specific status labels were also added: "/rc failed" (shown as an error), "/rc reconnecting" (shown as a warning), and "/rc active" (shown as success), replacing more generic footer wording.
Why
These clearer, /rc-specific labels make it easier to tell at a glance whether your Remote Control session (which makes a session available for control from claude.ai) is active, reconnecting, or has failed.
Names in the bundle/rc
The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.
Confirmed since
Anthropic's documentation has since written up /rc, on Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control.
In an interactive session, while Remote Control is connected, the terminal shows an `/rc active` indicator that links to the session on claude.ai. The indicator is hidden when the terminal is too narrow to fit it. To see the session URL an…remote-control see the edit
Confirmed since
Anthropic's documentation has since written up /remote-control, on Error reference.
| `Claude.ai login was rejected — run /login, then /remote-control` | [Authentication](#remote-control-couldnt-refresh-your-login) |errors see the edit
Two sources agreeTwo things we can check say the same as this entry.
Anthropic's documentation agrees
Anthropic's documentation has since written up /remote-control, on Error reference.
Anthropic's release notes agree
Fixed /remote-control and other claude.ai-gated commands to suggest /login when signed out instead of showing a Claude for Enterprise…