Linux host system operations via pyATS — process monitoring, filesystem inspection, Docker container stats, package/tool verification across fleet hosts.
SkillScore57Maintained
Automatic
◆DevOps & SRE pack
Last verified 8/16/2026
What it changes
Passed 12 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 5 of 21 without it.
Without skill26%
With skill57%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Constructs the command string ls -l /etc.
Uses ps -ef | grep docker as the command string.
Refuses to execute destructive process termination commands.
and 12 more in the full report
8 fixed5 passed either way9 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
+30 pp
Tokens
+85%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-42%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/16/2026v113 of 23 cases passed with skill · 21 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 8
Prompt
We need to verify if the Docker service daemon is currently active on linux-host-01. Which command string should be supplied to the execution tool?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses ps -ef | grep docker as the command string.
Missed
Passed
Formats the payload to target device linux-host-01 within the JSON command parameters.
Missed
Passed
case-05 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/16/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md188 linessingle file
Linux Host System Operations
Testbed Requirements
Linux hosts must be defined in the pyATS testbed with os: linux:
devices:
linux-host-01:
os: linux
type: linux
connections:
cli:
protocol: ssh
ip: 10.0.0.50
port: 22
credentials:
default:
username: "%ENV{NETCLAW_USERNAME}"
password: "%ENV{NETCLAW_PASSWORD}"