Tailscale Mcp

Tailscale Mcp

server that provides seamless integration with Tailscale's CLI commands and REST API, enabling automated network management and monitoring through a standardized interface

Add to your client

Claude Code — run this in your terminal:

claude mcp add tailscale --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 @hexsleeves/tailscale-mcp-server
Claude Desktop and other clients: paste this into the configuration file
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hexsleeves/tailscale-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "YOUR_TAILSCALE_TAILNET"
      }
    }
  }
}

After adding, fill in: TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDTAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETTAILSCALE_TAILNET

Built from the configuration example in the project's README. The buttons open the app on your computer, which asks you to confirm before anything is added.

Install

npx -y @hexsleeves/tailscale-mcp-server --http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 3000

Copied from the project's README. Read what it does before you run it.

README scanSafe

Nothing risky found in the commands its README asks you to run.

  • Needs an API key or token"TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret",

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Repository

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Forks
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Last updated
Oct 26, 2026
License
MIT
Language
TypeScript
Created
Jun 6, 2025
Open issues
1
Quality score
A 66/100

HexSleeves/tailscale-mcp

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