Secure MCP access for private infrastructure over Tailscale — 48 tools across 9 domains
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add tailscale -e TAILSCALE_API_KEY=<TAILSCALE_API_KEY> -e TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID> -e TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET> -e TAILSCALE_TAILNET=<TAILSCALE_TAILNET> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"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>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"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>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"tailscale": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"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>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
TAILSCALE_API_KEYOptional | Tailscale API key |
TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDOptional | OAuth client ID (alternative to API key) |
TAILSCALE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETOptional | OAuth client secret |
TAILSCALE_TAILNETOptional | Tailnet name |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 15 Mar 2026 |
| Last updated | 15 Mar 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.itunified-io/tailscale |
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