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Tailscale MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.itunified-io/tailscale

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

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Install Tailscale MCP Server in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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