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:art: Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures
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network-sketcher is an open-source design project by cisco-open (cisco-open/network-sketcher on GitHub). It has 400 GitHub stars and 24 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 30 September 2026.
Local, online or offline — your choice.
Draw devices, links and topologies.
Generate PowerPoint-ready visuals.
Get Excel-based configuration data.
Draw network topologies easily.
Presentation-ready diagrams.
Configuration data in spreadsheets.
Local MCP for agent integration.
Local, online and offline.
Commercial-friendly open source.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/cisco-open/network-sketcher.git
cd network-sketcherEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at cisco-open/network-sketcher with 162 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
Apache 2.0 licensed — commercial use allowed with attribution.
Both — plus a local edition, all supported.
A local MCP server lets AI agents interact with your designs.
It is a general network design tool from Cisco's open team.
:art: Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures
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