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Tuberculosis diagnosis presents an opportunity for expanded health services to tuberculosis-affected households. We conducted a modified Delphi process to ascertain if and how expanded services should be offered to people with tuberculosis and their households. Purposively invited panellists were identified through professional networks and included researchers, service providers, policymakers and members of tuberculosis-affected communities. Panellists completed two online survey rounds. Round one sought to establish consensus on the perceived value of integration and capture diverse views on service integration priorities through free-text responses. Round two explored broad consensus statements (consensus defined as \u226575% agreement) developed from round one responses using Likert scales and country-specific priorities. Free-text responses were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. 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