Networklabs

networklabs

A Claude Code plugin for deploying and managing containerlab SR Linux network labs.

Prerequisites

• containerlab installed
• Docker running in rootless mode
• Claude Code installed

Installation

/plugin marketplace add hyposcaler/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install networklabs@hyposcaler

What it provides

Agent: containerlab -- A delegated agent that handles containerlab operations, keeping verbose output out of your main conversation. Claude Code invokes it automatically when your task involves containerlab or SR Linux.

Skill: containerlab -- Reference material for containerlab commands, SR Linux CLI, operational procedures, and troubleshooting. Loaded automatically into the agent's context.

Capabilities:

• Deploy topologies from .clab.yml files (or generate a default 2-node lab)
• Destroy labs with full cleanup
• Inspect running labs and report node status
• Execute SR Linux CLI or shell commands on lab nodes

Basic usage

Once the plugin is active, give Claude Code natural-language instructions:

Deploy a 2-node SR Linux lab

Show me all running labs

Run "show version" on node srl1 in the srlinux-lab

Destroy the srlinux-lab

The containerlab agent runs preflight checks, deploys, waits for nodes to boot, and returns a concise summary with node names, management IPs, and access instructions.

Plugin structure

networklabs/
  .claude-plugin/
    plugin.json            # Plugin manifest (name, version, description)
  agents/
    containerlab.md        # Delegated agent definition
  skills/
    containerlab/
      SKILL.md             # Skill reference (commands, procedures, troubleshooting)