TailscaleMCP

# Tailscale MCP v2.0.0 Release Notes ## 🚀 Major Release: Complete Tailscale MCP with Comprehensive Portmanteau Tools **Release Date:** October 23, 2025 **Version:** 2.0.0 **Status:** Production Ready --- ## 🎯 Overview This is a complete rewrite and modernization of the Tailscale MCP server, bringing it up to the standards of modern MCP servers like `virtualization-mcp`. The release introduces a comprehensive portmanteau tool architecture that consolidates all Tailscale functionality into powerful, easy-to-use tools. --- ## ✨ Key Features ### 🔧 **10 Portmanteau Tools with 74 Operations** 1. **`tailscale_device`** - Device & User Management (15 operations) - Device listing, authorization, renaming, tagging - SSH access management - Exit node and subnet router configuration - User account management - Authentication key management 2. **`tailscale_network`** - DNS & Network Management (9 operations) - MagicDNS configuration - DNS record management - Network policies - DNS resolution testing 3. **`tailscale_monitor`** - Monitoring & Metrics (6 operations) - Network status monitoring - Prometheus metrics export - Network topology visualization - Health reports and scoring 4. **`tailscale_file`** - Taildrop File Sharing (6 operations) - File sending and receiving - Transfer management - File sharing statistics 5. **`tailscale_security`** - Security & Compliance (8 operations) - Security scanning - Compliance checks - Device auditing - Threat detection - IP blocking and device quarantine 6. **`tailscale_automation`** - Workflow Automation (6 operations) - Workflow creation and execution - Script automation - Batch operations - Scheduled tasks 7. **`tailscale_backup`** - Backup & Recovery (6 operations) - Configuration backup - Backup restoration - Scheduled backups - Disaster recovery planning 8. **`tailscale_performance`** - Performance Monitoring (6 operations) - Latency measurement - Bandwidth analysis - Route optimization - Capacity planning 9. **`tailscale_reporting`** - Advanced Reporting (6 operations) - Custom report generation - Usage analytics - Scheduled reports - Data export 10. **`tailscale_integration`** - Third-party Integrations (6 operations) - Webhook management - Slack integration - Discord integration - PagerDuty integration - Datadog integration ### 📊 **Monitoring & Visualization** - **Real-time Metrics**: Collect and export Tailscale network metrics - **Prometheus Integration**: Native Prometheus metrics support - **Grafana Dashboards**: Pre-built dashboards for network visualization - **Network Topology**: Visual representation of device relationships - **Health Scoring**: Automated health analysis and recommendations ### 🛠️ **Development & Architecture** - **FastMCP 2.12**: Full compliance with the latest FastMCP framework - **Modular Architecture**: Clean separation of concerns with tools/ directory - **Portmanteau Pattern**: Consolidated tools following database-mcp pattern - **Structured Logging**: Comprehensive logging with `structlog` - **Type Safety**: Full Python typing support - **Async/Await**: Modern async patterns throughout ### 🐳 **Containerization & Deployment** - **Docker Support**: Full containerization with Dockerfile - **Docker Compose**: Development environment setup - **CI/CD Pipeline**: GitHub Actions workflow - **Pre-commit Hooks**: Automated code quality checks ### 📚 **Documentation** - **Complete API Reference**: Comprehensive documentation for all 74 operations - **Architecture Guide**: Detailed system design documentation - **Usage Examples**: Practical examples for all features - **Development Guide**: Setup and contribution guidelines --- ## 🔄 Migration from v1.x This is a **breaking change** release. The old individual tool structure has been completely replaced with portmanteau tools. Key changes: - **Tool Names**: All tools now follow the `tailscale_*` naming pattern - **Operation-based**: Each tool uses an `operation` parameter to specify the action - **Consolidated Parameters**: Related parameters are grouped together - **Enhanced Functionality**: Many new operations and capabilities --- ## 📦 Installation ### From Source ```bash git clone https://github.com/your-repo/tailscale-mcp.git cd tailscale-mcp pip install -e . ``` ### From PyPI (when published) ```bash pip install tailscalemcp==2.0.0 ``` ### Docker ```bash docker build -t tailscalemcp:2.0.0 . docker run -e TAILSCALE_API_KEY=your_key tailscalemcp:2.0.0 ``` --- ## 🚀 Quick Start ```python from tailscalemcp import TailscaleMCPServer # Initialize server server = TailscaleMCPServer( api_key="your_tailscale_api_key", tailnet="your_tailnet_name" ) # List devices devices = await server.portmanteau_tools.tailscale_device( operation="list", online_only=True ) # Create Grafana dashboard dashboard = await server.portmanteau_tools.tailscale_monitor( operation="grafana_dashboard", dashboard_type="network_overview" ) ``` --- ## 🧪 Testing The release includes a comprehensive test suite: ```bash # Run tests pytest # Run with coverage pytest --cov=src/tailscalemcp # Run linting ruff check ``` **Test Results:** - ✅ 17 tests passing - ✅ Zero linting errors - ✅ Full type checking compliance --- ## 📈 Performance - **Fast Startup**: Optimized initialization and tool registration - **Memory Efficient**: Minimal memory footprint with lazy loading - **Async Operations**: Non-blocking operations for better performance - **Caching**: Intelligent caching for frequently accessed data --- ## 🔒 Security - **API Key Management**: Secure handling of Tailscale API credentials - **Input Validation**: Comprehensive input validation and sanitization - **Error Handling**: Secure error handling without information leakage - **Audit Logging**: Comprehensive audit trails for all operations --- ## 🌟 What's New ### New Features - **Portmanteau Tools**: Consolidated tool architecture - **Grafana Integration**: Native dashboard generation - **Prometheus Metrics**: Real-time metrics export - **User Management**: Complete user lifecycle management - **Security Scanning**: Automated security assessments - **Workflow Automation**: Script and workflow execution - **Backup & Recovery**: Configuration backup and restoration - **Performance Monitoring**: Network performance analysis - **Advanced Reporting**: Custom report generation - **Third-party Integrations**: Webhook and platform integrations ### Improvements - **Modern Architecture**: FastMCP 2.12 compliance - **Better Error Handling**: Comprehensive error handling and reporting - **Enhanced Logging**: Structured logging with context - **Type Safety**: Full Python typing support - **Documentation**: Complete API and usage documentation - **Testing**: Comprehensive test coverage - **Code Quality**: Zero linting errors, modern Python patterns --- ## 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed all linting errors (78+ B904, ARG001, SIM102, F821 errors) - Resolved import sorting and formatting issues - Fixed test compatibility with new architecture - Corrected Python version compatibility (3.10+) --- ## 📋 Requirements - **Python**: 3.10 or higher - **Tailscale**: Active Tailscale account with API access - **Dependencies**: All dependencies listed in `requirements.txt` --- ## 🤝 Contributing We welcome contributions! Please see `CONTRIBUTING.md` for guidelines. --- ## 📄 License This project is licensed under the MIT License - see `LICENSE` file for details. --- ## 🙏 Acknowledgments - FastMCP team for the excellent framework - Tailscale team for the comprehensive API - The MCP community for inspiration and feedback --- ## 📞 Support - **Issues**: GitHub Issues - **Documentation**: See `docs/` directory - **Examples**: See `examples/` directory --- **🎉 Thank you for using Tailscale MCP v2.0.0!** This release represents a complete modernization of the Tailscale MCP server, bringing it up to production standards with comprehensive functionality, excellent documentation, and robust testing. We're excited to see what you build with it!