network-info

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to retrieve and analyze network configuration data, allowing them to understand connectivity states, inspect active connections, and diagnose infrastructure issues programmatically. It serves as a foundational tool for agents needing visibility into system networking layers to perform troubleshooting or compliance checks.

When to use it

• Diagnosing why a service fails to connect to an external API endpoint.
• Verifying that firewall rules are correctly applied before deploying new software.
• Gathering network topology details to map dependencies in a microservices architecture.
• Automating routine health checks for server connectivity and latency.

Key capabilities

• Querying active network connections and listening ports on local hosts.
• Resolving domain names to IP addresses for verification purposes.
• Retrieving routing tables and interface configurations.
• Executing standard diagnostic commands like ping, traceroute, and netstat.

Example prompts

• "Check if port 80 is open on the primary web server."
• "List all active outbound connections from this machine to external IPs."
• "Diagnose why I cannot reach the database cluster by checking network latency."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure the AI agent has appropriate OS-level permissions (e.g., root or sudo) to execute network diagnostic commands, as many require elevated privileges. Be aware that results are specific to the machine where the skill is executed; remote network inspection requires additional configuration or agent capabilities.