cisco-open/network-sketcher

Overview

Network Sketcher is an AI-ready network design tool that creates network diagrams and exports them as PowerPoint slides and Excel configuration data. It offers Local MCP, Online, and Offline editions, and is built with Python.

Best for

Best for
Network engineers and architects who need to quickly produce diagrams and configuration exports for presentations or deployments.

Use cases

• Generate network topology diagrams from design inputs
• Export network configurations to Excel for deployment
• Create presentation-ready network slides in PowerPoint

How to use

Install

cd network-sketcher/network-sketcher_local_mcp && python -m pip install -r requirements_mcp.txt

Tools exposed

• Multi-user

Tested with

Cursor, Claude Code

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "network-sketcher": {\n      "command": "python",\n      "args": [\n        "/path/to/network-sketcher/network-sketcher_local_mcp/ns_mcp_server.py"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

Network Sketcher is an AI-ready network design tool that creates network diagrams and exports them as PowerPoint slides and Excel configuration data. It offers Local MCP, Online, and Offline editions, and is built with Python.

375 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-07-10. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Generate network topology diagrams from design inputs
• Export network configurations to Excel for deployment
• Create presentation-ready network slides in PowerPoint

Pros

• Supports offline use for air-gapped environments
• Exports directly to widely used PowerPoint and Excel formats
• Open source with active community (375 stars)

Cons

• Limited to network design use cases only
• Requires Python environment for local setup
• No native support for real-time network monitoring or simulation

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