Tailscale RMCP
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Rust MCP server and CLI for Tailscale devices, users, keys, policies, and auth.
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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
TAILSCALE_API_KEY TAILSCALE_RMCP_VERSION TAILSCALE_RMCP_REPO TAILSCALE_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL RUST_LOGClaude Code
claude mcp add --env TAILSCALE_API_KEY= --env TAILSCALE_RMCP_VERSION= --env TAILSCALE_RMCP_REPO= --env TAILSCALE_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL= --env RUST_LOG= tailscale-rmcp -- npx tailscale-rmcp
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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"tailscale-rmcp","command":"npx","args":["tailscale-rmcp"],"env":{"TAILSCALE_API_KEY":"","TAILSCALE_RMCP_VERSION":"","TAILSCALE_RMCP_REPO":"","TAILSCALE_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL":"","RUST_LOG":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale-rmcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"tailscale-rmcp"
],
"env": {
"TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "",
"TAILSCALE_RMCP_VERSION": "",
"TAILSCALE_RMCP_REPO": "",
"TAILSCALE_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL": "",
"RUST_LOG": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.