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# profclaw tunnel

> profclaw tunnel - start and stop Cloudflare and Tailscale tunnels to expose your local profClaw instance for remote access without port forwarding.

## Synopsis

```bash theme={null}
profclaw tunnel <subcommand> [flags]
```

## Description

Manage network tunnels for exposing your local profClaw instance to the internet. Supports Cloudflare Quick Tunnels and Tailscale mesh networking.

## Subcommands

| Subcommand  | Description                       |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| `status`    | Show tunnel status (default)      |
| `start`     | Start a Cloudflare quick tunnel   |
| `stop`      | Stop the active Cloudflare tunnel |
| `tailscale` | Show detailed Tailscale status    |

## Flags

| Flag         | Type    | Default | Description          |
| ------------ | ------- | ------- | -------------------- |
| `--port <n>` | number  | 3000    | Local port to tunnel |
| `--json`     | boolean |         | Output as JSON       |

## Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Start a Cloudflare tunnel theme={null}
  profclaw tunnel start
  # Output: Tunnel active at https://random-name.trycloudflare.com
  ```

  ```bash Start on custom port theme={null}
  profclaw tunnel start --port 4000
  ```

  ```bash Check tunnel status theme={null}
  profclaw tunnel status
  ```

  ```bash Check Tailscale status theme={null}
  profclaw tunnel tailscale
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Prerequisites

* **Cloudflare**: `cloudflared` must be installed (`brew install cloudflared`)
* **Tailscale**: `tailscale` must be installed and authenticated

## Related

* [Cloudflare Integration](/integrations/cloudflare)
* [Tailscale Integration](/integrations/tailscale)
* [Self-Hosted Guide](/guides/self-hosted)