Tailscale MCP by usefulapi for Claude Desktop
io.usefulapi/tailscale
Read devices, users, keys, ACLs and DNS for a tailnet; manage devices, routes and auth keys.
client:Claude Desktop
transport:streamable-http
tools:22
Install Tailscale MCP by usefulapi in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://tailscale.usefulapi.io/mcp"
]
}
}
}Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs
What Claude Desktop can do once it is connected
- tailscale_list_devices
- tailscale_get_device
- tailscale_list_device_routes
- tailscale_list_keys
- tailscale_get_key
- tailscale_get_policy_file
- tailscale_list_dns_nameservers
- tailscale_get_dns_preferences
- tailscale_list_dns_searchpaths
- tailscale_get_split_dns
- tailscale_list_users
- tailscale_get_user
- tailscale_list_webhooks
- tailscale_get_tailnet_settings
- tailscale_authorize_device
- tailscale_set_device_name
- tailscale_set_device_tags
- tailscale_expire_device_key
- tailscale_set_device_routes
- tailscale_create_auth_key
- tailscale_delete_key
- tailscale_delete_device