How do I install Tailscale?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is Tailscale official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

How is the trust score calculated?

This listing scores 55 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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Tailscale MCP Server

Name: Tailscale MCP Server
Author: tailscale-mcp

Drive a Tailscale node and its tailnet through the CLI and the control-plane API

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp-tailscale-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tailscale-mcp/tailscale-mcp@2.0.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAILSCALE_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAILSCALE_API_KEY",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "",
        "TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "TAILSCALE_TAILNET": "",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_PRESET": "core",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE": "false",
        "TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
TAILSCALE_API_KEY	No	A control-plane API access token. One of this, the OAuth client pair, or the OAuth JWT file is needed for the tailnet tools; without any of them only the local tools are offered. Secret.
TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID	No	An OAuth client id, used with TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET when there is no API access token.
TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	No	The OAuth client secret that goes with TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID. Secret.
TAILSCALE_TAILNET	No	The tailnet the control-plane tools act on. Without it they act on the one the credential belongs to.
TAILSCALE_MCP_PRESET	No	Which tools are offered: minimal, core or full.
TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE	No	Offer the tools that change something. Read-only without it.
TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE	No	Offer the tools that remove or sever something. Implies the write tier.
TAILSCALE_API_KEY	No	A control-plane API access token. One of this, the OAuth client pair, or the OAuth JWT file is needed for the tailnet tools; without any of them only the local tools are offered. Secret.
TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID	No	An OAuth client id, used with TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET when there is no API access token.
TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	No	The OAuth client secret that goes with TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID. Secret.
TAILSCALE_TAILNET	No	The tailnet the control-plane tools act on. Without it they act on the one the credential belongs to.
TAILSCALE_MCP_PRESET	No	Which tools are offered: minimal, core or full.
TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE	No	Offer the tools that change something. Read-only without it.
TAILSCALE_MCP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE	No	Offer the tools that remove or sever something. Implies the write tier.

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