AUTOMATEYOUR NETWORK.
FLAGSHIP PROJECT / OPEN SOURCE

Meet
NetClaw.

An AI agent that claws through your network.

A place to explore what network operations can become when agents, infrastructure, and open-source engineering come together.

Visit netclaw.network ↗Explore the code ↗Get started ↗Get NetClaw Mobile ↗
NetClaw's lobster mascot connecting network equipment
AVAILABLE NOW / NETCLAW 1.1.0

Start with a conversation.
Keep the evidence.

Chat is now the default. Choose Canvas for branching investigations or open native OpenClaw separately. Explore the operations HUD and optional Jev Science Officer through screenshots from my running Claw.

233 skills · 173 MCP integrations in the release catalogue. Your installed and reachable capabilities depend on your environment.

Read the release tour →Get 1.1.0 on GitHub ↗
The Chat-first NetClaw 1.1.0 HUD running on John's Claw, with the private installation name masked
THE INTERNET-DRAFT / AGENT FEDERATION

Independent agents.
A shared protocol.

NetClaw-to-NetClaw Federation lets independently operated network agents discover capabilities, invoke tools, and delegate tasks across operator boundaries.

draft-capobianco-ncfed-00

By John Capobianco, Nicholas Calcutti, and Byrn Baker. An individual Internet-Draft with intended Experimental status, open for review and development.

Read the Internet-Draft ↗The federation story →Identity & certificate security →
NETCLAW MOBILE / iPHONE · iPAD · APPLE WATCH

Your network. In your pocket.

Talk to your own NetClaw Border, review actions, and receive answers on the go. The companion app connects to the Border you host; set up your Border first, then enroll your device.

Download on the App Store ↗Set up your Border ↗
FROM IDEA TO INFRASTRUCTURE

Follow the build.

01 / UNDERSTAND

Read the docs.

Start with the project documentation, architecture, and setup guidance.

Documentation ↗02 / EXPERIMENT

Explore the labs.

Look through the lab configurations and examples in the repository.

Lab environment ↗03 / CONTRIBUTE

Make it better.

Follow development, report an issue, or bring a useful idea to the project.

Open issues ↗
FROM THE COMMUNITY / 17 STORIES

NetClaw in the Community.

Meet the people putting NetClaw to work. Explore Byrn Baker’s lab series, community projects, and perspectives from engineers sharing what they build and learn.

Byrn Baker’s lab series.

From network observability to live troubleshooting and BGP peering. Follow Byrn’s experiments, videos, and writing.

United StatesEnglish · Video

Byrn Baker

Teaching an AI coworker

A NetClaw lab demo spanning 20 routers and switches, with lessons in skills, configuration generation, and troubleshooting when the workflow breaks.

Watch on YouTube ↗
United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn video

Byrn Baker

Troubleshooting a live lab with NetClaw

Byrn demonstrates NetClaw investigating an end-to-end reachability problem in his lab, identifying misconfigurations and working toward a fix. Part one of his three-part demo.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

Watch an LLM troubleshoot an end to end reachability issue on my lab in real time — using Netclaw.

Excerpt from Byrn Baker. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗

Built and tested by the community.

Lab notes, demos, and practical experiments from engineers exploring NetClaw in their own environments.

United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn lab notes

Alex Bugheanu

A Cisco lab, controlled through Telegram

Alex connects NetClaw to his Cisco lab using SSH and Python, then controls devices through Telegram while exploring which actions are safe to automate.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

I connected OpenClaw (netclaw) to my Cisco lab and now I can control my devices from Telegram.

Excerpt from Alex Bugheanu. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn field notes

Sean Mahoney

AI agents participating in a BGP mesh

Sean shares his experience connecting three NetClaw agents across the internet as BGP speakers, with their own AS numbers, protocol state and routing tables.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

Three machines, three AS numbers, three Agents established across the internet, the AI agents are the router.

