diff --git a/apps/api/src/api/tool_instances.py b/apps/api/src/api/tool_instances.py
index 3e868d6..6721108 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/api/tool_instances.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/api/tool_instances.py
@@ -1818,8 +1818,7 @@ async def start_instance(
                 instance_port,
             )
             tunnel_info = start_cloudflared_tunnel(
-                container_name=instance.container_name or instance.name,
-                port=instance_port,
+                host_port=instance.port,
             )
             instance.tunnel_id = tunnel_info["pid"]
             instance.public_url = tunnel_info["url"]
@@ -2026,15 +2025,12 @@ async def restart_instance(
                     "error": f"Tool type '{tool_type.name if tool_type else 'unknown'}' has no port configured",
                 }
 
-            instance_port = tool_type.default_port
-
             # Only create tunnel for web-enabled tools
             if tool_type.interface_type == "web":
                 # Create new temporary tunnel
                 try:
                     tunnel_info = start_cloudflared_tunnel(
-                        container_name=instance.container_name or instance.name,
-                        port=instance_port,
+                        host_port=instance.port or 0,
                     )
                     instance.tunnel_id = tunnel_info["pid"]
                     instance.public_url = tunnel_info["url"]
@@ -2267,16 +2263,9 @@ async def recreate_tunnel_endpoint(
                 "message": "Tunnel is already healthy",
             }
 
-    # Get tool type for default port
-    tool_type = await session.get(ToolType, instance.tool_type_id)
-    instance_port = (
-        tool_type.default_port if tool_type and tool_type.default_port else 8080
-    )
-
     try:
         tunnel_info = recreate_tunnel(
-            container_name=instance.container_name or instance.name,
-            port=instance_port,
+            host_port=instance.port or 0,
             old_pid=instance.tunnel_id,
         )
         instance.tunnel_id = tunnel_info["pid"]
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/docker.py b/apps/api/src/services/docker.py
index d179d92..625a6a9 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/docker.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/docker.py
@@ -385,16 +385,15 @@ def find_free_port(start: int = 10000, end: int = 20000) -> int:
 
 
 def start_cloudflared_tunnel(
-    container_name: str, port: int, timeout: int = 30
+    host_port: int, timeout: int = 30
 ) -> dict[str, str]:
-    """Start a temporary Cloudflare tunnel for a container.
+    """Start a temporary Cloudflare tunnel to localhost.
 
     Uses 'cloudflared tunnel --url' to create a temporary tunnel
     with a random trycloudflare.com URL.
 
     Args:
-        container_name: Name of the Docker container to tunnel to
-        port: Port number the container listens on
+        host_port: Host-mapped port number (e.g. from find_free_port)
         timeout: Maximum seconds to wait for tunnel URL
 
     Returns:
@@ -405,8 +404,8 @@ def start_cloudflared_tunnel(
 
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-    # First verify the container is accessible
-    logger.info("Checking connectivity to %s:%d...", container_name, port)
+    # First verify the container is accessible via the host-mapped port
+    logger.info("Checking connectivity to localhost:%d...", host_port)
     for attempt in range(10):
         check = subprocess.run(
             [
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ def start_cloudflared_tunnel(
                 "/dev/null",
                 "-w",
                 "%{http_code}",
-                f"http://{container_name}:{port}",
+                f"http://localhost:{host_port}",
             ],
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
@@ -430,13 +429,13 @@ def start_cloudflared_tunnel(
         time.sleep(1)
     else:
         logger.warning(
-            "Container %s:%d not responding to curl checks", container_name, port
+            "localhost:%d not responding to curl checks", host_port
         )
 
     # Run cloudflared in background, capture output
-    logger.info("Starting cloudflared tunnel to http://%s:%d", container_name, port)
+    logger.info("Starting cloudflared tunnel to http://localhost:%d", host_port)
     proc = subprocess.Popen(
-        ["cloudflared", "tunnel", "--url", f"http://{container_name}:{port}"],
+        ["cloudflared", "tunnel", "--url", f"http://localhost:{host_port}"],
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
         text=True,
@@ -491,15 +490,14 @@ def stop_cloudflared_tunnel(pid: str) -> None:
 
 
 def recreate_tunnel(
-    container_name: str, port: int, old_pid: str | None = None
+    host_port: int, old_pid: str | None = None
 ) -> dict[str, str]:
     """Recreate a temporary Cloudflare tunnel.
 
     Stops the old tunnel (if pid provided) and starts a new one.
 
     Args:
-        container_name: Name of the Docker container to tunnel to
-        port: Port number the container listens on
+        host_port: Host-mapped port number (e.g. from find_free_port)
         old_pid: Optional PID of the old tunnel process to stop
 
     Returns:
@@ -508,7 +506,7 @@ def recreate_tunnel(
     if old_pid:
         stop_cloudflared_tunnel(old_pid)
 
-    return start_cloudflared_tunnel(container_name, port)
+    return start_cloudflared_tunnel(host_port)
 
 
 def check_tunnel_health(url: str, timeout: int = 10) -> dict[str, Any]:
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/lifecycle_hooks.py b/apps/api/src/services/lifecycle_hooks.py
index 17c07e8..ddc4530 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/lifecycle_hooks.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/lifecycle_hooks.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ async def publish_lifecycle_event(
     # Create notification for instance owner (fire-and-forget)
     # Skip intermediate "starting" notifications — only notify on terminal states
     # (failed or successful attempts)
-    _is_starting_intermediate = event_type == "instance.started" and (
-        status or instance.status
-    ) == "starting"
+    _is_starting_intermediate = (
+        event_type == "instance.started" and (status or instance.status) == "starting"
+    )
     if _is_starting_intermediate:
         return