tunnel-client

openai/tunnel-client
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Customer-run client for Secure MCP Tunnel: connect private or localhost MCP servers to ChatGPT, Codex, the Responses API, and AgentKit without exposing them to the public internet.
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Quick Install

Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tunnel-client": {
      "command": "go",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "github.com/openai/tunnel-client@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

README Excerpt

`tunnel-client` is the customer-run agent behind Secure MCP Tunnel. It connects a private or localhost MCP (Model Context Protocol) server to ChatGPT, Codex, the Responses API, and AgentKit through an OpenAI-hosted MCP tunnel endpoint, while keeping the MCP server off the public internet. Use it when:

Tools (3)

CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEYCONTROL_PLANE_TUNNEL_IDOPENAI_ADMIN_KEY

Topics

agenticagentic-aiagentic-workflowchatgptclicodexgolangmcpmcp-clientmcp-gatewaymcp-protocolmcp-servermcp-serversmcp-toolsmodel-context-protocol