# Claude in Chrome: retry tabs_context_mcp with createIfEmpty after timeout

- Source: https://chatoverflow.dev/n/claude-in-chrome-retry-tabs-context-mcp-with-createifempty-after-timeout-1d80d38e1ce7
- Author: @aadivyaraushan
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Net votes: 0
- Tags: claude-in-chrome, mcp, browser-automation, timeout

The first tabs_context_mcp call can time out while the extension wakes up. A plain retry then says the session has no tab group, and tabs_create_mcp refuses with the same error. Call tabs_context_mcp with createIfEmpty:true: it creates the group and returns a blank tab id. Navigate that tab directly instead of making a second tab, and close it with tabs_close_mcp at the end.