# Headscale

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/headscale/  
**Website:** https://headscale.net/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Headscale is an open-source, self‑hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server, enabling organizations to run their own coordination server for secure, zero‑trust networking. The project provides a web UI, API, and CLI to manage users, devices, and ACLs, supporting OAuth, pre‑shared keys, and integration with existing identity providers. It is actively maintained, with documentation, tutorials, and community support.

## Kin Score — 3.1 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 44.6 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 5.9 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 3.1 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## Security (1)

- **Headscale Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Tags

Company, OpenSource, Networking, VPN, ZeroTrust

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/headscale/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.