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Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT

These apps sign you in. Paste one address, approve in a browser tab, and there is nothing to copy.

Add the connector

In Claude.ai, Claude Desktop or a ChatGPT connector, add a custom connector and give it this address:

server URL · that is the whole of it
https://tabtunnel.dev/v1/mcp

There is no token to create. If the app offers a field for a key or a header, leave it empty.

What happens next

  1. A TabTunnel page opens. Sign in if you are not already.
  2. Choose the organization your browser is in.
  3. Approve. You are sent back to the app, and it is connected.

The connection then appears in your dashboard's Tokens list, named after the app. Press Stop there to disconnect it; nothing else is affected.

If it does not work

It asks for an API key It did not find the sign-in page. Check you pasted exactly the address above, with nothing after /v1/mcp, and that the app supports remote MCP servers, not only ones on your computer.
No browsers listed The connection is for a different organization from your browser. Check which organization is shown at the top of the dashboard, then stop the connection on Tokens and add it again, choosing that one.
Your browser is offline Open Chrome and check the TabTunnel extension is signed in. connected and reachable both mean it is ready.
Chrome asks about a site Answer it and the agent carries on. This happens the first time an agent visits a site, unless you chose Allow everything during setup.

If the approval page says the app asked for access TabTunnel does not give, the app cannot be connected this way. Tell us which app it was.

Next: what it can do.

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