io.usefulapi/tailscale MCP Server

This MCP server provides access to Tailscale tailnet configuration and management. It can read information about devices, users, keys, ACLs, and DNS, and also manage tailnet components such as devices, routes, and authentication keys. The server is identified by the slug io-usefulapi-tailscale.

🛠️ Key Features

Read devices, users, keys, ACLs, and DNS
Manage devices
Manage routes
Manage authentication keys

🚀 Use Cases

Inspect tailnet state (devices, users, keys, ACLs, DNS)
Update tailnet connectivity (routes)
Provision or rotate access (authentication keys)
Maintain device inventory (devices)

⚡ Developer Benefits

Centralized programmatic access to tailnet data and management functions

⚠️ Limitations

Capabilities are limited to tailnet reads (devices, users, keys, ACLs, DNS) and management (devices, routes, auth keys)

Tailscale MCP by usefulapi

Use your Tailscale account from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client — read devices, users, keys, ACLs and DNS for a tailnet, and manage devices, routes and auth keys. Hosted, no local install: connect with your own credentials.

Live endpoint: https://tailscale.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io

Add to Claude

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tailscale": {
      "url": "https://tailscale.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

On first connect you'll provide your Tailscale API access token (admin console → Settings → Keys), optionally scoped to a tailnet. It is validated, stored per-user, and scoped to you — no keys in config files.

Tools

Tool	Type	What it does
`tailscale_list_devices`	read	List devices
`tailscale_get_device`	read	Get device
`tailscale_list_device_routes`	read	List device routes
`tailscale_list_keys`	read	List keys
`tailscale_get_key`	read	Get key
`tailscale_get_policy_file`	read	Get policy file
`tailscale_list_dns_nameservers`	read	List DNS nameservers
`tailscale_get_dns_preferences`	read	Get DNS preferences
`tailscale_list_dns_searchpaths`	read	List DNS search paths
`tailscale_get_split_dns`	read	Get split DNS
`tailscale_list_users`	read	List users
`tailscale_get_user`	read	Get user
`tailscale_list_webhooks`	read	List webhooks
`tailscale_get_tailnet_settings`	read	Get tailnet settings
`tailscale_authorize_device`	write	Authorize device
`tailscale_set_device_name`	write	Set device name
`tailscale_set_device_tags`	write	Set device tags
`tailscale_expire_device_key`	write	Expire device key
`tailscale_set_device_routes`	write	Set device routes
`tailscale_create_auth_key`	write	Create auth key
`tailscale_delete_key`	write	Delete key
`tailscale_delete_device`	write	Delete device
`tailscale_usage_status`	meta	Usage status (free-tier meter)
`tailscale_upgrade`	meta	Upgrade to Pro (unlimited)

read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage or manage your subscription.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Limit
Free	$0	100 tool calls / month
Pro	$9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free)	Unlimited

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Documentation only; the server is hosted.

io.usefulapi/tailscale