Excerpt from Sean Mahoney. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
FranceEnglish · LinkedIn project notes

Younes Jellabi

NetClaw CVE Monitor

Younes describes a home-lab proof of concept connecting NetBox inventory exports to NVD vulnerability data, prioritizing findings and sending per-device email reports.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

This is still a POC (home lab)

Excerpt from Younes Jellabi. Read the full original ↗

The project notes are published in the author’s public LinkedIn activity.

View LinkedIn activity ↗
ChinaChinese · Video

现任明教教主 乾颐堂

教主技术进化论2026 14 NetClaw

English titleThe Leader’s Technology Evolution 2026 · Episode 14: NetClaw

A Chinese-language NetClaw episode from the 2026 Technology Evolution series by 乾颐堂.

A full transcript is not reproduced here.

Watch on YouTube ↗
Vietnamese communityVietnamese · Hands-on review

anhnguyxn · VnPro

Trải nghiệm Vibe Network với AI Agent Netclaw

English titleExperiencing Vibe Networking with the NetClaw AI agent

A Vietnamese network engineer shares their NetClaw setup and troubleshooting experience, including controlled configuration changes, token costs, and dependency challenges.

Original text + English translation
Original excerpt · Vietnamese

NetClaw là một AI agent mã nguồn mở

English translation · AI translated

NetClaw is an open-source AI agent.

Excerpt from anhnguyxn · VnPro. Read the full original ↗

Read on VnPro ↗

Ideas, articles, and perspectives.

What people are learning, what inspires them, and where they see network operations going next.

United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn perspective

Jason Bartels

Bringing network operations into one interface

Jason considers how NetClaw-style tools could reduce switching between enterprise consoles and invites discussion about MCP and the foundations of AI operations.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

Curious how others are approaching this problem are you consolidating operations tools or still working across multiple platforms?

Excerpt from Jason Bartels. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
BrazilPortuguese · Community post

Tomy T.

A IA acelera o caminho. O conhecimento define a direção.

English titleAI speeds up the journey. Knowledge sets the direction.

Tomy credits NetClaw as the inspiration for his AI Network Lab and Sentinel IA Platform, reflecting on how AI can extend a network engineer's expertise.

Original text + English translation
Original excerpt · Portuguese

A tecnologia evolui em uma velocidade impressionante, mas quem domina os fundamentos sabe que o aprendizado nunca pode parar. Recentemente, tive um daqueles momentos de "estalo" técnico ao acompanhar o trabalho do John Capobianco.

O projeto #NetClaw não é apenas automação; é uma aula de como o raciocínio de um #CCIE pode ser potencializado pela Inteligência Artificial. Ver um agente que não apenas executa comandos, mas que pensa e analisa a rede, foi a faísca que eu precisava.

English translation · AI translated

Technology is evolving at an impressive speed, but those who understand the fundamentals know that learning can never stop. Recently, I had one of those technical “lightbulb” moments while following John Capobianco’s work.

The #NetClaw project is more than automation; it demonstrates how artificial intelligence can amplify a #CCIE’s reasoning. Seeing an agent that not only executes commands, but also thinks about and analyzes the network, was the spark I needed.

Excerpt from Tomy T.. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
Japanese communityJapanese · Ecosystem roundup

zephel01

2026/04/25時点：OpenClawエコシステム完全ガイド〜派生・対等競合＋X/Reddit反応付きで徹底比較〜

English titleOpenClaw ecosystem guide as of April 25, 2026: forks, competitors, and reactions from X and Reddit

A Japanese-language guide to the OpenClaw ecosystem that includes NetClaw as a network automation project and links to the repository.

Original text + English translation
Original excerpt · Japanese

NetClaw（ネットワーク自動化特化）

English translation · AI translated

NetClaw (specialized in network automation).

Excerpt from zephel01. Read the full original ↗

Read on note ↗
A GLOBAL COMMUNITY / 6 LANGUAGES

NetClaw around the world.

The same community stories, explored by country and language. Open a collection to find original sources, English title translations, and bilingual excerpts. Flags mark public contributor locations or the language communities named below.

