Run builds, tests, and benchmarks on your own Tailscale compute node from an MCP coding agent.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add tailscale-compute --env TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST='<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>' -- npx -y @dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.tailscale-compute]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"]
env = { TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST = "<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>" }
# codex mcp add tailscale-compute --env TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST='<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>' -- npx -y @dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale-compute": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST": "<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"tailscale-compute": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST": "<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale-compute": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST": "<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale-compute": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST": "<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale-compute": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST": "<TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
TAILSCALE_COMPUTE_HOST
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.