Tailscale Compute

Name: Tailscale Compute
Author: dylantirandaz

Community

MCP server by dylantirandaz · updated 7 days ago · ★ 1

Score 39

Run builds, tests, and benchmarks on your own Tailscale compute node. Tailscale Compute is a community project by dylantirandaz, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 7 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install Tailscale Compute

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add tailscale-compute -- npx -y @dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-compute": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-compute": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "tailscale-compute": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in VS Code

codex mcp add tailscale-compute -- npx -y @dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-compute": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add tailscale-compute npx -y @dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Tailscale Compute in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the tailscale-compute block.

Tailscale Compute: common questions

How do I install Tailscale Compute?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add tailscale-compute -- npx -y @dylantirandaz/tailscale-compute-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Tailscale Compute the official server?

Tailscale Compute is a community project by dylantirandaz, not verified by a company domain.

Is Tailscale Compute free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Tailscale Compute safe to use?

It scores 39 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

Does Tailscale Compute work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.