network

The network skill helps create network topology diagrams using PlantUML syntax and mxgraph device icons. It is designed to turn network architecture ideas into renderable diagrams for LAN, WAN, datacenter, enterprise, wireless, hybrid cloud, Cisco-focused, and Citrix-related layouts. The skill solves the practical problem of documenting physical and logical network designs in a structured text format that can render as a diagram when placed inside the required PlantUML or PUML code fence.

Its main capabilities include defining network devices with mxgraph stencil syntax, using common icon families such as networks, Cisco, Cisco 19, Cisco SAFE, and Citrix, and connecting devices with PlantUML line syntax. It supports solid physical links, directed traffic flows, dashed VPN or wireless links, labeled connections, cloud shapes, and grouped zones using rectangle or package blocks. It also emphasizes critical rendering requirements such as starting diagrams with @startuml, ending with @enduml, and avoiding text code fences because they will not render as diagrams.

This skill is useful for network engineers, infrastructure architects, technical writers, IT administrators, and documentation teams who need clear network topology visuals in Markdown-based documentation. It is especially suited for documenting office LANs, WAN designs, enterprise infrastructure, Cisco device layouts, WiFi networks, hybrid cloud connectivity, datacenter interconnects, and physical or logical network zones.