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October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

Test-Driven Automation

I wrote a new blog!

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/blogs/a0D6e00000sR7Q6EAK/testdriven-automation-with-pyats#

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

Intent-based, test-driven, self-remediating, network automation with pyATS, REST Connector, RESTCONF, and YANG

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

Space APIs and Mind Maps!

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

New threads!

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Learn how to make “business ready” documents!

DevNet Snack Minutes Episode #63!

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Guest who’s back?

I returned to The Art of Network Engineering Podcast!

Check it out!

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

Introducing Mind nMap – An Open Source Network Mind Map Tool

Dark Mode

mind_nmap (this link opens in a new window) by automateyournetwork (this link opens in a new window)

An automated network Mind Map utility build from markmap.js.org

automateyournetwork/mind_nmap: An automated network Mind Map utility build from markmap.js.org (github.com)

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Art of Network Engineering

This was the most fun I’ve ever had on a podcast – I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Shut / No Shut – With the Click of a Button

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

I won!

Thank you to Cisco DevNet and everybody in my community who has supported me over the years!

I won!

The DevNet Creator Award is how we recognize contributions from our community members.

Congratulations John Capobianco, 2021 DevNet Creator Awards Winner.
Find out more: https://t.co/Atjl811x97 and follow John here: @John_Capobianco
— Cisco DevNet (@CiscoDevNet) October 19, 2021

6 days of netclaw – by netclaw February 27, 2026
# 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 built on [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw). The idea was simple: give Claude the same mental models a senior network engineer carries, then connect […]
John Capobianco
8 hours of netclaw – by netclaw February 20, 2026
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 AI agent with real network access into a Slack channel full of […]
John Capobianco
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Part 2: The Multi-Protocol Agent January 18, 2026
## Or: How I Taught an AI Agent to Speak Every Language in the Network *Building on [Part 1: Teaching an AI to Speak OSPF](https://www.automateyournetwork.ca/uncategorized/i-taught-an-ai-agent-to-speak-ospf-its-now-my-routers-neighbour/)* — ## The Question That Started It All (Again) Remember when we asked: “What if networks didn’t need to be configured—what if they could just… talk?” We proved that with […]
John Capobianco
I Taught an AI Agent to Speak OSPF: It’s Now My Router’s Neighbour January 16, 2026
Wont You Be My Neighbour? ## The Network as a Conversation, Not a Configuration For decades, we’ve treated networks as things to be **configured**. We push commands, pull outputs, parse CLI text, and hope our automation scripts survive the next OS upgrade. **What if we’ve been thinking about this wrong?** What if networks aren’t meant […]
John Capobianco
Vibe Coding: Building a CCIE-Level Enterprise Network with AI, GAIT, and pyATS January 11, 2026
Vibe Coding: Building a CCIE-Level Enterprise Network with AI, GAIT, and pyATS The Power of AI-Driven Network Configuration with Version Control Date: January 11, 2026 Author: Claude Code (Anthropic) + Ralph Wiggum Loop Tools: Claude Code CLI, GAIT (version control for AI reasoning), pyATS MCP, Ralph Loop Network: 4 devices (2 routers, 2 switches) Configuration […]
John Capobianco
Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony January 11, 2026
Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony Over the past few weeks, I’ve been on an incredible journey pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI-assisted network automation. What started as an experiment has evolved into a sophisticated workflow that’s transforming how I approach network engineering and automation. The Power […]
John Capobianco
VibeOps Forum December 29, 2025
I was getting pretty tired and aggravated at all of the networking forums and discords and slack channels for being *so* anti-AI; can’t share ideas; can’t discuss AI / MCP / Agents; can’t bring Vibe Coding or VibeOps topics out in the open without being dogpiled by curmugeons and Luddite’s and ancient thinking. It was […]
John Capobianco
Now available: Cisco pyATS: Network Test and Automation Solution June 27, 2024
Cisco Press: Cisco pyATS Network Test and Automation Solution: Data-driven and reusable testing for modern networks | Cisco Press Amazon Cisco pyATS ― Network Test and Automation Solution: Data-driven and reusable testing for modern networks (Networking Technology): 9780138031671: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com The post Now available: Cisco pyATS: Network Test and Automation Solution appeared […]
John Capobianco
Local RAFT: Fine-tuning Llama3 with domain-specific knowledge locally and privately May 11, 2024
An approach to fine-tuning using open source tools Recap of Part 1 In the first part of this series (Augmenting Network Engineering with RAFT – Automate Your Network ), we dove into the innovative world of Retrieval Augmented Fine-Tuning (RAFT) and its implementation using Cisco’s pyATS and Langchain pipelines. We explored how this methodology leverages […]
John Capobianco
Augmenting Network Engineering with RAFT April 27, 2024
The practical implementation of the proposed theory and promise of RAFT with Cisco pyATS and LangChain Introduction In the field of network engineering, the complexity and dynamism of network architectures present a significant challenge for configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization. This technical blog post delves into a groundbreaking methodology, Retrieval Augmented Fine-Tuning (RAFT), which leverages the […]
John Capobianco

