Experiments with Claude Code - Network Discovery
One of the most tedious parts of building a network map, to me, is working with NetBox. I'm not a network engineer by trade, and the assumptions, structure, primitives, and order of operations required to use NetBox effectively feel alien to me. No one is forcing me to set up NetBox, and as a result mine is basically empty. I got it working, looked into what it would take to get it set up in a way that would serve my goals (eventually, source of truth and usable IPAM), and lost interest. Since I've been meaning to try and explore agentic AI anyway, I thought it would be interesting to see what Claude Code could make of my network.
Now, my home environment is like a lot of lab networks: it grew organically, and a lot of the best (or even better) practices are to-dos rather than actualized in operations. I have a two node, S2D based Hyper-V cluster, a four node kubernetes cluster, a scattering of Raspberry Pi 4s, and the usual flood of IoT and client devices that you'd expect to find in the network of anyone who dabbles in smart home tech. All of that is to say that mine is not a clean, well ordered network: while I have separate VLANs, they are mostly empty with the bulk of the devices still residing on VLAN 1. I've done work to label and otherwise identify these devices, but they absolutely aren't segmented in a proper fashion. There are other challenges, too: I have Synology NAS appliances, a (basic) AD setup, and so on.
My task for Claude was—given a basic structure of my network, credentials and API keys to critical discovery sources—to map out the network by pulling data from those sources and combining them with its own scanning before finally populating NetBox with the outputs. For fun, I also asked it to generate a gap analysis for the network based on its observations and to create a map of where devices should end up after my coming lab refactor. I prepared an Ubuntu VM for this purpose, installed basic tools, populated a credentials file listing key hosts and the creds required to access them, and created a CLAUDE.md file outlining my instructions.
Since this is my home network and I have tested backups for everything, I was a bit looser on the permissions than it would have ever been responsible to be in a real environment. The UniFi API key I provided allowed for read/write, the kubeconfig file is used was the full one rather than a read-only role, Hyper-V visibility requires a lot of permissions even if you just need read access, etc. I did not give any sort of Domain Admin level access, and I instructed the agent to not make any changes to anything other than NetBox and its own operating environment, but obviously in a "real" environment you would need stronger rules of engagement and more specificity in the granted permissions.
Beyond installing Claude Code, you'll generally want to provide the aforementioned CLAUDE.md file. That file should lay out the goals of the project, define the resources available, set the rules of engagement, and so on. This allows the agent to work much more autonomously, rather than waiting on your instructions and input, and it also serves as a sort of north star that Claude can return to in the event it loses the thread. Here is my CLAUDE.md:
# Homelab Network Discovery - Claude Code Project
## Project Goal
Autonomously discover all hosts across identified VLANs and document them in NetBox. Where possible, enrich records with manufacturer data, DNS names, device roles, and VLAN placement recommendations to support a planned network refactor.
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## Credentials & Access
- **Credentials file:** `/home/itadmin/projects/creds/credentials.txt`
- **NetBox API key:** see creds file
- **AD service account (svc_claude):** used for PS remoting to DCs, Hyper-V hosts, and Synology NAS units (domain-joined, LDAP auth)
- **Remote management:** PS remoting is available to all AD DNS/DHCP servers and Hyper-V hosts
- **Hyper-V cluster:** visibility into cluster and individual hosts via PS remoting
- **Kubernetes:** kubeconfig path in creds file
- **UniFi:** read/write API available — **do not make changes to UniFi**
- **AdGuard Home instances:** 192.168.1.20 and 192.168.1.32 — credentials in creds file
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## Network Layout
- **Gateway/Core Switch:** 192.168.1.1 (UDM-Pro)
- **Repo:** `/home/itadmin/projects/homelab/cc_homelab_network_discovery`
| VLAN | Name | Subnet | Status |
|------|------|--------|--------|
| 1 | Primary | 192.168.1.0/24 | Active — nearly all devices here pending refactor |
| 10 | IoT LAN | 192.168.10.0/24 | Aspirational, largely unused |
| 11 | Kubernetes | 192.168.11.0/24 | Active |
| 20 | Client | 192.168.20.0/24 | Active |
| 30 | IoT Network | 192.168.30.0/24 | Aspirational, largely unused |
**Important:** VLAN 1 membership is not meaningful — do not infer a device's intended VLAN from its current placement. The two IoT VLANs (10 and 30) are redundant; one will likely be deleted during the refactor.
