Personal Productivity & AI-Augmented WorkSimon Willison

Claude Code Remote Control

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Claude Code still doesn't have a documented mechanism for running things on a schedule, which is the other killer feature of the Claw category of software

Key takeaways

  • Claude Code launched remote control feature allowing web/mobile interfaces to control desktop sessions, but implementation is currently buggy with API 500 errors and session management issues
  • Feature lacks support for dangerously-skip-permissions flag, requiring manual approval for every action, limiting automation potential
  • Anthropic simultaneously announced scheduled tasks in Cowork, but with significant limitation that tasks only run when computer is awake and app is open, unlike true automation tools

Why this matters for operators: Limited - product feature announcement, not GTM strategy

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