Sessions

A session is where the work lives: the conversation, the context, the file changes, the history.

The unusual property in Claude Code is that a session is not tied to a surface. The documented routes between them:

From → to	How
Local session → phone or another device	Remote Control
Web or mobile → terminal	claude --teleport
Terminal → desktop app	/desktop
Local → cloud	claude --cloud
Phone → desktop session	Dispatch

The handoffs that involve claude.ai require a subscription. /desktop is available on macOS and x64 Windows.

Why this matters more than it sounds

The practical version: you can start a long-running task on the web before leaving, check it from a phone, and finish it in the terminal — without re-establishing context. For work measured in hours rather than minutes, that removes the main reason people previously kept everything in one window.

Parallel sessions

Multiple sessions can run at once. Agent view is the screen for watching them, worktrees keep their file changes apart, and agent teams let them message each other.

What it does not do

• A session is not unlimited. It has a context window, and long sessions get summarised.
• Moving a session does not move your local environment. A cloud session does not have your machine’s tools.