When to use a settings file instead of per-session flags?
Remote-controlled Claude Code sessions can start with inconsistent settings, so permission prompts and config vary from session to session. A new flag lets you pin one settings file to every session claude remote-control starts.
What it is
The --settings <file> option on claude remote-control applies a settings file to every session it starts. If the file changes, no new session starts until you restart claude remote-control.
Applied case
A developer running automation through claude remote-control can point it at a checked-in settings file so every spawned session inherits the same permission policy. When the file changes on disk, the tool refuses to start new sessions on the stale config, prompting a restart. Separately, this release also fixes cases where Bash permission checks, deny rules on cp or mv, and MCP OAuth redirects behaved incorrectly.
- Pin one settings file via --settings <file> so all remote sessions share one policy
When to use it
Use when you drive sessions through claude remote-control and need identical settings across every session. Skip when you configure each session by hand or rely on per-invocation flags.
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