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Tailscale MCP Server

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

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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 varsTAILSCALE_API_KEY TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET TAILSCALE_TAILNET
Claude Code
claude mcp add --env TAILSCALE_API_KEY= --env TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID= --env TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET= --env TAILSCALE_TAILNET= tailscale -- npx tailscale-mcp
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VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"tailscale","command":"npx","args":["tailscale-mcp"],"env":{"TAILSCALE_API_KEY":"","TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID":"","TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET":"","TAILSCALE_TAILNET":""}}'
JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.