I built a full Chrome extension as a "vibe coder" (using AI to solve my tab-hoarding problem)

builtbypetr — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:37:13 +0000

I’ll be completely honest

I don't know the deep technical inner workings of Chrome’s Manifest V3 architecture. I am not a hardcore software engineer. I am a "vibe coder."

I rely on intuition, trial-and-error, and a whole lot of AI to help me build things.

A few months ago, I hit a breaking point with my browser. Whenever I started a project, I’d open 20 tabs. Then I’d get distracted or need to switch tasks, but I was terrified to close the window because I’d lose my scroll position, my history, and half-filled forms.

My browser was constantly a mess of tiny, unreadable favicons. My computer was running hot. I tried OneTab, but it just saved a list of URLs when I opened them back up, my context was gone.

I realised I just wanted a tool that worked like git stash, but for my browser.

Since it didn't exist (or at least, didn't work the way my brain wanted it to), I decided to build it. I sat down with AI and just started hacking away. I explained the problem I wanted to solve, tested the code it gave me, broke things, fixed things, and slowly shaped it until it actually worked.

The result is a Chrome extension called stack.

Here is what it actually does:

You press Cmd+Shift+S.
You type a name for your current mess of tabs (like "weekend-trip" or "website-redesign").
It saves your exact spot scroll position and all and safely closes the window.
When you want to go back, you hit the shortcut, search the name, and it restores the window exactly how you left it.

It was a wild process getting things like Stripe payments and Supabase databases working through pure vibe coding, but I just pushed version 2.0.1 live to the Chrome Web Store.

If you are a tab hoarder like me, I’d love for you to try the free version and let me know if it actually helps your brain stay organised.

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stack-%E2%80%94-tab-manager-sessi/hhljdhhopkadkdfdhacbpiibnhkjkcfc?authuser=0&hl=en-GB
Website: https://stack.builtbypetr.com/
X: https://x.com/builtbypetr

And if there are any other vibe coders out there using AI to build their ideas, let me know! It's a crazy time to be a builder right?

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I built a full Chrome extension as a "vibe coder" (using AI to solve my tab-hoarding problem)