Big things are happening here at NetBox Labs! You might have noticed some new faces (well, avatars) around the GitHub repo lately as our team has been growing quickly, and more people have been getting involved with the day-to-day work of building NetBox and related projects. I wanted to take a moment to share some...

Today, we’ve released to the community two powerful new tools that make it easy to use modern AI with NetBox: a Model Context Protocol server for NetBox to give LLMs the ability to directly interact with NetBox data, and multiple variations of llms.txt for educating LLMs with context about NetBox. Read on below to learn...

The NetBox Labs team headed to Amsterdam for the latest Cisco Live event from February 9-14. As usual this event did not disappoint and the whole team had a blast. Read on to find out what we got up to…. The ‘A’ Team Some of the NetBox Labs team travelled in from the UK, and...

NetBox is rapidly establishing itself as the definitive repository for your network’s data, and as our community grows, so does the demand for smooth integrations with pivotal network management tools. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Private Preview of our newest integration: a direct link between NetBox and Cisco Catalyst Center. About Cisco Catalyst Center...

NetBox’s role as the network source of truth continues to expand, and as our user community grows, so too does the need for seamless integrations with essential network management platforms. Today, we’re excited to announce the Private Preview of our latest integration: a direct connection between NetBox and Microsoft DHCP. Microsoft DHCP is one of...

Back in December, we introduced the public preview of the open-source NetBox Discovery agent, designed to streamline network and device discovery and make ingestion into NetBox quick and seamless. As a lightweight, extensible service, the NetBox Discovery agent simplifies data collection, ensuring your network inventory remains accurate and up to date. Today, we’re excited to...

We’re excited to announce the latest release of the NetBox ServiceNow CMDB and Workflow Integrations, packed with new capabilities designed to enhance usability, connectivity, and reliability. Whether you’re streamlining IT operations, improving data accuracy, or optimizing workflows, this update brings significant improvements to the integration experience. NetBox and ServiceNow: Natural Alignment for Enterprises In mid...

Quickly Find and Fix Operational Drift Building and maintaining an accurate, reliable source of truth is critical to network operations – but it’s also a moving target. Configuration drift, unintended changes, and discrepancies between intended and actual network states introduce risk, complexity, and operational inefficiencies. Today, NetBox Labs is excited to take the next step...

As we hinted in our AutoCon2 recap blog post, connecting design to topology is a big theme for network practitioners right now. While working with our NetBox Service Provider Working Group at the end of 2024, a recurring request was the ability to map arbitrary relationships between NetBox objects—think “What does this application or service...

Think of your network as a busy city with roads (bandwidth), traffic signals (latency), and even guards at the gates (firewalls). Just as urban designers try to predict traffic volume and build relevant facilities, so too is it essential to understand your network requirements and adequately prepare for security and efficiency.  In this post, we’ll...