cisco-open / network-sketcher
Network Sketcher is an AI-ready network design tool with Local MCP, Online, and Offline editions for creating network designs and exporting PowerPoint diagrams and Excel-based configuration data.
Why this job: topics: mcp-server, model-context-protocol
What it does
- No browser, no copy-paste. The LLM calls add device ... and similar commands as Tool invocations
- Reuses network-sketcher_online/ns_engine/ as a library (no code duplication)
- No changes are made to the existing _online / _offline folders
- stdio transport (designed for local operation)
- Platform import workflow. See Extensions: Cisco & Third-Party Converters above (run_commands + build_default_outputs)
Get started
git clone https://github.com/cisco-open/network-sketcher/
cd network-sketcher/network-sketcher_local_mcp
python -m pip install -r requirements_mcp.txt You need: Python 3.10 or later (required by the MCP SDK; the engine itself supports 3.9+); The full Network Sketcher repository (the network-sketcher_online/ folder must be present); Recommended LLM: Claude Opus 4.7 or later. The Local MCP edition relies heavily on multi-step tool calling, schema interpretation, and adherence to the layout / workflow rules embedded in the server instructions and AI Context (e.g., RULE 0
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 11 days ago
- Stars
- 417
- On GitHub
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- None listed
- No release files
- Latest tag
- Ver3.1.2
- Released 5 months ago
- Built with
- Python
- 100% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- 1
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 100% closed
- 0 still open
- Pull requests
- 52 merged
- 0 waiting
- Releases
- 25
- 5 in the last year
More: languages, topics and project record
Languages
- Python 100%
- Dockerfile <1%
Topics
- ai-agent
- cisco
- claude-code
- cursor
- mcp-server
- model-context-protocol
- network-automation
- network-diagram
- powerpoint
- svg
- topology
Project record
- JobMCP servers
- StatusListed
- Commits517
- Forks25
- Watching7
- Stars in 28 days+11
- CreatedAug 8, 2023
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 7, 2026