diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/tunnel-process-routes-local-only.md b/changelog.d/fixes/tunnel-process-routes-local-only.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8ee3071b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/tunnel-process-routes-local-only.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Classify Cloudflared and Tailscale process-management routes as local-only and spawn-capable while preserving remote access to read-only tunnel status endpoints.
diff --git a/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts b/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts
index cfb7fcd08f..942fe6d8fe 100644
--- a/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts
+++ b/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export const LOCAL_ONLY_API_PREFIXES: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
   "/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings", // spawns via getCliRuntimeStatus() to detect the `jcode` CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #7263)
   "/api/cli-tools/qwen-settings", // GET probes the local `qwen` binary; writes target ~/.qwen config files (Hard Rules #15 + #17)
   "/api/services/", // T-10: embedded service lifecycle (spawn child processes)
+  "/api/tunnels/cloudflared", // POST installs/starts/stops cloudflared; safe methods are exempted below
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/disable", // stops Funnel and may stop tailscaled/Tailscale service
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/enable", // starts tailscaled/login/funnel subprocesses
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/install", // downloads/installs Tailscale and starts its daemon
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/login", // spawns `tailscale up`
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/start-daemon", // starts tailscaled/Tailscale service
   "/dashboard/providers/services/", // T-07: reverse proxy to embedded service UIs
   "/api/copilot/", // unauthenticated LLM driver — CLI-only by default; admins can opt-in to remote access via manage-scope bypass
   "/api/tools/agent-bridge/", // AgentBridge: spawns MITM server + DNS edits (Hard Rules #15 + #17)
@@ -213,7 +219,10 @@ export function isPrivateLanHost(hostHeader: string | null): boolean {
  *   triggers the auto-update flow (spawns git checkout + npm install + pm2).
  *   Hard Rules #15/#17 still apply to POST.
  */
-export const LOCAL_ONLY_API_GET_EXEMPTIONS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(["/api/system/version"]);
+export const LOCAL_ONLY_API_GET_EXEMPTIONS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
+  "/api/system/version",
+  "/api/tunnels/cloudflared",
+]);
 
 /** Safe HTTP methods that can be exempted for read-only paths. */
 const SAFE_METHODS = new Set(["GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"]);
diff --git a/src/shared/constants/spawnCapablePrefixes.ts b/src/shared/constants/spawnCapablePrefixes.ts
index 92d74812e5..d6392b202b 100644
--- a/src/shared/constants/spawnCapablePrefixes.ts
+++ b/src/shared/constants/spawnCapablePrefixes.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ export const SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
   "/api/cli-tools/runtime/",
   "/api/cli-tools/qwen-settings", // GET probes the Qwen Code binary; the route also mutates local ~/.qwen files
   "/api/services/", // T-10: can run npm install + spawn node processes
+  "/api/tunnels/cloudflared", // POST installs/starts/stops cloudflared; safe methods remain read-only exempt
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/disable", // stops Funnel and may stop tailscaled/Tailscale service
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/enable", // starts tailscaled/login/funnel subprocesses
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/install", // downloads/installs Tailscale and starts its daemon
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/login", // spawns `tailscale up`
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/start-daemon", // starts tailscaled/Tailscale service
   "/api/tools/agent-bridge/", // start/stop MITM server + DNS edits (Hard Rules #15 + #17)
   "/api/settings/mitm", // installs a system trusted root CA + /etc/hosts DNS overrides via src/mitm/* — must never be whitelistable via manage-scope bypass (GHSA-x7vm-hp44-9p79, Hard Rules #15 + #17)
   "/api/cli-tools/antigravity-mitm", // same privileged CA-trust + DNS surface as /api/settings/mitm (GHSA-x7vm-hp44-9p79, Hard Rules #15 + #17)
diff --git a/tests/unit/authz/route-guard-tunnel-processes-local-only.test.ts b/tests/unit/authz/route-guard-tunnel-processes-local-only.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cade32bb56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/authz/route-guard-tunnel-processes-local-only.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { test } from "node:test";
+
+import {
+  LOCAL_ONLY_API_GET_EXEMPTIONS,
+  LOCAL_ONLY_API_PREFIXES,
+  isLocalOnlyPath,
+} from "../../../src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts";
+import { SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES } from "../../../src/shared/constants/spawnCapablePrefixes.ts";
+
+const PROCESS_ROUTES = [
+  "/api/tunnels/cloudflared",
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/disable",
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/enable",
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/install",
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/login",
+  "/api/tunnels/tailscale/start-daemon",
+] as const;
+
+test("tunnel process routes are local-only and non-bypassable", () => {
+  for (const path of PROCESS_ROUTES) {
+    assert.ok(LOCAL_ONLY_API_PREFIXES.includes(path), `${path} must be explicitly local-only`);
+    assert.ok(
+      SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES.includes(path),
+      `${path} must be denied from the manage-scope bypass`
+    );
+    assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath(path, "POST"), true, `${path} POST must be local-only`);
+  }
+});
+
+test("cloudflared status remains remotely available for authenticated callers", () => {
+  assert.ok(LOCAL_ONLY_API_GET_EXEMPTIONS.has("/api/tunnels/cloudflared"));
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/tunnels/cloudflared", "GET"), false);
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/tunnels/cloudflared", "HEAD"), false);
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/tunnels/cloudflared", "OPTIONS"), false);
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/tunnels/cloudflared", "POST"), true);
+});
+
+test("Tailscale read-only status routes are not broadened into local-only", () => {
+  for (const path of ["/api/tunnels/tailscale", "/api/tunnels/tailscale/check"]) {
+    assert.equal(LOCAL_ONLY_API_PREFIXES.includes(path), false);
+    assert.equal(SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES.includes(path), false);
+    assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath(path, "GET"), false);
+  }
+});
+
+test("unrelated tunnel paths remain outside the spawn-capable classification", () => {
+  for (const path of ["/api/tunnels/ngrok", "/api/tunnels/tailscale/status"]) {
+    assert.equal(LOCAL_ONLY_API_PREFIXES.includes(path), false);
+    assert.equal(SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES.includes(path), false);
+    assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath(path, "GET"), false);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/authz/spawn-capable-prefixes-client-safe.test.ts b/tests/unit/authz/spawn-capable-prefixes-client-safe.test.ts
index 8a2c6b9e17..f28e4e8c80 100644
--- a/tests/unit/authz/spawn-capable-prefixes-client-safe.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/authz/spawn-capable-prefixes-client-safe.test.ts
@@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ test("SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES is defined in the server-free constants leaf with t
     "/api/modality-bridge/video/",
     "/api/settings/mitm",
     "/api/cli-tools/antigravity-mitm",
+    "/api/tunnels/cloudflared",
+    "/api/tunnels/tailscale/disable",
+    "/api/tunnels/tailscale/enable",
+    "/api/tunnels/tailscale/install",
+    "/api/tunnels/tailscale/login",
+    "/api/tunnels/tailscale/start-daemon",
   ]) {
     assert.ok(
       SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES.includes(prefix),
       `SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES lost the spawn-capable prefix "${prefix}" during extraction`
     );
   }
-  assert.equal(SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES.length, 14);
+  assert.equal(SPAWN_CAPABLE_PREFIXES.length, 20);
 });