Tutorial
Step-by-step tutorials for network automation — hands-on guides with diagrams and copy-paste code.
Set Up NAPT in 30 Minutes: From Empty Terminal to Your First Automated Check
A guided install: create a Python virtual environment, install NAPT, wire up SSH credentials, and run your first read-only check with --dry-run safety on.
Read →Build a Network Automation Lab: GNS3, EVE-NG, and DevNet Sandbox
Three ways to get real devices to automate against — local emulation, browser-based topologies, and Cisco's free cloud sandboxes — wired up to NAPT.
Read →Building Network Workflows Visually: Chain Templates Into Repeatable Automation
Drag templates onto a canvas, connect them with edges, add branches and parallel groups, then save, schedule, and run the whole flow.
Read →Zero-Touch Provisioning: From Rack-and-Stack to Production Without a Console Cable
ZTP turns a factory-default switch into a fully configured, verified device automatically. Here's how to drive it from a pipeline with config-as-code and post-deploy verification.
Read →NAPT MCP Server — Control Your Network From Claude
Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible assistant to NAPT and generate scripts, run diagnostics, and triage findings in plain language — no context switching.
Read →Network DevOps in 60 Minutes — From Manual CLI to Automated Pipelines
A fast, practical path up the automation maturity ladder: from copy-paste CLI to Git-driven pipelines that validate, dry-run, and deploy with an audit trail.
Read →The 5-Phase Change Lifecycle: Baseline, Plan, Apply, Verify, Document
A guided workflow wrapper that turns a one-shot script into a safe, auditable change: capture a baseline, plan, apply, verify, and document — in order.
Read →NetClaw: A CCIE-Level AI Network Engineering Coworker
NetClaw brings CCIE-level reasoning to everyday network engineering. Here is what it does, how its parallel-execution pattern surfaces per-device results, and how to start.
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