Agent skill

Network Engineering

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Network architecture, troubleshooting, and infrastructure patterns.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Network Engineering

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill network-engineering -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace network-engineering --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/89jobrien/network-engineering .claude/skills/network-engineering && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
network-engineering
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
367 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Network architecture, troubleshooting, and infrastructure patterns.

  • Works in 6 steps: Physical/Cloud layer: Is the instance… → Security groups: Are ports open? → NACLs: Are subnets allowing traffic? → …
  • Designing network topologies
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Network Architecture, Load Balancing and DNS, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls openssl

What it does

Network Engineering is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Network architecture, troubleshooting, and infrastructure patterns. Use when designing network topologies, debugging connectivity issues, configuring load balancers, DNS, or implementing network security.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud networking and Network security. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Designing network topologies
  • Debugging connectivity issues
  • Configuring load balancers
  • Implementing network security

Example prompts

  • “/network-engineering”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Physical/Cloud layer: Is the instance running?
  2. Security groups: Are ports open?
  3. NACLs: Are subnets allowing traffic?
  4. Route tables: Is routing correct?
  5. DNS: Does name resolve?
  6. Application: Is service listening?

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • openssl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Network Engineering loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 367 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~56
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 367 words (~1,421 tokens).

“Comprehensive network engineering skill covering network design, troubleshooting, load balancing, DNS, and network security.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
network-engineering
author
Joseph OBrien
status
unpublished
updated
2025-12-23
version
1.0.1
tag
skill
type
skill

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/89jobrien/network-engineering of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Network Engineering

What does Network Engineering do?

Network architecture, troubleshooting, and infrastructure patterns. Network Engineering is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Network architecture, troubleshooting, and infrastructure patterns.

When should I use Network Engineering?

Network Engineering fits situations like: designing network topologies; debugging connectivity issues; configuring load balancers; implementing network security.

How do I install Network Engineering in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill network-engineering -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/network-engineering in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/network-engineering in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Network Engineering in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill network-engineering -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/network-engineering in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/network-engineering in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Network Engineering in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill network-engineering -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/network-engineering, .gemini/skills/network-engineering, .github/skills/network-engineering and .opencode/skills/network-engineering in your project.

What does Network Engineering need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Network Engineering needs the command-line tools its instructions call (openssl).

Does Network Engineering access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Network Engineering safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Network Engineering use?

No licence was found for Network Engineering or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Network Engineering use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Network Engineering?

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Who maintains Network Engineering?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.