[chrislongnguyen]

Problem

Automatic linking between Linux and macOS on the same tailnet can fail when Tailscale Serve is off. Discovery advertises numeric HTTP addresses that the existing transport policy rejects, but omits the reachable HTTP MagicDNS address that the policy already accepts. Related to #26450.

Change

• Advertise direct HTTP MagicDNS from both server and desktop discovery when Running Self status, a current local Self address, and the effective listener bind agree.
• Preserve healthy HTTPS preference and completed Self discovery when optional HTTPS probing exceeds the shared deadline. Keep cached discovery nonblocking.
• Cover explicit IPv6 and mapped-address binds, stopped or removed interfaces, and unset-host loopback listeners with Serve enabled.

Scope and approval

This is a focused repair of an existing discovery path, submitted under the obvious-bug exception. Both producers need the same correction so selecting a machine supplies an already accepted, usable origin. Production transport policy, descriptor identity, redirects, access, bearer fencing, wire contracts, and persisted links are unchanged.

This takes a producer-side approach to the issue also addressed by #26475. It does not permit raw CGNAT or arbitrary LAN HTTP, repair Tailscale Serve configuration, or change the link picker UI.

Verification

• The initial producer regressions failed on the base. Added deadline, IPv6, and unset-host regressions also failed before their respective fixes. The final focused run passed 67 tests across DirectEndpoints, tailscaleEndpointProvider, DesktopServerExposure, tailscale, linkRequest, and PeerLinks.
• vp run check:changed passed format, lint, both knip phases, GraphQL, ten affected-package typechecks, and 68 tests across seven adjacent files. A separate exact-head source review passed and closed all three earlier findings.
• An isolated source server advertised its direct MagicDNS HTTP origin through an authenticated WebSocket server.getConfig request. A request through that advertised origin returned HTTP 200 with the expected environment identity. An unauthenticated WebSocket-ticket request returned HTTP 401. Installed desktop behavior, fresh automatic picker linking between two machines, and installed HTTPS preference have not been verified.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 2de065b

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds direct MagicDNS routes for existing Tailnet listeners, gated by Tailscale status and matching local addresses. It does not open additional listeners or change authentication or product defaults.

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Walkthrough

Tailscale status parsing now retains IPv6 tailnet addresses, and a URL builder checks whether a direct MagicDNS URL is eligible. Desktop and server endpoint resolution can include the direct endpoint. Server status discovery and the Serve probe share a three-second timeout.

Changes: Direct Tailscale MagicDNS Endpoints

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Tailscale status and URL eligibility packages/tailscale/src/tailscale.ts, packages/tailscale/src/tailscale.test.ts	Tailscale status parsing now includes IPv6 tailnet addresses. buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl checks running status, the MagicDNS name, the bind host, and local addresses before returning an HTTP URL. Tests cover IPv4 and IPv6 address matching, wildcard binds, and ineligible inputs.
Server endpoint resolution apps/server/src/environment/DirectEndpoints.ts, apps/server/src/environment/DirectEndpoints.test.ts	Server resolution can append a direct MagicDNS endpoint using cached status and local interface addresses. Status discovery and the Serve probe share a three-second timeout. Tests cover IPv6 endpoint availability and delayed discovery.
Desktop endpoint resolution apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts, apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.ts, apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts	Desktop resolution passes the current bind host and appends an eligible direct MagicDNS endpoint. Tests cover IPv6 endpoint ordering and HTTPS status with Serve enabled or disabled.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant DirectEndpoints
  participant TailscaleStatus
  participant NetworkInterfaces
  participant buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl
  participant AvailableEndpoints
  DirectEndpoints->>TailscaleStatus: Read and cache status
  DirectEndpoints->>NetworkInterfaces: Read local addresses
  DirectEndpoints->>buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl: Pass status, bind host, port, and addresses
  buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl-->>DirectEndpoints: Return URL or null
  DirectEndpoints->>AvailableEndpoints: Include eligible direct URL

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Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to bedd7

This change advertises a direct HTTP MagicDNS address for automatic linking when Tailscale Serve is off. No merge-blocking issue was found. A transient status read failure could briefly hide the new address until the cached status expires, and the address recovers on its own.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: direct MagicDNS routes are advertised so automatic linking works. It follows the conventional commit form and matches the stated objectives. Changes to Tailscale endpo…
Description check		The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each is filled in with specifics. The Problem section gives the failing case: Tailscale Serve off, n…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Explanation

The title names the main change: direct MagicDNS routes are advertised so automatic linking works. It follows the conventional commit form and matches the stated objectives. Changes to Tailscale endpoint resolution, DirectEndpoints, and the tailscale package support this title, so it is accurate and specific.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each is filled in with specifics. The Problem section gives the failing case: Tailscale Serve off, numeric HTTP addresses rejected, and the HTTP MagicDNS address omitted. The Scope section explains why the change is a fix and cites related issue #26450. The Verification section lists focused and repo checks with results and names what was not verified. It also notes the agent and harness used. The description does not link the bug issue directly, though it cites #26450 as related, and the template asks for a link to the issue that shows the bug. This gap is minor, so the check passes.

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• apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts
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Nitpick comments: 1

apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts: 1

85-155: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Move the bind-host eligibility matrix to the builder's test file.

This table exercises buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl. It checks wildcard binds, IPv4-mapped forms, expanded IPv6, and BackendState handling. apps/server/src/environment/DirectEndpoints.test.ts (lines 421-471) repeats a similar matrix. packages/tailscale/src/tailscale.test.ts has no test for the builder. Its only changed assertion is running: false, so no test there parses BackendState: "Running".

Put the eligibility table in packages/tailscale/src/tailscale.test.ts. Add a Running parse case to the existing parse test there. In each call-site test, keep one case that proves the builder output reaches the endpoint list. The Tailscale HTTPS ordering check (lines 128-134) is specific to the desktop provider. Keep it here.

As per path instructions, **/*.test.* must follow docs/internals/testing.md: "Test at one layer: the lowest one that fails on main. Do not repeat the case in a wrapper test, at each call site."

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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts
around lines 85 - 155:
Move the bind-host eligibility matrix from the
`resolveTailscaleAdvertisedEndpoints` test to the lower-level
`buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl` tests, and add a `Running` case to the existing
status-parsing test. Keep one call-site case proving the builder result reaches
the endpoint list, and retain the desktop-specific `Tailscale HTTPS` ordering
assertion in the provider test.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts:
- Around line 85-155: Move the bind-host eligibility matrix from the
`resolveTailscaleAdvertisedEndpoints` test to the lower-level
`buildTailscaleDirectBaseUrl` tests, and add a `Running` case to the existing
status-parsing test. Keep one call-site case proving the builder result reaches
the endpoint list, and retain the desktop-specific `Tailscale HTTPS` ordering
assertion in the provider test.

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• apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts
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• apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.ts
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• apps/server/src/environment/DirectEndpoints.ts
• apps/server/src/peer/PeerLinks.test.ts
• apps/server/src/peer/PeerLinks.testkit.ts
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• packages/tailscale/src/tailscale.test.ts
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Note

🤖 GPT-6.1 Sol responding on behalf of chrislongnguyen

Addressed the test-placement note in 8f60b76d7b5. The shared helper now owns the bind eligibility matrix, and the existing parser test covers Running, Stopped, and Unknown. Producer tests retain IPv6 propagation, HTTPS availability and ordering, and server cache/deadline behavior. Production files are unchanged.

The focused suite passed 67 tests, and vp run check:changed passed all steps with 68 adjacent tests. The earlier timeline click timeout cleared on one fresh full CI run. CI for this test-only follow-up is pending.