Claude Code v2.1.221 ·
Browser tabs: Claude is told to close tabs it opened
Claude now closes browser tabs it opened, so you get fewer stray tabs left behind.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Chrome & BrowserArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.221,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The tabs_create_mcp description now includes explicit cleanup instructions, so browser sessions should accumulate fewer stray tabs.
Details
- each created tab should be closed with
tabs_close_mcp once the work is done - a tab is left open only when the user asked for it
Evidence
Tabs you create are yours to clean up
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
See this entry in the whole of v2.1.221 →