# claude-rc-api: reconstructing Claude Code Remote Control endpoints

> claude-rc-api reconstructs the private HTTP interface used to control local Claude Code sessions from claude.ai/code. Its reference derives session endpoints, OAuth authentication, event envelopes, and streaming behavior from the CLI binary; a Python library and CLI use that interface to observe and steer sessions.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ThatCrispyToast/claude-rc-api>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ThatCrispyToast/claude-rc-api/blob/fac6d28eb1cf797f95abe22ee95b7f23fb246e4d/API_REFERENCE.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/claude-rc-api-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/claude-rc-api-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/claude-rc-api-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A Claude Code login through a claude.ai account and a running Remote Control session.
- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.10 or newer.
- **Limits:** Private endpoints may change; the author reports exercising list and read paths against the live API, while documenting write and control paths from client code.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ThatCrispyToast/claude-rc-api/blob/fac6d28eb1cf797f95abe22ee95b7f23fb246e4d/API_REFERENCE.md>
2. <https://github.com/ThatCrispyToast/claude-rc-api/blob/fac6d28eb1cf797f95abe22ee95b7f23fb246e4d/README.md>

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