Tailscale MCP Server

Name: Tailscale MCP Server
Author: darylpetersen

Verified · npm:@teamnetwork-nz

MCP server by darylpetersen · updated today · 184 downloads a week

Score 73

MCP server for the Tailscale API — manage devices, ACLs, DNS, subnet routes, and auth keys Tailscale MCP Server is published by npm:@teamnetwork-nz from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Install Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

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

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 MCP Server

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add tailscale-mcp-server -- npx -y @teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server

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

Step-by-step: install Tailscale MCP Server in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Step-by-step: install Tailscale MCP Server in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Step-by-step: install Tailscale MCP Server in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "tailscale-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Step-by-step: install Tailscale MCP Server in VS Code

codex mcp add tailscale-mcp-server -- npx -y @teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server

Step-by-step: install Tailscale MCP Server in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Step-by-step: install Tailscale MCP Server in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add tailscale-mcp-server npx -y @teamnetwork-nz/tailscale-mcp-server

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 MCP Server 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-mcp-server block.

Tailscale MCP Server: common questions

How do I install Tailscale MCP Server?

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

Is Tailscale MCP Server the official server?

Tailscale MCP Server is published by npm:@teamnetwork-nz from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is Tailscale MCP Server free?

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

Is Tailscale MCP Server safe to use?

It scores 73 of 100. Grades: licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

Does Tailscale MCP Server 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.