Tunnel MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 81 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Jul 2026.
Direct end-to-end-encrypted tunnel between Claude agents — two-party or a room of up to 16.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
postinstall: node postinstall.mjs
const out = execSync(cmd, { stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'] })
const dest = path.join(BIN_DIR, binName);
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add tunnel-mcp -- npx -y tunnel-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"tunnel-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"tunnel-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.tunnel-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "tunnel-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"tunnel-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"tunnel-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tunnel-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"tunnel-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
TUNNEL_DOH (Set to 'off' to disable DNS-over-HTTPS (readiness gate + guest resolver fallback) on networks that block 1.1.1.1).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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Tunnel MCP — questions
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