Ngrok

@ngrok list all active tunnels and show me which ones are using HTTPS with their public URLs

Here are your 3 active ngrok tunnels: 1. **prod-api-tunnel** (HTTPS) - Public URL: https://abc123.ngrok.io - Started: 2 hours ago - Forwarding to: localhost:8080 2. **staging-webhook** (HTTPS) - Public URL: https://def456.ngrok.io - Started: 45 minutes ago - Forwarding to: localhost:3000 3. **dev-test** (HTTP) - Public URL: http://ghi789.ngrok.io - Started: 15 minutes ago - Forwarding to: localhost:5000 This is an illustrative example showing typical tunnel metadata. Your actual tunnel list will reflect your current ngrok session state.

This example demonstrates read-only monitoring of your ngrok infrastructure. Requires a valid API key with tunnel read permissions. Tunnel data is ephemeral—tunnels disappear from this list when the ngrok agent disconnects. Use this to audit which services are currently exposed and verify HTTPS configuration before sharing URLs externally.

@ngrok create a new API key named 'ci-pipeline-key' with a description for our GitHub Actions deployment workflow

Successfully created API key 'ci-pipeline-key': **Key ID:** ak_2Xm9pQr7Tn4K **Description:** GitHub Actions deployment workflow **Created:** Just now **Secret:** nk_2Xm9pQr7Tn4K8vLp3Qs1Wz6Yh5Jf9Gd (shown once) ⚠️ **Important:** Copy this secret now—it won't be displayed again. Store it securely in your GitHub repository secrets as `NGROK_API_KEY`. This illustrative example shows the one-time secret reveal pattern. Your actual key will have different identifiers and should be rotated regularly.

This write operation creates a permanent credential with full API access scope. The secret is shown only once at creation—if lost, you must delete and recreate the key. Consider this a security-sensitive action: the new key can manage all ngrok resources until explicitly revoked. Always use least-privilege scoping when ngrok adds granular permission controls.

@ngrok review my IP restriction rules and HTTPS edge configurations, then summarize any security gaps where public endpoints lack IP allowlisting

**Security Analysis of Your Ngrok Configuration:** You have 4 HTTPS edges and 2 IP policy rules configured. Here's what I found: **Potential Gaps:** - **prod-api-edge** (https://api.example.ngrok.io): No IP restrictions applied. This edge is publicly accessible from any IP address. - **staging-dashboard-edge**: Similarly unrestricted. **Properly Secured:** - **admin-panel-edge**: Protected by IP policy 'office-allowlist' (allows 203.0.113.0/24) - **internal-tools-edge**: Protected by 'vpn-only' policy This illustrative example combines data from multiple tools. Your actual configuration will show different edge names and CIDR blocks based on your account setup.

This synthesis example showcases the AI's ability to correlate IP policies with edge configurations across multiple API calls. It requires read access to both HTTPS edges and IP restriction resources. The analysis is only as current as the last API fetch—changes made outside this Space won't appear until the next query. Use this for periodic security audits, not real-time monitoring.

When Ngrok beats mock servers for webhook integration work

A 3-person dev team building a Stripe payment flow needs to test webhooks locally before deploying. Ngrok's List Active Tunnels and Create API Key tools let the team spin up a public URL pointing to localhost, verify the webhook payload in real time, and tear it down when the feature ships. This beats mock servers when you need the actual third-party service to hit your local machine. The trade-off: if your webhook logic depends on production secrets or database state, Ngrok only solves the routing problem—you still need to mock the data layer. Use this when the integration vendor (Stripe, Twilio, GitHub) requires a live HTTPS endpoint and your local environment is already set up to handle the request.

Ngrok for ad-hoc client previews without a deploy pipeline

A 5-person agency team needs to show a client a staging build before the sprint ends, but their CI/CD pipeline only deploys to production. Ngrok's List Endpoints and List HTTPS Edges tools let a developer expose the staging server on a temporary public URL, share it in Slack, and shut it down after the call. This works when the demo is low-stakes and the staging server is already running locally or on a private network. The boundary: if the client needs the link for more than a few hours, or if the staging environment has sensitive data, Ngrok's ephemeral tunnels and IP restriction tools won't replace a proper staging deploy. Use this for same-day demos where spinning up infrastructure is slower than sharing a tunnel.

When Ngrok helps support engineers debug customer issues live

A 2-person support team at a SaaS company gets a ticket about a broken OAuth flow that only happens in the customer's environment. The engineer uses Ngrok's Create API Key and List IP Policy Rules tools to tunnel their local instance to the customer's callback URL, reproduce the issue in real time, and capture logs without deploying a debug build. This beats screen-sharing when the bug is tied to network conditions or third-party redirects. The limit: if the customer's environment has strict IP whitelisting or the issue requires production data, Ngrok's tunnel won't bypass those constraints. Use this when the reproduction path is clear and the engineer needs to iterate on a fix faster than the deploy cycle allows.