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OSS2026-08-27 · source-backed
A BSD-3 Go CLI giving point-to-point WireGuard tunnels using magicsock, NAT hole-punching and DERP as relay of last resort, with no Tailscale account, login flow, tailnet or assigned IP. One side runs the listener and returns a short token, the other side pastes it. The HN thread reached 594 points on August 26, and the repo sits at 1,316 stars with no tagged release, most recent commit August 27 clarifying that browser tailcat is DERP-relay-only (GitHub). Tailscale says broader rollout follows a beta, so the repo is currently the whole product.
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Tailscale uses SQLite / Shared entities / Same source domain / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Tailscale uses SQLite); both cover August, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com).
Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover August, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com); overlapping topics (august, browser).
Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover August, GitHub; overlapping topics (account, commit, control, repo); earlier August coverage from 2026-08-10.
Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover August, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com); overlapping topics (august, beta, commit).
Tailscale uses SQLite / Shared entity: GitHub / Same source domain / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Tailscale uses SQLite); both cover GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com).
Linked by a graph relationship (Tailscale uses SQLite); both cover GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com).
Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover August, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com); overlapping topics (august, commit).
Both cover August, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.com); overlapping topics (august, commit).