diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
index 15b4de5..452c7fe 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ ignore:
   - .venv/
   - pulumi/.venv/
   # Third-party k8s manifest with non-standard formatting
-  - argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/operator.yaml
+  - argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/operator.yaml
diff --git a/argocd/apps/tailscale-operator-ringtail.yaml b/argocd/apps/tailscale-operator-ringtail.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a261354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/apps/tailscale-operator-ringtail.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+# ArgoCD Application for Tailscale Kubernetes Operator on ringtail
+# Shares operator.yaml, proxyclass, and dnsconfig with indri; ringtail-specific
+# ProxyGroup (1 replica) and ExternalSecret live in the overlay directory.
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale-operator-ringtail
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  # Tailscale operator mutates externalName from "placeholder" to actual proxy service
+  ignoreDifferences:
+    - group: ""
+      kind: Service
+      jsonPointers:
+        - /spec/externalName
+  source:
+    repoURL: ssh://forgejo@forge.ops.eblu.me:2222/eblume/blumeops.git
+    targetRevision: main
+    path: argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail
+  destination:
+    server: https://ringtail.tail8d86e.ts.net:6443
+    namespace: tailscale
+  syncPolicy:
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/dnsconfig.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/dnsconfig.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/dnsconfig.yaml
rename to argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/dnsconfig.yaml
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..980b8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+namespace: tailscale
+
+resources:
+  - operator.yaml
+  - proxyclass.yaml
+  - dnsconfig.yaml
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/operator.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/operator.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/operator.yaml
rename to argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/operator.yaml
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/proxyclass.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/proxyclass.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/proxyclass.yaml
rename to argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-base/proxyclass.yaml
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/external-secret.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/external-secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0776420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/external-secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+# ExternalSecret for Tailscale Operator OAuth credentials
+#
+# Shares the same 1Password item as indri's operator (same OAuth client).
+# Multiple operator instances can share one OAuth client; each registers
+# as its own device.
+#
+# 1Password item: "Tailscale K8s Operator OAuth" in blumeops vault
+# Fields: "client-id", "client-secret"
+#
+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1
+kind: ExternalSecret
+metadata:
+  name: operator-oauth
+  namespace: tailscale
+spec:
+  refreshInterval: 1h
+  secretStoreRef:
+    kind: ClusterSecretStore
+    name: onepassword-blumeops
+  target:
+    name: operator-oauth
+    creationPolicy: Owner
+  data:
+  - secretKey: client_id
+    remoteRef:
+      key: Tailscale K8s Operator OAuth
+      property: client-id
+  - secretKey: client_secret
+    remoteRef:
+      key: Tailscale K8s Operator OAuth
+      property: client-secret
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a14ca81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+namespace: tailscale
+
+resources:
+  - ../tailscale-operator-base
+  - proxygroup-ingress.yaml
+  - external-secret.yaml
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/proxygroup-ingress.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/proxygroup-ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9433da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/proxygroup-ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+apiVersion: tailscale.com/v1alpha1
+kind: ProxyGroup
+metadata:
+  name: ingress
+spec:
+  type: ingress
+  replicas: 1
+  proxyClass: default
+  tags:
+    - tag:k8s
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml
index dec1bbc..09fa1b8 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
+---
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 namespace: tailscale
 
 resources:
-  - operator.yaml
-  - proxyclass.yaml
+  - ../tailscale-operator-base
   - proxygroup-ingress.yaml
-  - dnsconfig.yaml
   - egress-forge.yaml
   - external-secret.yaml
diff --git a/docs/changelog.d/tailscale-operator-ringtail.infra.md b/docs/changelog.d/tailscale-operator-ringtail.infra.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5442dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog.d/tailscale-operator-ringtail.infra.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Deploy Tailscale operator on ringtail k3s cluster
diff --git a/pulumi/tailscale/policy.hujson b/pulumi/tailscale/policy.hujson
index e24ca48..e6ddb85 100644
--- a/pulumi/tailscale/policy.hujson
+++ b/pulumi/tailscale/policy.hujson
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 		"tag:feed": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops"],
 		"tag:registry": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops"],
 		"tag:k8s-api": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops"],
-		"tag:k8s-operator": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops"],
+		"tag:k8s-operator": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops", "tag:k8s-operator"],
 		"tag:k8s": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops", "tag:k8s-operator"],
 		"tag:ci-gateway": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops"],
 		"tag:flyio-proxy": ["autogroup:admin", "tag:blumeops"],