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Agent skill

Tailscale

by iii-hq in iii-hq/workers

Operate this host's Tailscale node from iii: connectivity and peers, routes and exit nodes, preferences, Taildrop file transfer, HTTPS certificates, publishing local services or the Console to the…

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Install Tailscale

skills CLI
$ npx skills add iii-hq/workers --skill tailscale -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install iii-hq/workers tailscale --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/iii-hq/workers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/tailscale/skills .claude/skills/tailscale && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
tailscale
GitHub stars
113
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
729 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
19
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Operate this host's Tailscale node from iii: connectivity and peers, routes and exit nodes, preferences, Taildrop file transfer, HTTPS certificates, publishing local services or the Console to the…

  • Anything a person would otherwise do with the tailscale CLI
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Boundaries and Functions
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • The Tailscale app

What it does

Tailscale is an agent skill from iii-hq/workers. Operate this host's Tailscale node from iii: connectivity and peers, routes and exit nodes, preferences, Taildrop file transfer, HTTPS certificates, publishing local services or the Console to the tailnet (Serve) or the internet (Funnel), accounts, tailnet lock, updates. Use it for anything a person would otherwise do with the tailscale CLI or the Tailscale app.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Anything a person would otherwise do with the tailscale CLI
  • The Tailscale app

Example prompts

  • “/tailscale”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 72ae6ab. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Tailscale loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 94 tokens; SKILL.md has 729 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~94
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from iii-hq/workers at commit 72ae6ab, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© iii-hq). 729 words, ~1,507 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tailscale/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
tailscale
description
Operate this host's Tailscale node from iii: connectivity and peers, routes and exit nodes, preferences, Taildrop file transfer, HTTPS certificates, publishing local services or the Console to the tailnet (Serve) or the internet (Funnel), accounts, tailnet lock, updates. Use it for anything a person would otherwise do with the `tailscale` CLI or the Tailscale app.

tailscale

The tailscale worker drives the installed tailscale CLI on the Console host and exposes its whole surface as typed functions, plus a Console page. Every function returns structured data with keys, secrets, and capability maps stripped; every command that changes network reachability or node behaviour is approval-gated. Requires Tailscale installed on the host; most functions also need the node signed in and connected.

Publishing has two visibilities. Serve is tailnet-only: reachable by devices signed into this tailnet, with Tailscale identity headers on every request. Funnel is public: reachable by anyone with the link, no identity headers, ports 443/8443/10000 only, and it needs allow_funnel in the worker configuration plus confirm_public on the request. Stopping a Funnel route removes public access and keeps the tailnet route; stopping a Serve route removes it entirely. The worker never runs serve reset or funnel reset unless serve::reset is called with confirm=true.

When to Use

  • A person asks whether Tailscale is connected, which devices are on the tailnet, what this node's Tailscale IP or MagicDNS name is, or why a peer is slow (DERP relay vs direct path).
  • A person wants a link or QR code to open the Console, or any local port, service, or directory, on another device.
  • A person wants to route traffic through an exit node, accept or advertise subnet routes, change hostname, shields-up, SSH, DNS, or auto-update.
  • A person wants to send a file to another device or collect files from the Taildrop inbox, get an HTTPS certificate for this node, switch accounts, check tailnet lock, or update the client.

Boundaries

  • Read functions (status, peers::list, netcheck, ping, whois, dns::*, prefs::get, serve::list, exit-node::list, …) are allowed by default. Everything else changes the node or the network and is approval-gated; do not chain approvals for a person, ask once per action.
  • Never publish anything publicly (mode: funnel) without the person's explicit yes in that conversation, and say that anyone with the link can open it.
  • Funnel needs a one-time tailnet-admin approval; share/serve::add return stage: authorization_required with the approval URL until that is done.
  • tailscale up refuses flags when non-default preferences exist, so connect runs it bare; change preferences with prefs::set, never by reconnecting.
  • Taildrive commands are rejected by the macOS GUI app (it manages Taildrive in its own settings); expect an error there.
  • serve::add targets must be a local port, a loopback URL, or an absolute path; file::send paths and cert output paths must be absolute.
  • The worker does not run tailscale ssh, nc, or web, and it does not edit the tailnet policy file.
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Functions

