Use when reviewing Cisco network changes, incidents, configs, logs, or automation for risk, evidence, validation, and rollback.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/cisco-network-ops-skill:cisco-network-opsThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Diagnose-first guidance for Cisco network operations. Use offline artifacts first: configs, diffs, CLI output, parsed telemetry, NMS alerts, topology notes, tickets, and automation code.
agents/openai.yamlreferences/asa-ftd.mdreferences/automation-and-apis.mdreferences/change-safety.mdreferences/example-response.mdreferences/platform-matrix.mdreferences/quick-reference.mdreferences/routing-troubleshooting.mdreferences/security-policy.mdreferences/switching-troubleshooting.mdreferences/telemetry-observability.mdreferences/testing-and-validation.mdDiagnose-first guidance for Cisco network operations. Use offline artifacts first: configs, diffs, CLI output, parsed telemetry, NMS alerts, topology notes, tickets, and automation code.
This skill is advisory by default. It does not assume direct access to routers, switches, firewalls, controllers, or production networks.
Reference files live under references/ relative to this SKILL.md; load them from the skill directory, not from the caller's current working directory.
For safety-critical Cisco network operations responses, include:
Small factual answers may compress the contract. Production-impacting advice must keep the full shape.
| Failure category | Symptoms | Primary references |
|---|---|---|
| Change blast radius | Large target set, unclear affected devices, no window, no rollback, no pre/post evidence | Change Safety, Testing and Validation |
| Platform mismatch | IOS XE/NX-OS/IOS XR syntax mixed, unsupported commands, wrong commit/rollback model | Platform Matrix, Quick Reference |
| Config drift / idempotency | Running config differs from intended state, repeated automation changes, unbounded CLI pushes | Automation and APIs, Testing and Validation |
| Routing convergence risk | BGP/OSPF/EIGRP/IS-IS adjacency changes, route loss, redistribution, policy edits | Routing Troubleshooting, Change Safety |
| Layer 2 risk | STP, VLAN, trunk, port-channel, vPC, loop, blackhole, MAC move symptoms | Switching Troubleshooting, Change Safety |
| HA / redundancy risk | HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, vPC, VSS, StackWise, dual supervisor/RP state, asymmetric failover | Switching Troubleshooting, Platform Matrix |
| ACL/NAT/policy shadowing | Rule order errors, broad permits/denies, NAT precedence, object-group mistakes | Security Policy, ASA/FTD Operations |
| Secret exposure | Passwords, SNMP communities, keys, tokens, configs or logs exposing credentials | Security Policy, Automation and APIs |
| Observability gaps | Missing before/after evidence, weak telemetry, no alert correlation, unclear success signal | Telemetry and Observability, Quick Reference |
| Validation blind spots | No lab, parser, dry-run, pyATS, Batfish, lint, or staged verification | Testing and Validation |
Activate for Cisco network operations tasks: config review, planned change risk analysis, incident triage, routing/switching troubleshooting, ACL/NAT review, HA checks, telemetry interpretation, and Cisco automation review.
Also activate for automation touching Cisco devices through Ansible, Nornir, Netmiko, pyATS/Genie, NETCONF, RESTCONF, controller APIs, or streaming telemetry.
| Platform | v1 behavior |
|---|---|
| IOS XE | Primary: change review, troubleshooting, command guidance, automation review |
| NX-OS | Primary: change review, troubleshooting, command guidance, automation review |
| IOS XR | Primary: change review, troubleshooting, command guidance, automation review |
| ASA/FTD | Secondary: ACL/NAT/policy/routing triage; no full firewall design or deployment modeling |
| ACI, Catalyst Center, Meraki, SD-WAN | Secondary: operational context and escalation guidance only |
When platform or version is missing, say so and avoid platform-specific commands that may be wrong.
show/parse/compare evidence before configure terminal, commit, write memory, reload, clear, shut/no shut, or failover actions.| User intent | Default output |
|---|---|
| "Review this change" | Risk categories, evidence, pre-checks, post-checks, rollback, approval questions |
| "Troubleshoot this output" | Most likely causes, confidence, next read-only commands, escalation data |
| "Generate config" | Ask for missing platform/topology; emit draft config plus validation and rollback |
| "Review automation" | Idempotency, blast radius, secret handling, parser/test strategy |
| "Summarize incident" | Timeline, impact, evidence, current hypothesis, next actions, escalation bundle |
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npx claudepluginhub olandodeflexy/cisco-network-ops-skill --plugin cisco-network-ops-skill