tailscale-mcp AGENTS.md

tailscale-mcp AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from sandraschi/tailscale-mcp. It costs 776 tokens per session, scanned C, original, MIT.

A project guide for tailscale-mcp, a Python service that controls Tailscale networks through the Model Context Protocol and also provides a web interface.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when running checks, starting the web app or MCP server, changing dependencies, or finding the code for tools, network operations, API access, data models, and monitoring.
Why use it?
It gives developers the project structure, development commands, service ports, and testing requirements needed to work on the system correctly.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/sandraschi/tailscale-mcp/agents-md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandraschi/tailscale-mcp

Made for: Codex, OpenCode.

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Security scan C 2 findings. Scan, not verified.
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Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00776 $0.00776
Opus 5 $0.00388 $0.00388
Sonnet 5 $0.00155 $0.00155
Haiku 4.5 $0.00078 $0.00078

Measured 3d ago against content hash 8738dad72cda, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade C, and why

tailscale-mcp AGENTS.md scanned grade C with 2 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Downloads and executes remote codehighSupply chain

curl | sh runs whatever the server returns today, which is not necessarily what it returned when this was reviewed.

or installable via `curl -fsSL https://lmstudio.ai/install.sh | bash`).

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

or installable via `curl -fsSL https://lmstudio.ai/install.sh | bash`).
AGENTS.md · 63 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 63 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Agent Workflow Recollection for tailscale-mcp

Project Identity

  • Repo: tailscale-mcp — FastMCP 3.2+ Tailscale network controller
  • Python: >=3.12, uses uv for package management
  • Framework: FastMCP 3.2 with portmanteau tool pattern
  • Webapp: React/Vite frontend (port 10820) + FastAPI backend (port 10821)

Key Architecture

src/tailscalemcp/
  tools/           # MCP tool surface (portmanteau pattern)
  operations/      # Business logic layer
  client/          # Tailscale API client with rate limiting + retry
  models/          # Pydantic models
  server.py        # FastAPI backend for web_sota
  mcp_server.py    # FastMCP server setup

Common Tasks

  • Run all checks: uv run ruff check . && uv run mypy src/tailscalemcp && uv run pytest
  • Start webapp: .\start.ps1 (launches backend + frontend)
  • Start MCP only: uv run python -m tailscalemcp
  • Run tests: uv run pytest -v
  • Add dependency: Add to pyproject.toml then uv lock && uv sync

Ports Used

  • Webapp frontend: 10820
  • Backend/MCP HTTP: 10821
  • Prometheus metrics: 9091
  • Monitoring stack: Prometheus 9090, Loki 3100, Grafana 3000 (all 127.0.0.1 only)

Fleet Standard Alignment

  • FastMCP 3.2+ required
  • Transport via src/tailscalemcp/transport.py (stdio/http/sse)
  • All ports in 10700+ range
  • structlog for structured logging (JSON, stderr)
  • Prometheus metrics on separate port

LM Link is a Tailscale-powered encrypted mesh for remote LLM access (Feb 2026). The get_lm_link tool provides operational control over LM Link via the lms CLI:

Operation CLI equivalent Description
status lms link status --json Live peers, loaded models, link state
enable lms link enable Enable LM Link on this device
disable lms link disable Disable LM Link
set_device_name lms link set-device-name <name> Rename this device
set_preferred_device lms link set-preferred-device <device> Set preferred peer
info (static) Setup docs and links
readiness (Tailscale API) Tailnet connectivity check

Read the full file on GitHub · 63 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 63 lines · 776 tokens per session scan C 8738dad72cda

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tailscale-mcp AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository sandraschi/tailscale-mcp (4 stars, last pushed 18d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 776 tokens to every session, about $0.0039 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 2 findings (downloads and executes remote code, makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.