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Publishing mcp-browser with ngrok

The scripts/run_mcp_ngrok.sh helper launches mcp-browser in streamable-http mode and exposes it through an ngrok tunnel. By default it uses the builtin-only server profile so only the minimal proxy tools are visible.

./scripts/run_mcp_ngrok.sh \
  --allow-origin https://platform.openai.com \
  --ngrok-basic-auth "user:pass"

Key behaviours:

  • Picks a free local port and starts mcp-browser --mode streamable-http with --http-path /mcp.
  • Starts ngrok http pointing at that port and prints the public URL once the tunnel is ready.
  • Writes logs to temporary files (paths shown on startup).
  • Cleans up both processes when interrupted.

Useful options:

  • --server chrome – publish a different server entry from your config.
  • --config ~/.claude/mcp-browser/config.yaml – point at a custom config file.
  • --ngrok-region eu or --ngrok-domain your-name.ngrok.app – choose a region or reserved domain.
  • --ngrok-basic-auth user:pass – require HTTP basic auth. Strongly recommended if the tunnel is exposed to the public.

Additional mcp-browser arguments can be passed after --, for example to connect to a streamable HTTP upstream:

./scripts/run_mcp_ngrok.sh -- \
  --transport streamable-http \
  --transport-url http://127.0.0.1:12306/mcp

The resulting public URL terminates at /mcp. Configure your MCP client (e.g. OpenAI’s MCP interface) with that URL and the optional basic auth credentials.