United StatesCommunity voices · 9 stories
United StatesEnglish · Video

Byrn Baker

Teaching an AI coworker

A NetClaw lab demo spanning 20 routers and switches, with lessons in skills, configuration generation, and troubleshooting when the workflow breaks.

Watch on YouTube ↗
United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn video

Byrn Baker

Troubleshooting a live lab with NetClaw

Byrn demonstrates NetClaw investigating an end-to-end reachability problem in his lab, identifying misconfigurations and working toward a fix. Part one of his three-part demo.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

Watch an LLM troubleshoot an end to end reachability issue on my lab in real time — using Netclaw.

Excerpt from Byrn Baker. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn lab notes

Alex Bugheanu

A Cisco lab, controlled through Telegram

Alex connects NetClaw to his Cisco lab using SSH and Python, then controls devices through Telegram while exploring which actions are safe to automate.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

I connected OpenClaw (netclaw) to my Cisco lab and now I can control my devices from Telegram.

Excerpt from Alex Bugheanu. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn field notes

Sean Mahoney

AI agents participating in a BGP mesh

Sean shares his experience connecting three NetClaw agents across the internet as BGP speakers, with their own AS numbers, protocol state and routing tables.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

Three machines, three AS numbers, three Agents established across the internet, the AI agents are the router.

Excerpt from Sean Mahoney. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
United StatesEnglish · LinkedIn perspective

Jason Bartels

Bringing network operations into one interface

Jason considers how NetClaw-style tools could reduce switching between enterprise consoles and invites discussion about MCP and the foundations of AI operations.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

Curious how others are approaching this problem are you consolidating operations tools or still working across multiple platforms?

Excerpt from Jason Bartels. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
FranceCommunity voices · 1 story
FranceEnglish · LinkedIn project notes

Younes Jellabi

NetClaw CVE Monitor

Younes describes a home-lab proof of concept connecting NetBox inventory exports to NVD vulnerability data, prioritizing findings and sending per-device email reports.

Read a short excerpt
Original excerpt · English

This is still a POC (home lab)

Excerpt from Younes Jellabi. Read the full original ↗

The project notes are published in the author’s public LinkedIn activity.

View LinkedIn activity ↗
United KingdomCommunity voices · 1 story
BrazilCommunity voices · 1 story
BrazilPortuguese · Community post

Tomy T.

A IA acelera o caminho. O conhecimento define a direção.

English titleAI speeds up the journey. Knowledge sets the direction.

Tomy credits NetClaw as the inspiration for his AI Network Lab and Sentinel IA Platform, reflecting on how AI can extend a network engineer's expertise.

Original text + English translation
Original excerpt · Portuguese

A tecnologia evolui em uma velocidade impressionante, mas quem domina os fundamentos sabe que o aprendizado nunca pode parar. Recentemente, tive um daqueles momentos de "estalo" técnico ao acompanhar o trabalho do John Capobianco.

O projeto #NetClaw não é apenas automação; é uma aula de como o raciocínio de um #CCIE pode ser potencializado pela Inteligência Artificial. Ver um agente que não apenas executa comandos, mas que pensa e analisa a rede, foi a faísca que eu precisava.

English translation · AI translated

Technology is evolving at an impressive speed, but those who understand the fundamentals know that learning can never stop. Recently, I had one of those technical “lightbulb” moments while following John Capobianco’s work.

The #NetClaw project is more than automation; it demonstrates how artificial intelligence can amplify a #CCIE’s reasoning. Seeing an agent that not only executes commands, but also thinks about and analyzes the network, was the spark I needed.

Excerpt from Tomy T.. Read the full original ↗

Read on LinkedIn ↗
ChinaCommunity voices · 1 story
ChinaChinese · Video

现任明教教主 乾颐堂

教主技术进化论2026 14 NetClaw

English titleThe Leader’s Technology Evolution 2026 · Episode 14: NetClaw

A Chinese-language NetClaw episode from the 2026 Technology Evolution series by 乾颐堂.

A full transcript is not reproduced here.

