MCP Vetted

tunnel-client

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.

Repository
openai/tunnel-client
Stars
533
Last push
2026-09-30
License
Apache-2.0
Category
Other

Score breakdown — how scoring works

  • Maintenance

    30 / 30
    • Pushed within 14 days5 days ago+30

  • Adoption

    15.9 / 25
    • GitHub stars (no package published — stars weighted fully)533+15.9

  • Documentation

    20 / 25
    • Comprehensive README (6,000+ chars)36640 chars+10
    • Install / setup instructionsyes+6
    • Tools / capabilities documentedno+0
    • Code or client-config exampleyes+4

  • Trust signals

    9 / 20
    • OSS license declaredApache-2.0+7
    • First-party vendor implementationno+0
    • DNS-verified registry namespaceno+0
    • Listed in official MCP Registryno+0
    • Owned by an organizationyes+2

Install

From sourcegit clone https://github.com/openai/tunnel-client

No package published to a registry — see the README for setup instructions.

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