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Tailscale MCP Server

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Tailscale MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 58 installs a week from npm.

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

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Installs per day peak 50 · avg 14 · +34% w/w
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58
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add tailscale -- npx -y tailscale-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.tailscale]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "tailscale-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: 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).

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Tailscale MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Tailscale MCP Server?
Tailscale MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package tailscale-mcp was installed 58 times last week.
Is Tailscale MCP Server still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect Tailscale MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls tailscale-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Tailscale MCP Server?
The npm package tailscale-mcp was installed 58 times in the last week. Week over week that is +34%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.