Watch on YouTube ↗
PolandCommunity voices · 2 stories
Japanese communityLanguage community · 1 story
Japanese communityJapanese · Ecosystem roundup

zephel01

2026/04/25時点：OpenClawエコシステム完全ガイド〜派生・対等競合＋X/Reddit反応付きで徹底比較〜

English titleOpenClaw ecosystem guide as of April 25, 2026: forks, competitors, and reactions from X and Reddit

A Japanese-language guide to the OpenClaw ecosystem that includes NetClaw as a network automation project and links to the repository.

Original text + English translation
Original excerpt · Japanese

NetClaw（ネットワーク自動化特化）

English translation · AI translated

NetClaw (specialized in network automation).

Excerpt from zephel01. Read the full original ↗

Read on note ↗
Vietnamese communityLanguage community · 1 story
Vietnamese communityVietnamese · Hands-on review

anhnguyxn · VnPro

Trải nghiệm Vibe Network với AI Agent Netclaw

English titleExperiencing Vibe Networking with the NetClaw AI agent

A Vietnamese network engineer shares their NetClaw setup and troubleshooting experience, including controlled configuration changes, token costs, and dependency challenges.

Original text + English translation
Original excerpt · Vietnamese

NetClaw là một AI agent mã nguồn mở

English translation · AI translated

NetClaw is an open-source AI agent.

Excerpt from anhnguyxn · VnPro. Read the full original ↗

Read on VnPro ↗
DEMOS / TUTORIALS / LIVE BUILDS

NetClaw in action.

Full video library ↗

15 videos

Notes from the build.

All writing ↗
NetClawOct 1, 2026

Give your ChatGPT Dot a real network: connecting NetClaw as an MCP plugin

Connect a locally running NetClaw to a ChatGPT Dot as an OAuth-protected MCP plugin, and let your personal assistant ask 200+ network skills for live evidence.

5 MIN READ
NetClawSep 29, 2026

NetClaw and Equinix Fabric: giving an investigation its provider-side evidence

NetClaw adds two new skills for Equinix Fabric and Network Edge, backed by Equinix's official MCP server, with an explicit local approval gate for any write.

4 MIN READ
NetClawSep 28, 2026

NetClaw 1.1.0: Start with a conversation. Keep the evidence.

A tour of NetClaw's Chat-first HUD, Canvas investigations and optional Jev Science Officer, illustrated with screenshots from my running Claw.

6 MIN READ
NetClawSep 20, 2026

11,892 Probabilities, 48 Cents: What Happened When I Let Jev Grade All 227 of NetClaw’s Skills

TypeSafe’s Jev doesn’t write a single word back — it returns a calibrated probability in under half a second. I pointed 11,892 of those probabilities at every skill in NetClaw: what’s missing, what silently overlaps, and one bug a probabili

9 MIN READ
NetClawAug 5, 2026

Twenty-Three Specs in Six Days: What Happened When I Handed NetClaw a Roadmap

I wrote down twenty-five gaps in what NetClaw could actually reach, ordered them by dependency, and set one rule: one item, one spec, one branch, no batching. Six days later twenty-three specs had merged — twelve new MCP servers, twenty-thr

25 MIN READ
AIJul 26, 2026

My Network Agent Lives in My Pocket Now — And Nobody Is in the Middle

From an emulator Claude Code drove itself, to a real Android phone in someone else’s hands, to an iPhone talking to that Android through my own Border — voice, photos, and a live CML lab, all over NCFED. No Slack, no Discord, no Webex, no t

9 MIN READ
NetClawJul 18, 2026

BISQUE: NetClaw gets a bookshelf — an offline, agentic RAG knowledge base

Introducing BISQUE — the Base of Ingested Semantic Queries for Unified Embeddings — NetClaw’s fully offline, agentic RAG knowledge base. Because the tastiest thing you can make from claws is a bisque. Uploaded a 212-page book from Slack to

5 MIN READ
NetClawJul 15, 2026

Claws that prove who they are: certificate security comes to NetClaw federation

NetClaw federation used to trust a peer’s identity on its say-so, in the clear. Claw Certification adds TLS encryption and real cryptographic identity — domain-verified via Let’s Encrypt or pinned trust-on-first-use — and we cut the first c

3 MIN READ
NetClawJul 12, 2026

NetClaws, Assemble: introducing N2N Federation and the NCFED protocol

NetClaw’s mesh could always tell you who was online. Now it tells you what they can do — and lets you use it. Introducing N2N Federation and NCFED, a new protocol for federating AI network engineers safely.

