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Tailscale MCP Server for Claude Desktop

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale

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

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Tailscale MCP Server in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tailscale-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "<TAILSCALE_API_KEY>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "<TAILSCALE_TAILNET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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