NetClaw: automation for Hermes Agent

NetClaw

automateyournetwork/netclaw

AI network engineering coworker with 237 skills and 176 MCP integrations, on OpenClaw or Hermes

In short

NetClaw is an AI network engineering coworker that runs on OpenClaw or Hermes and ships a large catalog of skills and MCP integrations. You choose the runtime at install time.

What NetClaw does

NetClaw investigates live networks, learns from your own documentation, coordinates specialist agents and carries out approved changes with baselines, verification and an audit trail. Its catalog lists 237 skills and 176 MCP integrations. You can work from chat, a visual HUD, a phone or a Zoom meeting.

The Hermes runtime installs the selected NetClaw MCP servers and skills and uses your Hermes home and configured provider. The README states limits in this first Hermes HUD release: attachments, configuration apply, per-conversation model overrides and hosted Avatar are unavailable, and the first qualified HUD tool is a read-only subnet calculator. Native Windows uses WSL.

Key features

Runs on OpenClaw (default) or Hermes, chosen at install
237 skills and 176 MCP integrations in the catalog
Visual HUD with chat, branching canvas and local avatar
Approved changes with baselines, verification and an immutable audit trail
Mobile and Zoom workflows, plus a VS Code extension

When to use it

Investigating a live network from chat
Running network changes with an audit trail
Reusing an existing Hermes deployment for network engineering work

Who it is for: Network engineers who want an agent runtime on OpenClaw or Hermes with network-specific skills and tools.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

NetClaw supports Hermes as one of two selectable runtimes, with a protected HUD companion and a documented list of limits in the current Hermes release.

Requirements: OpenClaw or a Hermes installation; WSL on Windows

Note: The Hermes runtime is a first release with listed limits, and the README says source version 1.9.0 is unpublished.

FAQ

What is NetClaw?

NetClaw is an AI network engineering coworker with 237 skills and 176 MCP integrations that investigates networks and applies approved changes with verification and audit logging.

Does NetClaw work with Hermes Agent?

Yes. You choose OpenClaw or Hermes during installation. In the first Hermes HUD release, only reviewed tools such as the read-only subnet calculator are qualified, and attachments are unavailable.

Is NetClaw free and open source?

The repository is released under the Apache-2.0 license.