Tailscale open-sources Tailcat for disposable device connections
10/02/2026 — 10/05, 03:23·1 sources·1 reports
Tailscale has open-sourced Tailcat, a netcat-like tool for spinning up quick, disposable connections between two devices. The team argues that while humans value stable tunneling tools, AI agents need fast, temporary, use-and-discard links — and Tailcat is built for exactly that.
Latest turnTailscale has open-sourced Tailcat, a netcat-like tool that lets two devices set up a direct, temporary connection and tear it down when done. Tailscale frames it for AI agents, which need fast, disposable tunnels rather than the stable links human users want.
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Tailscale has open-sourced Tailcat, a netcat-like tool that lets two devices set up a direct, temporary connection and tear it down when done. Tailscale frames it for AI agents, which need fast, disposable tunnels rather than the stable links human users want.
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