What is rustunnel?
rustunnel is a MCP server by joaoh82 that create and manage public HTTP, TCP and UDP tunnels to local services with custom subdomains, regions and load-balanced pools, managed cloud or self-hosted. It is listed under Developer tools and has 658 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | joaoh82 |
| Repository | joaoh82/rustunnel |
| Popularity | 658 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #219 of 4,418 MCP servers; #79 in Developer tools |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-03 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Rust |
Is rustunnel safe to install?
rustunnel scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install rustunnel?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/joaoh82/rustunnel
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add rustunnel -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http rustunnel <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs rustunnel for you:
Add the "rustunnel" MCP server from https://github.com/joaoh82/rustunnel to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.