Manage Tailscale tailnet via CLI and API. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

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Install Tailscale

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill tailscale -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills 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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tailscale .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
663
Token cost
~973 tokens
SKILL.md length
125 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
353
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Manage Tailscale tailnet via CLI and API. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • The user asks to check tailscale status
  • SKILL.md covers Setup, Local Operations (CLI), Tailnet-Wide Operations (API) and Common Use Cases
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls jq
  • List tailscale devices

What it does

Tailscale is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Manage Tailscale tailnet via CLI and API. Use when the user asks to "check tailscale status", "list tailscale devices", "ping a device", "send file via tailscale", "tailscale funnel", "create auth key", "check who's online", or mentions Tailscale network management.

Its SKILL.md is about 970 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `README.md` and `scripts/ts-api.sh`).

The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to check tailscale status
  • List tailscale devices
  • Send file via tailscale
  • Tailscale funnel

Example prompts

  • “check tailscale status”
  • “list tailscale devices”
  • “ping a device”
  • “/tailscale”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • jq

    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 973 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 125 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~973

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 125 words (~973 tokens).

“Hybrid skill using CLI for local operations and API for tailnet-wide management.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
tailscale
version
1.0.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/tailscale of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • scripts/ts-api.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Tailscalemagnus919/agent-skills113—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Tailscaleiii-hq/workers113—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Tailscale

What does Tailscale do?

Manage Tailscale tailnet via CLI and API. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Tailscale is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Manage Tailscale tailnet via CLI and API.

When should I use Tailscale?

Tailscale fits situations like: the user asks to check tailscale status; list tailscale devices; send file via tailscale; tailscale funnel.

How do I install Tailscale in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill tailscale -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tailscale in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill tailscale -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tailscale in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --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?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tailscale needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (jq). Our summary lists: A Bash shell.

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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Tailscale use?

No licence was found for Tailscale or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Tailscale use?

About 973 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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: Tailscale (alsk1992/CloddsBot, 2.9k stars), Tailscale (win4r/MuseAI-Skills, 332 stars), Pp Tailscale (mvanhorn/printing-press-library, 2.1k stars) and Tailscale (magnus919/agent-skills, 113 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tailscale?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 353 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.