--- title: Aperture by Tailscale, an AI usage and access tool, now... description: Tailscale has released Aperture, an AI gateway in alpha that provides visibility and secure access to coding agents across organizations. It eliminates the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/aperture-by-tailscale-an-ai-usage-and-access-tool-now-in-alpha-54axue44g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Aperture by Tailscale, an AI usage and access tool, now in alpha | daily.dev og:description: Tailscale has released Aperture, an AI gateway in alpha that provides visibility and secure access to coding agents across organizations. It eliminates the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/aperture-by-tailscale-an-ai-usage-and-access-tool-now-in-alpha-54axue44g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/54axue44G.png og:image:alt: Aperture by Tailscale, an AI usage and access tool, now in alpha og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Aperture by Tailscale, an AI usage and access tool, now in alpha **[Tailscale](https://daily.dev/sources/tailscale)** · 5 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tailscale has released Aperture, an AI gateway in alpha that provides visibility and secure access to coding agents across organizations. It eliminates the need for distributing API keys by using Tailscale's built-in identity system, works with popular AI coding tools like Claude Code and Gemini CLI, and provides usage tracking and cost monitoring. The tool aims to make secure AI access the easiest option for developers while giving IT and security teams visibility into AI adoption and usage patterns. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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