Tailscale FAQs

Question 1

What is Tailscale MCP?

Accepted Answer

Tailscale MCP is a lightweight server that enables Claude to query the status of Tailscale by running the Tailscale CLI on macOS.

Question 2

How do I run the Tailscale MCP server?

Accepted Answer

You can run the server with either STDIO transport (the default) using `python tailscale.py` or with HTTP/SSE transport by specifying the port: `python tailscale.py --transport http --port 4001`.

Question 3

Why would I want to use Tailscale MCP?

Accepted Answer

Tailscale MCP allows you to integrate Tailscale status information into your Claude workflows, enabling automation and providing context-aware responses based on your network configuration.

Question 4

What are the requirements to run Tailscale MCP?

Accepted Answer

You need Python, Tailscale installed at `/Applications/Tailscale.app/Contents/MacOS/Tailscale`, and `uv` for dependency management.

Question 5

What is the default transport used by the Tailscale MCP server?

Accepted Answer

The default transport method is STDIO. You can switch to HTTP/SSE transport using the `--transport http` argument and specifying a port.

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