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Tailscale MCP Server

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale·v2026.3.16·Other
Quality Score
89
/100

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

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<tailscale_api_key>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<tailscale_oauth_client_id>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<tailscale_oauth_client_secret>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<tailscale_tailnet>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<tailscale_api_key>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<tailscale_oauth_client_id>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<tailscale_oauth_client_secret>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<tailscale_tailnet>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y tailscale-mcp
§02  Environment variables
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

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
24
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
§04  Alternatives in Other