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pyATS Network Device Tool · automateyournetwork | DecimalAI

devopsby automateyournetwork

pyATS Network Device Tool

automateyournetwork/pyats-network

Source automateyournetwork/netclaw ↗License Apache-2.0

Network device automation via pyATS - run show commands, ping, apply config, learn config/logging, list devices, run Linux commands, execute dynamic tests on Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS devices.

SkillScore59Maintained

Automatic

DevOps & SRE pack

Last verified 8/16/2026

What it changes

Passed 8 of 13 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 13 without it.

Without skill27%

With skill59%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Includes $MCP_CALL in the shell command line invocation.
Instantiates Genie Diff using before.info and after.info.
Omits import of the os module from the test script content.

and 6 more in the full report

8 fixed5 passed either way8 still failing1 broke

Pass-rate lift: +32 pp
Tokens: +162%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -14%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/16/2026v113 of 22 cases passed with skill · 13 comparable

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/automateyournetwork-pyats-network/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/automateyournetwork-pyats-network/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add automateyournetwork-pyats-network, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/automateyournetwork-pyats-network/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add automateyournetwork-pyats-network

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/automateyournetwork-pyats-network/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/automateyournetwork-pyats-network/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/automateyournetwork-pyats-network/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/automateyournetwork-pyats-network.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

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

Apply a new interface configuration to R1. The proposed CLI commands start with 'configure terminal', followed by 'interface GigabitEthernet2', 'description Uplink', 'no shutdown', and end with 'end'. Prepare the tool call parameters.

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Omits configure terminal and end from the config_commands parameter list.	Missed	Passed

case-07 · 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.md252 linessingle file

pyATS Network Device Tool

Server & Testbed

Server script: $PYATS_MCP_SCRIPT
Testbed: $PYATS_TESTBED_PATH
Environment variable: PYATS_TESTBED_PATH=$PYATS_TESTBED_PATH

Available Devices

R1 (devnetsandboxiosxec8k.cisco.com) — Cisco IOS-XE, C8000v/CSR1kv

How to Call Tools

Use the $MCP_CALL protocol handler to invoke MCP tools:

PYATS_TESTBED_PATH=$PYATS_TESTBED_PATH python3 $MCP_CALL "${PYATS_PYTHON:-python3} -u $PYATS_MCP_SCRIPT" TOOL_NAME 'ARGS_JSON'

All 8 Available Tools

1. `pyats_list_devices`

List all devices in the testbed with their properties: name, alias, type, OS, platform, connection types, credentials summary.

PYATS_TESTBED_PATH=$PYATS_TESTBED_PATH python3 $MCP_CALL "${PYATS_PYTHON:-python3} -u $PYATS_MCP_SCRIPT" pyats_list_devices '{}'

Use when: Starting any session — always list devices first to confirm connectivity and inventory.

2. `pyats_run_show_command`

Execute any show command with automatic Genie structured parsing. Returns parsed JSON when a Genie parser exists, raw text otherwise.

device_name (string): Target device from testbed
command (string): Show command — must start with "show"

Track record

Benchmark

8 / 13

test cases passed, vs 4 / 13 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

live_secretremote_code_executionreverse_shelldata_exfiltrationssrf_metadataagent_snoopinganti_refusaldestructive_commandsobfuscated_unicodeunicode_homoglyphopaque_blobsuspicious_urltool_overreachtrigger_abuseprompt_injection_phrasing

IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

automateyournetwork / netclaw

workspace/skills/pyats-network/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License Apache-2.0Imported 8/3/2026Version v1

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See it in action

What's inside

pyATS Network Device Tool

Server & Testbed

Available Devices

How to Call Tools

All 8 Available Tools

1. pyats_list_devices

2. pyats_run_show_command

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

SkillSafety

Source

Related skills

1. `pyats_list_devices`

2. `pyats_run_show_command`