Cisco test

Skill bradmccloskey/claude-cisco-skills/cisco-test

Nine Claude Code skills for Cisco network automation: backup, config gen, discovery, QoS testing, security audit.

Install

npx -y skills add bradmccloskey/claude-cisco-skills --skill cisco-test

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Generate Python scripts that test and validate Cisco network configurations, reachability, and protocol state. Use when the user wants to verify network behavior, run connectivity tests, or validate routing/switching state.

SKILL.md

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Cisco Network Testing Scripts

Write Python scripts that test and validate Cisco network state. Follow these standards:

Test Categories

Connectivity Tests

ICMP ping sweeps across subnets
TCP port reachability checks
Traceroute path validation
Latency and jitter measurement

Routing Validation

Verify expected routes exist in routing table (show ip route)
Validate BGP neighbor state and prefix counts
Check OSPF neighbor adjacencies and LSA database
Verify EIGRP neighbor table and topology
Compare routing table against expected baseline

Switching Validation

Verify VLAN assignments on ports
Check trunk allowed VLANs and native VLAN
Validate STP root bridge election
Verify EtherChannel bundle state
MAC address table validation

Security Validation

Verify ACL hit counts and expected blocks/permits
Check NAT translations are active
Validate VPN tunnel status (ISAKMP SA, IPsec SA)
Verify AAA authentication is working
Check CoPP policy counters

Interface Checks

Verify interface up/up state
Check for errors/drops/CRC on interfaces
Validate speed/duplex settings
Monitor interface utilization

Libraries to Use

netmiko for SSH command execution
paramiko for low-level SSH if needed
napalm for vendor-neutral getters
pyats + genie for structured parsing (preferred for parsing show commands)
textfsm or ttp for custom show command parsing
rich for formatted test output (pass/fail tables)
pytest for structured test framework

Script Structure

# Always follow this pattern:
# 1. Load device inventory (YAML)
# 2. Define expected state
# 3. Connect and collect actual state
# 4. Compare expected vs actual
# 5. Report pass/fail with details

Output Requirements

Clear PASS/FAIL for each test case
Show expected vs actual on failures
Summary count at the end (X passed, Y failed)
Support JSON output for CI/CD integration
Log all raw command output for debugging
Exit code 0 on all pass, 1 on any failure

What ships with it

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Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.