Chrome extension: MCP tab group appears grey on Chrome startup instead of yellow
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Bug Description
When Chrome is restarted, the MCP tab group loses its yellow color and "Claude (MCP)" title, appearing as a grey collapsed dot in the tab strip.
Clicking the grey dot or establishing a Claude Code MCP connection restores the correct yellow "Claude (MCP)" display.
Steps to Reproduce
- Have Claude Code connected to Chrome via MCP (yellow "Claude (MCP)" tab group visible)
- Quit Chrome completely
- Reopen Chrome (session restore)
- The MCP tab group appears as a grey collapsed dot — no title, no color
Expected vs Actual
Expected (normal): Yellow "Claude (MCP)" label in the tab strip
Actual (bug): Grey unnamed dot in the tab strip
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Workaround
- Click the grey dot to expand it, or
- Start a Claude Code MCP session (calls
tabs_context_mcp, which restores the group properties)
Environment
- Chrome 145.0.7632.46 (macOS)
- Claude Chrome extension v1.0.49
- macOS (Darwin 25.2.0)
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