# Tailscale

> Use this tool when you need to automate network management and monitoring tasks, such as device authorization, network configuration, and security policy enforcement, across distributed infrastructure. It provides a standardized interface to Tailscale's CLI and REST API, offering 20 comprehensive tools for tasks like ACL management, DNS configuration, and user administration. Ideal for network administrators and DevOps teams, it enables seamless integration and automated management of Tailscale networks through a robust and extensively tested implementation.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/hexsleeves-tailscale  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hexsleeves-tailscale

## Description

This MCP server provides seamless integration with Tailscale's CLI commands and REST API, enabling automated network management and monitoring through a standardized interface. Built by HexSleeve using TypeScript with the MCP SDK, it offers 20 comprehensive tools covering device management (authorization, deletion, route configuration), network operations (connection, disconnection, peer communication), advanced features like ACL management, DNS configuration, authentication key handling, exit node setup, network lock security, webhook management, SSH settings, user administration, and device posture policies. The implementation features dual integration with both Tailscale's command-line interface and REST API with automatic fallback, robust error handling with structured logging, comprehensive input validation using Zod schemas, and extensive test coverage, making it valuable for network administrators and DevOps teams who need AI-assisted management of Tailscale networks, automated device provisioning, policy enforcement, and monitoring across distributed infrastructure.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.62
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** devops-ci
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/hexsleeves-tailscale)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hexsleeves/tailscale-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "hexsleeves-tailscale"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hexsleeves-tailscale` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hexsleeves-tailscale/pull`

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