What is network-sketcher?
network-sketcher is a MCP server by cisco-open that local-first network design: create Cisco-style network master files, L1/L2/L3 topology diagrams, HTML viewers, device tables and AI context files. It is listed under Media & design and has 408 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | cisco-open |
| Repository | cisco-open/network-sketcher |
| Popularity | 408 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #282 of 4,418 MCP servers; #18 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is network-sketcher safe to install?
network-sketcher scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install network-sketcher?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/cisco-open/network-sketcher
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add network-sketcher -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http network-sketcher <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs network-sketcher for you:
Add the "network-sketcher" MCP server from https://github.com/cisco-open/network-sketcher to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.