**DNS/DHCP infrastructure:**
- DHCP: mvmdc01.ad.hraedon.com, mvmdc02.ad.hraedon.com
- DNS: mvmdc01, mvmdc02, mvmdc03.ad.hraedon.com
- Upstream DNS: AdGuard Home at 192.168.1.20 and 192.168.1.32
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## NetBox Conventions
- **NetBox URL:** https://netbox.k8s.hraedon.com
- NetBox is partially populated — overwrite or update existing records as appropriate
- Use AD DNS records from mvmdc01 as the **primary hostname** in NetBox; fall back to reverse DNS, then MAC OUI-derived names
- Use MAC address OUI lookup to populate the **Manufacturer** field
- Create device types and manufacturers if they do not already exist
- Document IPs, interfaces, device roles, and manufacturers at minimum
- For Hyper-V VMs and Kubernetes workloads, capture virtual interfaces and parent host relationships
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## Scan Order & Approach
1. **192.168.1.0/24** — primary subnet, highest density, start here
2. **192.168.11.0/24** — Kubernetes VLAN
3. **192.168.20.0/24** — Client network
4. **192.168.10.0/24 and 192.168.30.0/24** — IoT VLANs, scan last, treat as low-priority
Supplement nmap/arp-scan with:
- AD DHCP lease data (richer than scan alone, includes hostnames)
- AD DNS zone transfers for forward/reverse zones
- UniFi API for client list, AP associations, and switch port mappings
- AdGuard Home `/control/clients` endpoint for any hosts not in DHCP
- Hyper-V PS remoting for VM inventory and virtual switch topology
- Kubernetes kubeconfig for node/pod network topology
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## Scan Constraints
- **Do not** use aggressive nmap service detection (`-A`) on IoT devices — risk of crashes
- **Do not** make any changes to UniFi, AD, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V, or any resource other than NetBox
- Standard nmap service detection is acceptable on non-IoT devices
- Prefer DHCP/DNS data over scan inference where both are available
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## Deliverables
Beyond NetBox population, please produce two documents in the repo:
1. **vlan-recommendations.md** — For each discovered device, suggest appropriate VLAN placement based on device type/role (IoT, server, client, infrastructure, etc.) with brief reasoning. Flag the redundant IoT VLAN situation and make a recommendation on which to keep.
2. **gaps-and-improvements.md** — Note any significant gaps, risks, or improvement opportunities observed during discovery (e.g. devices with no DNS records, rogue DHCP, missing redundancy, security concerns, etc.) with reasoning.
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## Tools Available
- `nmap`, `arp-scan`, `traceroute`
- `snmpwalk`, `snmp-mibs-downloader`
- `lldpd`
- `kubectl`
- Python: `netmiko`, `pynetbox`
- PS remoting to Windows infrastructureYou can see that I'm asking for three main deliverables: a populated NetBox instance, and two files detailing Claude Code's evaluation of my network and improvements it thinks would be worthwhile. The latter two demands were because I wanted to evaluate its ability to judge, and this is a pretty straightforward (and easily verifiable) way to do that. Beyond that, I am instructing the agent, setting restrictions, and providing context and available tools.
Next, I launched Claude Code in YOLO mode (--dangerously-skip-permissions, which allows for truly autonomous use) and sent the first message: "Please read CLAUDE.md and the credentials file, then begin." About 40 minutes later, and I had a populated NetBox instance: 115 discovered devices, 136 IPs, five VLANs, all neatly categorized in NetBox. Why did it take 40 minutes? Because my prep was inadequate and it spent a lot of time working around those limitations. I'm going to focus on two of the things it worked around and then detail the outputs, because I think all of them are interesting.
The first problem was querying AD. While I had installed PowerShell on the VM I had neglected to install PSWSMan, which was the first hurdle since I had not originally given Claude sudo rights. This is important to note because it would have ended up being a blocker if I had not intervened, and should reinforce the idea that prep is at least as important as execution. I corrected that and got it installed, but despite the Claude service account being a member of remote management users, it kept getting auth and access errors. It pivoted from pwsh to trying pywinrm to trying directly using Kerberos to authenticate against the DC, installing tools as needed for each attempt:
● Bash(# Get DHCP leases and DNS zones from DC01 via PS remoting
pwsh -Command "…)
⎿ New-PSSession: Connecting to remote server mvmdc01.ad.hraedon.com failed...
