diff --git a/src/remote-control.ts b/src/remote-control.ts
index df8f646..2f0bdc4 100644
--- a/src/remote-control.ts
+++ b/src/remote-control.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export async function startRemoteControl(
   try {
     proc = spawn('claude', ['remote-control', '--name', 'NanoClaw Remote'], {
       cwd,
-      stdio: ['ignore', stdoutFd, stderrFd],
+      stdio: ['pipe', stdoutFd, stderrFd],
       detached: true,
     });
   } catch (err: any) {
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ export async function startRemoteControl(
     return { ok: false, error: `Failed to start: ${err.message}` };
   }
 
+  // Auto-accept the "Enable Remote Control?" prompt
+  if (proc.stdin) {
+    proc.stdin.write('y\n');
+    proc.stdin.end();
+  }
+
   // Close FDs in the parent — the child inherited copies
   fs.closeSync(stdoutFd);
   fs.closeSync(stderrFd);
@@ -196,9 +202,11 @@ export async function startRemoteControl(
   });
 }
 
-export function stopRemoteControl(): {
-  ok: true;
-} | { ok: false; error: string } {
+export function stopRemoteControl():
+  | {
+      ok: true;
+    }
+  | { ok: false; error: string } {
   if (!activeSession) {
     return { ok: false, error: 'No active Remote Control session' };
   }