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Cisco IOS Review Patterns

Review Cisco IOS/IOS-XE configs and plan safe, verified network changes

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Repository
affaan-m/ECC
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295,127
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a checklist and reference material for working with Cisco router and switch software (IOS and IOS-XE). Once installed, the agent can review configuration snippets, check things like ACL wildcard masks and interface direction, and suggest read-only show commands to collect evidence from a device. It also pushes a cautious change process: capture current state, confirm out-of-band access, apply small changes in a maintenance window, verify, and only then save the config.

Great for

  • Network engineers reviewing planned changes to Cisco routers or switches
  • Students learning IOS command modes, show commands and wildcard masks
  • Teams writing a change-window checklist or troubleshooting runbook

Skip it if

  • Running live changes on production devices without a human checking each command, since the skill only provides patterns and does not verify your specific platform or topology
  • Non-Cisco network gear, because the content is specific to Cisco IOS and IOS-XE

Try asking

  • “Review this IOS ACL and tell me whether the wildcard masks match the subnets I intended”
  • “Build a change-window checklist for adding a new interface to our core switch”
  • “Which show commands should I collect to troubleshoot high CPU on this router?”
  • “Explain the difference between running-config and startup-config before I save changes”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Cisco IOS Review PatternsInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    cisco-ios-patterns.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip cisco-ios-patterns.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip cisco-ios-patterns.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Ask the agent to review a specific config section rather than pasting the full running-config, since configs may contain secrets or private topology.
  • Always confirm the platform, interface names and rollback path yourself before applying any suggested command to a real device.
  • Save configuration only after verifying behaviour; the skill explicitly warns against saving just because a command was accepted.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from affaan-m/ECC under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.