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DevNet Create 2020 – North American Spotlight

I am so incredibly fortunate to have been able to share my automation journey with Cisco DevNet Create this year !

In this discussion a very safe roadmap for automation success is discussed – check it out!

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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
#CiscoCert 101 Ep. 3: How to use #Cisco #CCNA exam topics for certification success October 27, 2022
The post #CiscoCert 101 Ep. 3: How to use #Cisco #CCNA exam topics for certification success appeared first on Automate Your Network.
John Capobianco
Test-Driven Automation October 14, 2022
I wrote a new blog! https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/blogs/a0D6e00000sR7Q6EAK/testdriven-automation-with-pyats# The post Test-Driven Automation appeared first on Automate Your Network.
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
#CiscoCert 101 Ep. 3: How to use #Cisco #CCNA exam topics for certification success October 27, 2022
The post #CiscoCert 101 Ep. 3: How to use #Cisco #CCNA exam topics for certification success appeared first on Automate Your Network.
John Capobianco
Test-Driven Automation October 14, 2022
I wrote a new blog! https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/blogs/a0D6e00000sR7Q6EAK/testdriven-automation-with-pyats# The post Test-Driven Automation appeared first on Automate Your Network.
John Capobianco