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Remote Session Begin

Launch or resume a visible Claude Code session in a real terminal window. If session_id or session_name is provided, resumes that session; otherwise starts a new one. Designed for Remote Control (phone app) connection.

MCP name: remote_session_begin

Category: sidecar

Mutates state (retry policy: manual)

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
bypass_permissions bool No Add --dangerously-skip-permissions so the session operates without interactive permission prompts. Default: True.
cwd str No Working directory. Defaults to repo root.
prompt str No Initial prompt for a new session. Ignored when resuming.
session_id str No Session ID to resume. Triggers resume mode.
session_name str No Session name to look up for resume. Triggers resume mode.