MCP server for Tailscale, backed by the tailscale CLI and control-plane REST API
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add tailscale --env TAILSCALE_API_KEY='<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>' --env TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET='<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.tailscale]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp"]
env = { TAILSCALE_API_KEY = "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>", TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET = "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" }
# codex mcp add tailscale --env TAILSCALE_API_KEY='<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>' --env TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET='<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
"TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"tailscale": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
"TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
"TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
"TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
"TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
TAILSCALE_API_KEYTAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.