tailscale-localsend

Tailscale + LocalSend Peer Discovery

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Best use case

tailscale-localsend is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Tailscale + LocalSend Peer Discovery

Teams using tailscale-localsend should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/tailscale-localsend/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plurigrid/asi/main/plugins/asi/skills/tailscale-localsend/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/tailscale-localsend/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How tailscale-localsend Compares

Feature / Agenttailscale-localsendStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Tailscale + LocalSend Peer Discovery

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# Tailscale + LocalSend Peer Discovery

Discover peers via Tailscale mesh and exchange files via LocalSend protocol.

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│  Tailscale API  │────▶│  Peer Discovery  │────▶│  LocalSend API  │
│  (mesh network) │     │  (propagator)    │     │  (file xfer)    │
└─────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘
```

## Discovery Flow

1. **Tailscale Status**: `tailscale status --json` → get mesh peers
2. **LocalSend Probe**: UDP multicast 224.0.0.167:53317 → find localsend-enabled peers  
3. **Intersection**: Peers on both networks get deterministic Gay.jl colors

## Usage

```bash
# Discover peers on tailscale with localsend
just ts-localsend-discover

# Send file to peer
just ts-localsend-send <peer> <file>

# Receive mode
just ts-localsend-receive
```

## Python API

```python
from tailscale_localsend import TailscaleLocalSend

tls = TailscaleLocalSend(seed=0x6761795f636f6c6f)

# Discover peers
peers = tls.discover()
# [{'name': 'macbook', 'tailscale_ip': '100.x.x.x', 'localsend_port': 53317, 'color': '#A855F7'}]

# Send file
tls.send(peer='macbook', file='data.json')

# Receive (blocking)
tls.receive(callback=lambda f: print(f"Got {f}"))
```

## Protocol Details

### Tailscale Discovery
- Uses `tailscale status --json` for mesh peers
- Extracts TailscaleIPs for each peer
- Falls back to Tailscale API if CLI unavailable

### LocalSend Protocol
- **Multicast**: 224.0.0.167:53317 (UDP)
- **Announce**: JSON with alias, fingerprint, port
- **Transfer**: REST API over HTTPS
  - `POST /api/localsend/v2/prepare-upload`
  - `POST /api/localsend/v2/upload?sessionId=...`

### Color Assignment
Each peer gets deterministic color from Gay.jl:
```python
peer_color = gay_color_at(hash(peer_fingerprint) % 1000, seed=GAY_SEED)
```

## Integration with epistemic-arbitrage

```python
from epistemic_arbitrage import ArbitrageNetwork

network = ArbitrageNetwork(seed=1069)
for peer in tls.discover():
    network.add_cell(peer['name'], knowledge=peer.get('files', 0))
    
# Propagate knowledge between peers
network.add_propagator(:peer_sync, sources, targets)
network.run_parallel(n_workers=len(peers))
```

## Commands

```bash
just ts-peers          # List tailscale peers
just ls-peers          # List localsend peers  
just ts-ls-bridge      # Bridge both networks
```

Base directory: ~/.codex/skills/tailscale-localsend



## Scientific Skill Interleaving

This skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:

### Graph Theory
- **networkx** [○] via bicomodule
  - Universal graph hub

### Bibliography References

- `distributed-systems`: 3 citations in bib.duckdb

## Cat# Integration

This skill maps to **Cat# = Comod(P)** as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:

```
Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)
Home: Prof
Poly Op: ⊗
Kan Role: Adj
Color: #26D826
```

### GF(3) Naturality

The skill participates in triads satisfying:
```
(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)
```

This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.