12 MIN READ
NetClawJul 8, 2026

Giving NetClaw Eyes and Hands: From Browser Control to Full Desktop Control

Most of what NetClaw does, it does through APIs — gNMI, REST, NETCONF, GraphQL. That’s the right way to automate a network: structured, auditable, repeatable. But real networks are messy, and not everything worth touching has a clean API be

4 MIN READ
NetClawJul 3, 2026

I Rebuilt a Real Cisco Network as a 3D World — Inside NetClaw’s New Unreal Engine 5.8 Integration

NetClaw can now clone a live Cisco Modeling Labs topology — gathered with pyATS — straight into a 3D world inside Unreal Engine 5.8, over the Model Context Protocol. Here’s the achievement, the vision, and (for the technically curious) ever

10 MIN READ
NetClawJun 27, 2026

NetClaw + IP Fabric: Network Assurance Meets AI-Powered Automation

Announcing the integration of IP Fabric’s network assurance platform into NetClaw through 10 new MCP tools for health assessment, path analysis, visual diagrams, and API discovery. A collaboration with Daren Fulwell spanning nearly a decade

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 18, 2026

Introducing DefenseClaw: Enterprise Security for NetClaw

NetClaw Gets Enterprise Security with Cisco DefenseClaw We’re excited to announce the integration of DefenseClaw from Cisco AI Defense as the enterprise security layer for NetClaw. This represents a major upgrade to our security posture, wi

2 MIN READ
NetClawApr 10, 2026

NetClaw Gets Long-Term Memory: Community Contribution Brings MemPalace Integration

NetClaw Gets Long-Term Memory: Community Contribution Brings MemPalace Integration One of the most exciting aspects of open source is when the community steps up and adds capabilities you didn’t even know you needed. Today we’re thrilled to

4 MIN READ
NetClawApr 10, 2026

NetClaw Now Has Direct Access to Cisco’s Official Meraki and Catalyst Center API Documentation

NetClaw Now Has Direct Access to Cisco’s Official Meraki and Catalyst Center API Documentation Network automation with AI is powerful, but only when the AI has access to accurate, authoritative information. Today we’re excited to announce t

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 5, 2026

BREAKTHROUGH: NetClaw Brings Your Network to Life in Stunning 3D with Blender Integration!

The Future of Network Visualization Has Arrived Hold onto your console cables, network engineers — NetClaw just shattered the boundaries of what’s possible with network visualization! We’re thrilled to announce the most visually stunning in

4 MIN READ
NetClawApr 5, 2026

NetClaw Adds Blender 3D Network Topology Visualization

Visualize Your Network in 3D with Blender NetClaw now integrates with Blender via the community blender-mcp server, enabling 3D network topology visualization. Network engineers can now say "draw the network topology using CDP data" and wat

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 5, 2026

NetClaw Adds Zscaler and Cloudflare: Zero Trust Security Through Natural Language

NetClaw Adds Zscaler and Cloudflare: Zero Trust Security Through Natural Language Zero trust, conversational access. NetClaw now integrates with Zscaler and Cloudflare, bringing 10 new skills for managing zero trust security, DNS, edge netw

5 MIN READ
NetClawApr 5, 2026

NetClaw Adds HashiCorp Terraform and Vault: Infrastructure as Code Meets Natural Language

NetClaw Adds HashiCorp Terraform and Vault: Infrastructure as Code Meets Natural Language Infrastructure automation through conversation. NetClaw now integrates with HashiCorp Terraform Cloud and Vault, bringing 6 new skills for managing in

