io.github.itunified-io/tailscale

tailscale-mcp

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

1 98/wk 19 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

AGPL-3.0 license

Maintained

Last commit 138d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

19 tools · ~1.0k tok

Grade B · 0.5% of 200K ctx

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io.github.itunified-io/tailscale is an MCP server that secure MCP access for private infrastructure over Tailscale — 48 tools across 9 domains. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 77/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "your-tailnet-name"
      },
      "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-tailscale/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "command": "node",
      "comment": "Or use OAuth: TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID + TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET instead of TAILSCALE_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.itunified-io/tailscale does

Secure MCP access for private infrastructure over Tailscale

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Is io.github.itunified-io/tailscale safe to use?: io.github.itunified-io/tailscale has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under AGPL-3.0.
How do I install io.github.itunified-io/tailscale?: io.github.itunified-io/tailscale supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.itunified-io/tailscale do?: io.github.itunified-io/tailscale provides 19 tools: tailscale_device_list, tailscale_device_get, tailscale_device_delete, tailscale_device_authorize, tailscale_device_routes_get and 14 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.itunified-io/tailscale?: io.github.itunified-io/tailscale is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.itunified-io/tailscale actively maintained?: io.github.itunified-io/tailscale is less actively maintained — last commit was 138 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.

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Has anyone used this with Cursor?How do you handle auth?Any alternatives?

{ "mcpServers": { "tailscale": { "env": { "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here", "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "your-tailnet-name" }, "args": [ "/path/to/mcp-tailscale/dist/index.js" ], "command": "node", "comment": "Or use OAuth: TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID + TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET instead of TAILSCALE_API_KEY" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.itunified-io/tailscale safe to use?

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under AGPL-3.0.

How do I install io.github.itunified-io/tailscale?

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.itunified-io/tailscale do?

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale provides 19 tools: tailscale_device_list, tailscale_device_get, tailscale_device_delete, tailscale_device_authorize, tailscale_device_routes_get and 14 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.itunified-io/tailscale?

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.itunified-io/tailscale actively maintained?

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale is less actively maintained — last commit was 138 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.