Does Tailscale have an MCP server?
Tailscale maintains an official MCP server.
The public URL only searches Tailscale's docs. Tailnet control goes through Aperture's built-in Tailnet and Tailscale SSH connectors, which are in alpha.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/
- Category
- Cloud Platforms
The receipts
A remote server run by Tailscale itself — nothing to install. Documented at tailscale.com.
Connect it
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http tailscale https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/ - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailscale": {
"url": "https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"tailscale": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/ - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
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Does Tailscale have an official MCP server?
Yes. Tailscale maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/.
How do I connect Tailscale to Claude?
Add https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/ as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http tailscale https://tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai/" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the Tailscale MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by Tailscale, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
tailscale.com/docs/develop-with-ai documents a remote docs-search MCP server at tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai. Tailscale's Aperture AI gateway also ships built-in Tailnet and Tailscale SSH MCP connectors (tailscale.com/docs/aperture/connectors/built-in-connectors). GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
How we know
tailscale.com/docs/develop-with-ai documents a remote docs-search MCP server at tailscale.mcp.kapa.ai. Tailscale's Aperture AI gateway also ships built-in Tailnet and Tailscale SSH MCP connectors (tailscale.com/docs/aperture/connectors/built-in-connectors).
- GitHub data refreshed on 2026-10-15, and again every six hours.
- Vendor docs checked by hand on 2026-09-29.
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