Node and session:

  • tailscale::status — connectivity, node identity, health, Funnel allowed, peer counts, exit node in use, active routes.
  • tailscale::configuration — non-secret worker settings plus the raw Serve configuration.
  • tailscale::connect / tailscale::disconnect — tailscale up / tailscale down; connect returns a sign-in URL when the node needs a login.
  • tailscale::login / tailscale::logout — start a sign-in (returns the browser URL) or expire the node key.
  • tailscale::version — installed client version, optionally the latest upstream release.
  • tailscale::ip — Tailscale IPs of this node or of a peer.
  • tailscale::netcheck — UDP, IPv4/IPv6, NAT mapping, port mapping, preferred DERP and relay latencies.
  • tailscale::ping — ping a peer at the Tailscale layer; each reply says DERP or direct.
  • tailscale::whois — machine and user behind a Tailscale IP.
  • tailscale::dns::status / tailscale::dns::query — MagicDNS and split-DNS configuration; resolve a name through the forwarder.

Peers and preferences:

  • tailscale::peers::list — devices on the tailnet with IPs, OS, online state, tags, exit-node offers, relay, traffic counters.
  • tailscale::exit-node::list / tailscale::exit-node::suggest / tailscale::exit-node::set — exit nodes on offer, the best one, and switching or clearing the one in use.
  • tailscale::prefs::get / tailscale::prefs::set — read the node's preferences; change only the fields given (tailscale set).

Publishing:

  • tailscale::share / tailscale::share::stop — publish or stop the iii Console on a port and path.
  • tailscale::serve::list / tailscale::serve::add / tailscale::serve::remove — list every route; publish any local port, loopback URL, or directory; remove one route.
  • tailscale::serve::reset — remove every Serve and Funnel route on this node; needs confirm=true.

Files and certificates:

  • tailscale::file::targets / tailscale::file::send / tailscale::file::receive — Taildrop: who accepts files, send files to a device, move inbox files into a directory.
  • tailscale::cert — fetch a Let's Encrypt certificate and key for one of this node's MagicDNS domains.
  • tailscale::drive::list / tailscale::drive::share / tailscale::drive::unshare — Taildrive directory shares.

Administration:

  • tailscale::lock::status — tailnet lock state and this node's tailnet-lock key.
  • tailscale::accounts::list / tailscale::accounts::switch — accounts signed in on this device; switch the active one.
  • tailscale::update — update the client, or dry_run=true to see what would change.
  • tailscale::bugreport — a shareable diagnostic identifier for Tailscale support.
  • tailscale::metrics — client metrics in Prometheus text format.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in tailscale/skills of iii-hq/workers.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 72ae6ab

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Questions about Tailscale

What does Tailscale do?

Operate this host's Tailscale node from iii: connectivity and peers, routes and exit nodes, preferences, Taildrop file transfer, HTTPS certificates, publishing local services or the Console to the…. Tailscale is an agent skill from iii-hq/workers. Operate this host's Tailscale node from iii: connectivity and peers, routes and exit nodes, preferences, Taildrop file transfer, HTTPS certificates, publishing local services or the Console to the tailnet (Serve) or the internet (Funnel), accounts, tailnet lock, updates.

When should I use Tailscale?

Tailscale fits situations like: anything a person would otherwise do with the tailscale CLI; the Tailscale app.

How do I install Tailscale in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add iii-hq/workers --skill tailscale -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (tailscale/skills in iii-hq/workers) into .claude/skills/tailscale in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tailscale in Codex?

Run `npx skills add iii-hq/workers --skill tailscale -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (tailscale/skills in iii-hq/workers) into .agents/skills/tailscale in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tailscale in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add iii-hq/workers --skill tailscale -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tailscale, .gemini/skills/tailscale, .github/skills/tailscale and .opencode/skills/tailscale in your project.

What does Tailscale need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Tailscale is instructions for the agent only.

Does Tailscale access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tailscale safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Tailscale use?

Tailscale is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Tailscale use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Tailscale?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tailscale: It Operations (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars), Cross Host Federation (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Operator Approval Loop (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars) and Business Operations Skills (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tailscale?

iii-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in iii-hq/workers, which has 113 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: iii-hq/workers on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.