Integrations / IT Operations
Connect Tailscale to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann turns Tailscale into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Tailscale for you. Devices, logins, servers and the small apps your team built all leave a trail in Tailscale. Flann can read that trail for you. Ask by text or voice note and the answer comes in sentences, not error codes.
10 actions in Tailscale. 7 only look things up, and 3 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Tailscale
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Tailscale actions.
“Look up the device in Tailscale.”
“Show me my device routes in Tailscale.”
“Show me my tailnet devices in Tailscale.”
What Flann can work with in Tailscale
Tailscale gives Flann 10 actions across 6 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Device routes | look upupdate | 2 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Tailscale:
| Compare | In Tailscale yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on TailscaleYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up | By hand, screen by screen | 7 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 3 changes, made from a message |
| Tailscale records | All of them, one screen at a time | 6 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Tailscale API key, once |
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Step by step: Tailscale jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Tailscale actions, one step at a time.
Get answers about your users
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our users in Tailscale?”
- Flann runs
List Usersin Tailscale and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Tailscale is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your devices from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our devices in Tailscale stand.”
- Flann runs
Get Devicein Tailscale and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Tailscale is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Fix a device route without opening Tailscale
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the device route in Tailscale: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Device Routesin Tailscale and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Set Device Routesin Tailscale. - Flann makes the change in Tailscale and confirms in the chat.
Where Flann saves you time in Tailscale
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Tailscale is connected.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into Tailscale, but nobody looks unless something has already spoiled.
With Flann
“Are the fridges and freezers all at the right temperature?”
Flann reads the latest readings from Tailscale and tells you whether anything sits outside its normal range. A unit that has been drifting is named, with how long it has been drifting.
What you stop doing: Walking round checking displays just to feel sure is no longer needed.
What changed this week
Today
Your developer ships changes regularly. You find out what changed when a customer mentions that a button has moved.
With Flann
“What did the team change on the app this week?”
Flann reads the recent changes recorded in Tailscale and turns them into a short list in everyday language, pointing out anything customers will notice. This is read-only.
What you stop doing: You are no longer the last to know what changed in your own product.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Tailscale
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Tailscale.
- Paste your Tailscale API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Tailscale account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Tailscale whenever a request needs it.
Of the 10 Tailscale actions, 7 only read. The other 3 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Tailscale in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Tailscale with Flann
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Tailscale and brings it into the chat.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Tailscale and answers in the chat.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Everything Flann can do in Tailscale
Every Tailscale action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 7
- Get Device
- Get DNS Configuration
- Get Tailnet Settings
- List Configuration Audit Logs
- List Device Routes
- List Tailnet Devices
- List Users
Changes 3
- Set Device Authorization
- Set Device Routes
- Set Device Tags
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What can Flann do with device routes in Tailscale?
Flann can look up and update device routes in Tailscale, using 2 actions (List Device Routes, Set Device Routes). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change device routes in Tailscale.
How does Flann connect to Tailscale?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Tailscale and paste your Tailscale API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Tailscale account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 10 actions in Tailscale.
Do I need to open Tailscale to use it with Flann?
No. Once Tailscale is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Tailscale.
Does connecting Tailscale cost extra?
No. Tailscale is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.