Open source skill for AI network operations review

Cisco Network Operations Skill

Give Codex or Claude Code a Cisco-aware review layer for incidents, configs, diffs, logs, and automation. It works from artifacts you provide, separates evidence from inference, and keeps production changes behind human approval.

Install the skill View source
artifact review advisory only
input

IOS XE trunk change, BGP neighbor alert, Netmiko script

classified risk

Layer 2 blast radius, routing convergence, automation safety

evidence

Diff, show command output, ticket notes, script behavior

State-changing action blocked

Needs maintenance context, pre-checks, post-checks, rollback, and abort criteria.

Independent open source project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cisco.

No direct device access. No autonomous production remediation. Human approval stays in the path.

Response contract

Designed for the way network changes fail.

01

Assumptions first

Platform, OS version, topology role, criticality, access path, and missing context are called out before advice.

02

Evidence tagged

Recommendations cite the config, diff, log, parsed telemetry, alert, ticket, or automation behavior being used.

03

Change gate

State-changing work needs pre-checks, ordered execution, post-checks, rollback, and abort criteria.

04

Escalation bundle

When confidence is low, the skill names the extra data to collect before involving TAC or internal escalation.

Install

Add the same skill to Codex and Claude Code.

Codex

codex plugin marketplace add olandodeflexy/cisco-network-ops-skill

Claude Code

claude plugin marketplace add olandodeflexy/cisco-network-ops-skill
claude plugin install cisco-network-ops-skill@cisco-network-ops-skill

Use

Ask it to review real artifacts, then keep the operator in control.

Codex

  1. Open the repo, ticket folder, or change-review workspace that contains the Cisco artifacts.
  2. Paste or reference configs, diffs, show output, logs, topology notes, or automation code.
  3. Ask Codex to use the skill and require evidence, validation, and rollback.
Use $cisco-network-ops to review this IOS XE trunk change for risk, evidence, pre-checks, post-checks, rollback, and abort criteria.

Claude Code

  1. Install the plugin, then start Claude Code in the project or incident workspace.
  2. Provide the relevant artifacts directly in chat or as local files for review.
  3. Ask for the response contract when the request could affect production.
Use $cisco-network-ops to troubleshoot this BGP neighbor-down output. Separate evidence from inference and list the next read-only commands.
Good inputs: config snippets, diffs, show commands, logs, NMS alerts, topology notes, change tickets, Netmiko/Nornir/Ansible code, pyATS output, and controller API payloads.

Coverage

Cisco-aware where it matters, conservative where it does not.

Primary

  • IOS XEChange review, routing, switching, automation checks
  • NX-OSvPC, trunks, routing evidence, checkpoint-aware review
  • IOS XRCommit model, routing protocol triage, rollback framing

Secondary context

ASA/FTD, ACI, Catalyst Center, Meraki, and Cisco SD-WAN are treated as operational context unless the artifact gives enough detail for safer triage.

Read the references

Why not a generic prompt?

The skill keeps the agent inside an operator-grade frame.

Platform mismatchStops IOS XE, NX-OS, and IOS XR syntax from being blended together casually.
Blast radiusAsks for affected devices, window, rollback, and success signals before production advice.
Automation safetyReviews Netmiko, Nornir, Ansible, pyATS, NETCONF, RESTCONF, and controller API behavior.
Secret handlingRedacts credentials and avoids repeating sensitive material in responses.