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Tailscale MCP Server MCP Server

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale

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What is the Tailscale MCP Server MCP server?

Secure MCP access for private infrastructure over Tailscale — 48 tools across 9 domains

How to install Tailscale MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • TAILSCALE_API_KEY

    Tailscale API key

  • TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID

    OAuth client ID (alternative to API key)

  • TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET

    OAuth client secret

  • TAILSCALE_TAILNET

    Tailnet name

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_TAILNET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_TAILNET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_TAILNET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_TAILNET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add tailscale --env TAILSCALE_API_KEY=<YOUR_TAILSCALE_API_KEY> --env TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID> --env TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET> --env TAILSCALE_TAILNET=<YOUR_TAILSCALE_TAILNET> -- npx -y tailscale-mcp

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