Tailscale MCP

An MCP server that lets AI agents safely interact with the local Tailscale daemon over stdio. It enables tailnet discovery, SSH config generation, port sharing via Serve/Funnel, and latency matrices without handling auth keys or credentials directly.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by TMHSDigital

You need:Requires Node 22 or newer and a Tailscale client that's installed and logged in.

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What you can do with it

List devices and check tailnet status
Generate and write SSH configuration
Share dev servers via Serve/Funnel
Check link latency with ping matrix

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.0

mcp-registry: io.github.TMHSDigital/tailscale-mcp@0.4.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@tmhs/tailscale-mcp 0.4.0

npm

@tmhs/tailscale-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.4.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@tmhs/tailscale-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL",
      "format": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to 1 to let share_port expose a port to the open internet with Funnel (off by default)"
    },
    {
      "name": "TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY",
      "format": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to 1 for monitoring only: no share tools, and no SSH config writes"
    },
    {
      "name": "TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Path to the tailscale binary if it is not on PATH or in the default install location"
    },
    {
      "name": "TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "format": "number",
      "description": "Per-call timeout for tailscale commands in milliseconds (default 10000)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tmhs/tailscale-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tmhs/tailscale-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "tailscale-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tmhs/tailscale-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tmhs/tailscale-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_FUNNEL>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_READONLY>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_BIN>",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TAILSCALE_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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