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Agents & Protocols

When should you use Secure MCP Tunnel for an MCP server?

Secure MCP Tunnel is the right OpenAI MCP path when a server must stay inside your network boundary. A directly reachable remote MCP server is simpler when the endpoint can be public. The implementation split is specific and checkable: public servers use `server_url`, while tunneled ones use `tunnel_id`.

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