
Fix "Workspace not trusted" Error for Claude Code remote-control on Windows
Overview Anthropic released the Remote Control feature for Claude Code on February 25, 2026 — letting you continue a local Claude Code session from your phone or any browser. On Windows, you may run into this error immediately: Error: Workspace not trusted. Please run `claude` in C:\Users\<username> first to review and accept the workspace trust dialog. Even if you've been using claude interactively for months. Here's why it happens and how to fix it. Requirements Before troubleshooting, confirm: Max plan subscription (Pro support coming soon) Authenticated via claude.ai (not API key) — check with claude auth status Root Cause Inside ~/.claude.json , Claude Code stores a per-project trust flag: "C:/Users/<username>" : { ... "hasTrustDialogAccepted" : false , ... } Regular claude sessions don't check this flag. But claude remote-control checks it strictly before starting. Even after hundreds of normal sessions, if the flag is false , the command fails. Fix Edit ~/.claude.json directly (
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