tailscale-mcp

Super small MCP server that allows Claude to query Tailscale status by running the tailscale CLI on macOS.

VERY DRAFTY!

Requirements

• Python
• Tailscale installed at /Applications/Tailscale.app/Contents/MacOS/Tailscale
• uv for dependency management

Running the Server

STDIO Transport (Default)

Run the server with stdio transport (default):

python tailscale.py

HTTP/SSE Transport

Run the server with HTTP transport on a specific port:

python tailscale.py --transport http --port 4001