tailscale_authorize_device — Tailscale MCP by usefulapi MCP Tool
tailscale_authorize_device
(tailscale authorize device) is one of 22 tools on the
Tailscale MCP by usefulapi
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call tailscale_authorize_device from your client
- Claude Code Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Tailscale MCP by usefulapi tailscale_authorize_device pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http tailscale https://tailscale.usefulapi.io/mcpOther tools on this server
- 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_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
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.