diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index e88305d..9aec3dd 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	const sidebarProvider = new ClaudeDevProvider(context, outputChannel)
 
 	context.subscriptions.push(
-		vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(ClaudeDevProvider.viewType, sidebarProvider, {
+		vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(ClaudeDevProvider.sideBarId, sidebarProvider, {
 			webviewOptions: { retainContextWhenHidden: true },
 		})
 	)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 		//const column = vscode.window.activeTextEditor ? vscode.window.activeTextEditor.viewColumn : undefined
 		const lastCol = Math.max(...vscode.window.visibleTextEditors.map((editor) => editor.viewColumn || 0))
 		const targetCol = Math.max(lastCol + 1, 1)
-		const panel = vscode.window.createWebviewPanel(ClaudeDevProvider.viewType, "Claude Dev", targetCol, {
+		const panel = vscode.window.createWebviewPanel(ClaudeDevProvider.tabPanelId, "Claude Dev", targetCol, {
 			enableScripts: true,
 			retainContextWhenHidden: true,
 			localResourceRoots: [context.extensionUri],
diff --git a/src/providers/ClaudeDevProvider.ts b/src/providers/ClaudeDevProvider.ts
index d4543f4..d810311 100644
--- a/src/providers/ClaudeDevProvider.ts
+++ b/src/providers/ClaudeDevProvider.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ https://github.com/KumarVariable/vscode-extension-sidebar-html/blob/master/src/c
 */
 
 export class ClaudeDevProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
-	public static readonly viewType = "claude-dev.SidebarProvider"
+	public static readonly sideBarId = "claude-dev.SidebarProvider" // used in package.json as the view's id. This value cannot be changed due to how vscode caches views based on their id, and updating the id would break existing instances of the extension.
+	public static readonly tabPanelId = "claude-dev.TabPanelProvider"
 	private disposables: vscode.Disposable[] = []
 	private view?: vscode.WebviewView | vscode.WebviewPanel
 	private providerInstanceIdentifier = Date.now()