Slash Command

/tailscale-status

From tailscale-expert

Run tailscale status and format the output with peer details, route info, and connection path

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Slash command

/tailscale-expert:tailscale-status

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# Tailscale Status

Run `tailscale status` and present a structured summary of the tailnet state.

## Steps

1. Run `tailscale status --json` to get machine-readable output.
2. Run `tailscale netcheck` to get NAT and relay info.
3. Format and display the results as a clean summary.

## Execution





## Output Format

Present the results as:

### This Device
- Tailnet IP(s)
- Hostname
- Operating state (Connected / Offline)
- MagicDNS name (if MagicDNS enabled)

### Peers Table

| Hostname | IP | OS | Status | Exit Node | Routes |
|----------|----|----|--------|-----------|--------|
| (pars...

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Tailscale Status

Run tailscale status and present a structured summary of the tailnet state.

Steps

Run tailscale status --json to get machine-readable output.
Run tailscale netcheck to get NAT and relay info.
Format and display the results as a clean summary.

Execution

tailscale status --json 2>/dev/null || tailscale status

tailscale netcheck 2>/dev/null

Output Format

Present the results as:

This Device

Tailnet IP(s)
Hostname
Operating state (Connected / Offline)
MagicDNS name (if MagicDNS enabled)

Peers Table

Hostname	IP	OS	Status	Exit Node	Routes
(parsed from JSON)

Mark peers as:

Online (last handshake < 3 minutes ago)
Idle (last handshake 3-15 minutes ago)
Offline (last handshake > 15 minutes ago or never seen)

Highlight:

Active exit node in use (with a note if routing all traffic)
Peers advertising subnet routes
Peers with Tailscale SSH enabled

Network Quality

UDP availability
Preferred DERP relay and latency
NAT type (easy / hard)
Warn if MappingVariesByDestIP = true (hard NAT, may prevent direct connections)

Quick Actions

If peers are offline or DERP-only, suggest:

tailscale ping <peer>            # diagnose connection
tailscale netcheck               # check UDP/NAT
sudo systemctl restart tailscaled  # restart daemon