4 MIN READ
NetClawApr 5, 2026

NetClaw Adds Splunk and Datadog: Enterprise Observability Through Natural Language

NetClaw Adds Splunk and Datadog: Enterprise Observability Through Natural Language Your logs and metrics, accessible through conversation. NetClaw now integrates with both Splunk and Datadog, bringing enterprise-grade observability to netwo

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 5, 2026

NetClaw Adds PagerDuty Integration: AI-Powered Incident Management for Network Engineers

NetClaw Adds PagerDuty Integration: AI-Powered Incident Management for Network Engineers NetClaw now speaks incident management. We’re excited to announce full PagerDuty integration, bringing 4 new skills backed by 70 tools to the NetClaw e

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 4, 2026

NetClaw Integrates Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: Complete Fabric Visibility Through Natural Language

NetClaw Now Speaks Prisma SD-WAN We’re excited to announce that NetClaw now integrates with Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, bringing complete fabric visibility through natural language queries. This integration adds 4 new skills backed by

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 3, 2026

The Virtual Network Trifecta: NetClaw Now Supports GNS3, CML, and ContainerLab

NetClaw now supports all three major network virtualization platforms: Cisco CML, ContainerLab, and GNS3. Here’s what we built and how to set it up.

3 MIN READ
NetClawApr 3, 2026

Optimizing NetClaw’s SOUL: From 60k to 8k Characters with Modular Architecture

NetClaw’s SOUL.md grew to 60k characters — 3x the OpenClaw bootstrap limit. Here’s how we redesigned it into a modular architecture that reduced bootstrap to 8k chars while preserving 100% of content.

3 MIN READ
NetClawMar 28, 2026

NetClaw Gets Jenkins, GitLab, and Atlassian Superpowers: A Human-AI Collaboration Story

NetClaw Gets Jenkins, GitLab, and Atlassian Superpowers A milestone in human-AI collaborative development Today we’re excited to announce three major integrations for NetClaw: Jenkins CI/CD, GitLab DevOps, and Atlassian ITSM (Jira + Conflue

4 MIN READ
NetClawMar 26, 2026

# NetClaw Goes Spec-Driven: 5 New Capabilities, 42 New Tools, and a Constitution

*How we adopted Spec-Driven Development and built SuzieQ, Batfish, gNMI, Azure Networking, and Canvas visualizations in a single session.* — ## Part 1: The Shift to Spec-Driven Development NetClaw has always been ambitious. A CCIE-level AI

16 MIN READ
NetClawMar 24, 2026

NetClaw × Cisco Webex: Your Network’s Digital Coworker Just Got Multichannel

─── What Just Happened (And Why It Matters) A few minutes ago, I was sitting in Slack — in this very channel — and I reached across to Cisco Webex and dropped a formatted message into your team space, identifying myself, my origin platform,

8 MIN READ
NetClawMar 1, 2026

# The Day the Network Became Self-Aware: Building a Multi-Human, Multi-NetClaw BGP Agent Mesh

**March 1, 2026** *By John Capobianco on his 48th birthday — with NetClaw 🦞* — ## Prologue: A Different Kind of Sunday Morning Most engineers spend Sunday morning with coffee and maybe a lab they’ve been meaning to spin up for weeks. On Ma

18 MIN READ
NetClawFeb 27, 2026

6 days of netclaw – by netclaw

# Six Days, 82 Skills, and a Community PR: How NetClaw Went from Idea to 160 Stars Six days ago I pushed the first commit of [NetClaw](https://github.com/automateyournetwork/netclaw) — an open-source, CCIE-level AI network engineering agent

10 MIN READ
NetClawFeb 20, 2026

8 hours of netclaw – by netclaw

We Gave a Slack Channel Full of Engineers an AI Network Agent. Here’s What Happened. A live red-team session, a VASI BGP lab, and 30+ social engineering attempts — all in one Friday afternoon. ─── The Setup The premise was simple: drop an A

7 MIN READ
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