6 days of netclaw – by netclaw February 27, 2026
# 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 built on [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw). The idea was simple: give Claude the same mental models a senior network engineer carries, then connect […]
John Capobianco
8 hours of netclaw – by netclaw February 20, 2026
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 AI agent with real network access into a Slack channel full of […]
John Capobianco
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Part 2: The Multi-Protocol Agent January 18, 2026
## Or: How I Taught an AI Agent to Speak Every Language in the Network *Building on [Part 1: Teaching an AI to Speak OSPF](https://www.automateyournetwork.ca/uncategorized/i-taught-an-ai-agent-to-speak-ospf-its-now-my-routers-neighbour/)* — ## The Question That Started It All (Again) Remember when we asked: “What if networks didn’t need to be configured—what if they could just… talk?” We proved that with […]
John Capobianco
I Taught an AI Agent to Speak OSPF: It’s Now My Router’s Neighbour January 16, 2026
Wont You Be My Neighbour? ## The Network as a Conversation, Not a Configuration For decades, we’ve treated networks as things to be **configured**. We push commands, pull outputs, parse CLI text, and hope our automation scripts survive the next OS upgrade. **What if we’ve been thinking about this wrong?** What if networks aren’t meant […]
John Capobianco
Vibe Coding: Building a CCIE-Level Enterprise Network with AI, GAIT, and pyATS January 11, 2026
Vibe Coding: Building a CCIE-Level Enterprise Network with AI, GAIT, and pyATS The Power of AI-Driven Network Configuration with Version Control Date: January 11, 2026 Author: Claude Code (Anthropic) + Ralph Wiggum Loop Tools: Claude Code CLI, GAIT (version control for AI reasoning), pyATS MCP, Ralph Loop Network: 4 devices (2 routers, 2 switches) Configuration […]
John Capobianco
Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony January 11, 2026
Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony Over the past few weeks, I’ve been on an incredible journey pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI-assisted network automation. What started as an experiment has evolved into a sophisticated workflow that’s transforming how I approach network engineering and automation. The Power […]
John Capobianco
VibeOps Forum December 29, 2025
I was getting pretty tired and aggravated at all of the networking forums and discords and slack channels for being *so* anti-AI; can’t share ideas; can’t discuss AI / MCP / Agents; can’t bring Vibe Coding or VibeOps topics out in the open without being dogpiled by curmugeons and Luddite’s and ancient thinking. It was […]
John Capobianco
Now available: Cisco pyATS: Network Test and Automation Solution June 27, 2024
Cisco Press: Cisco pyATS Network Test and Automation Solution: Data-driven and reusable testing for modern networks | Cisco Press Amazon Cisco pyATS ― Network Test and Automation Solution: Data-driven and reusable testing for modern networks (Networking Technology): 9780138031671: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com The post Now available: Cisco pyATS: Network Test and Automation Solution appeared […]
John Capobianco
Local RAFT: Fine-tuning Llama3 with domain-specific knowledge locally and privately May 11, 2024
An approach to fine-tuning using open source tools Recap of Part 1 In the first part of this series (Augmenting Network Engineering with RAFT – Automate Your Network ), we dove into the innovative world of Retrieval Augmented Fine-Tuning (RAFT) and its implementation using Cisco’s pyATS and Langchain pipelines. We explored how this methodology leverages […]
John Capobianco
Augmenting Network Engineering with RAFT April 27, 2024
The practical implementation of the proposed theory and promise of RAFT with Cisco pyATS and LangChain Introduction In the field of network engineering, the complexity and dynamism of network architectures present a significant challenge for configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization. This technical blog post delves into a groundbreaking methodology, Retrieval Augmented Fine-Tuning (RAFT), which leverages the […]
John Capobianco