diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c160a8..752e4da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ open-plan-annotator agent-setup
 open-plan-annotator help agent
 ```
 
+### Skipping the Annotator
+
+Set `OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE` to a file path. While that file exists, the Claude Code hook exits without a decision and Claude Code shows its native plan approval instead. The file is checked on every hook call, so you can toggle it mid session, for example while continuing a session through Remote Control where the local browser UI is unreachable:
+
+```sh
+export OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE="$HOME/.open-plan-annotator-skip"
+touch "$OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE"   # use native approval
+rm "$OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE"      # back to the annotator
+```
+
 ## Updates
 
 - **Claude Code**: navigate to the `/plugin` -> "Installed" -> `open-plan-annotator` entry and select "Update", then restart Claude Code.
diff --git a/bin/open-plan-annotator.mjs b/bin/open-plan-annotator.mjs
index f62584d..c4f2b52 100755
--- a/bin/open-plan-annotator.mjs
+++ b/bin/open-plan-annotator.mjs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { codesignFixCommand, ensureValidCodeSignature, hasValidCodeSignature } f
 import { detectPackageManager } from "../shared/packageManager.mjs";
 import { resolveRuntimeBinary } from "../shared/runtimeResolver.mjs";
 import { buildRuntimeEnv } from "../shared/runtimeEnv.mjs";
+import { shouldSkipHook } from "../shared/skipHook.mjs";
 import { buildUpdateMessage } from "../shared/updateMessage.mjs";
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ if (cliMode === "unknown") {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+if (cliMode === "hook" && shouldSkipHook()) {
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 // Buffer stdin immediately so it's not lost if we need to download first.
 // Skip when stdin is a TTY (manual invocation) to avoid blocking forever.
 let stdinBuffer;
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ function runRuntime(binaryPath, { allowResign }) {
     env: childEnv,
   });
 
+  child.stdin.on("error", () => {});
   child.stdin.write(stdinBuffer);
   child.stdin.end();
 
diff --git a/bin/open-plan-annotator.test.ts b/bin/open-plan-annotator.test.ts
index b0dad84..71ad256 100644
--- a/bin/open-plan-annotator.test.ts
+++ b/bin/open-plan-annotator.test.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ interface WrapperResult {
   stdioClosedAfterMs: number;
 }
 
-function runHook(root: string): Promise<WrapperResult> {
+function runHook(root: string, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {}): Promise<WrapperResult> {
   const start = Date.now();
   const child = spawn("node", [path.join(root, "bin", "open-plan-annotator.mjs")], {
     stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
-    env: { ...process.env, OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_INSTALL: "1" },
+    env: { ...process.env, OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_INSTALL: "1", ...env },
   });
   child.stdin.end(JSON.stringify({ hook_event_name: "PreToolUse", tool_name: "ExitPlanMode", tool_input: {} }));
 
@@ -87,4 +87,15 @@ describe.if(process.platform !== "win32")("open-plan-annotator wrapper (hook mod
     expect(result.stdout).toBe('{"ok":true}\n');
     expect(result.stdioClosedAfterMs).toBeLessThan(2000);
   });
+
+  test("exits 0 without running the runtime when the skip file exists", async () => {
+    const root = createPluginTree("#!/bin/sh\necho '{\"ok\":true}'\n");
+    const skipFile = path.join(root, "skip");
+    fs.writeFileSync(skipFile, "");
+
+    const result = await runHook(root, { OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE: skipFile });
+
+    expect(result.code).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b258b9..e7c0da4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "shared/runtimeResolver.mjs",
     "shared/macosCodesign.mjs",
     "shared/runtimeEnv.mjs",
+    "shared/skipHook.mjs",
     "shared/updateHints.mjs",
     "shared/versionInfo.mjs",
     "shared/planReview.mjs",
diff --git a/shared/skipHook.mjs b/shared/skipHook.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b34d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/skipHook.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+
+/**
+ * @param {NodeJS.ProcessEnv} [env]
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function shouldSkipHook(env = process.env) {
+  const skipFile = env.OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE;
+  return Boolean(skipFile) && fs.existsSync(skipFile);
+}
diff --git a/shared/skipHook.test.ts b/shared/skipHook.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79c56d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/skipHook.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { shouldSkipHook } from "./skipHook.mjs";
+
+describe("shouldSkipHook", () => {
+  test("does not skip when the env var is unset", () => {
+    expect(shouldSkipHook({})).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("does not skip when the file is missing", () => {
+    const skipFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), "opa-skip-missing");
+    expect(shouldSkipHook({ OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE: skipFile })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("skips when the file exists", () => {
+    const skipFile = path.join(fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "opa-skip-")), "skip");
+    fs.writeFileSync(skipFile, "");
+    expect(shouldSkipHook({ OPEN_PLAN_ANNOTATOR_SKIP_FILE: skipFile })).toBe(true);
+  });
+});