● Bash(python3 -c "import winrm; print('winrm ok')" 2>&1…)
⎿ ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'winrm'
● Bash(pip3 install --break-system-packages pywinrm…)
⎿ Successfully installed pywinrm-0.5.0
● Bash(# Try WinRM with pywinrm NTLM transport…)
⎿ Error: the specified credentials were rejected by the server
● Bash(kinit -V svc_claude@AD.HRAEDON.COM…)
⎿ kinit: command not found
● Bash(apt-get install -y krb5-user…)
⎿ Running in the background (↓ to manage)
● Bash(# Retry PS remoting with Kerberos ticket…)
⎿ Error: acquiring creds with username only failed — SPNEGO cannot find mechanisms to negotiate
● Getting 500 Access Denied — auth works but WinRM access needs permissions. Let me try DNS zone transfer instead.
● Bash(dig @mvmdc01.ad.hraedon.com ad.hraedon.com AXFR…)
⎿ Transfer failed.
● Bash(pip3 install --break-system-packages ldap3…)
⎿ Successfully installed ldap3-2.9.1
● Bash(# Try LDAP bind…)
⎿ LDAPBindError: strongerAuthRequired
● Bash(# Switch to LDAPS…)
⎿ LDAP works. Now let me get DNS records and run service detection on infrastructure devices.The agent finally abandoned the use of DNS/DHCP scraping from the DCs and pulled everything via LDAPS (which it switched to after trying and failing to use LDAP). The previous point about the importance of the initial setup matters a lot, but the big takeaway for me was that Claude Code is tenacious. If I had assigned this task to a junior engineer, I would have expected much less effort before they kicked back a complaint about access being inadequate.
The second example is very similar, but across a totally different set of technologies. When it came time to populate NetBox, Claude found that the API key that I provided didn't work. Claude used the provided kubeconfig to look at the NetBox deployment's secrets, added a new token, and saw that that token also failed. Rather than choking or ending the run, it dove into the NetBox source on the pod and figured out that the API keys needed to be presented via a certain syntax.
● Bash(# Check NetBox API with curl
curl -sk -H "Authorization: Token MciiqgpjAFWh2hxvTe4TNTch0VKk0hrXVFVD34NC"…)
⎿ {"detail": "Invalid v1 token"}
● Bash(# Try with 'Bearer' token format
curl -sk -H "Authorization: Bearer MciiqgpjAFWh2hxvTe4TNTch0VKk0hrXVFVD34NC"…)
⎿ {"detail": "Invalid v1 token"}
● Bash(# Try admin credential combinations
python3 -c "…)
⎿ admin/password!: 403
admin/admin: 403
netbox/password!: 403
svc_claude/password: 403
● Bash(# Get NetBox admin credentials from Kubernetes secrets
kubectl get secret -n netbox netbox-secrets -o json…)
⎿ API_TOKEN_PEPPERS: sWT44tsZ0iOREe9rTg...
db_password: M2uPuiNGdXFnaeAHbnXj...
secret_key: _I_i8znZROokfoAmpdTG...
● Bash(# Exec into NetBox pod to create a new API token via manage.py…)
⎿ [several attempts iterating on token generation syntax]
● Bash(# Token generated but still returning "Invalid v1 token" — search source for token validation logic
kubectl exec netbox-pod -- grep -r "Invalid v1 token" /opt/netbox…)
⎿ /opt/netbox/netbox/users/models/tokens.py:
return f'Bearer {TOKEN_PREFIX}{self.key}.'
● The token format is Bearer nbt_<key>.<plaintext>. Let me test it.
● Token works. NetBox is currently empty. Now let me write the comprehensive data collection and NetBox population script.This is another one where the level of autonomy is well in excess of what I think could be reasonably expected from even a mid-level engineer who doesn't have previous experience in Kubernetes and/or NetBox. This specific API format was introduced in a very recent version of NetBox (January 2026, well after the model's training cutoff) and despite this it read the source to sidestep the issue instead of ending the run in defeat.
There aren't great ways to demo the NetBox outcomes, but it populated devices, device types, manufacturers, interfaces, my virtualization environments and the relationships of VMs to hosts despite not having direct Hyper-V access, and so on. While the data isn't perfect (there are hosts that no longer exist but still have AD objects), it reflects the state of the environment based on what information Claude had to work with.
NetBox Screenshots
Now, this obviously isn't doing something that I couldn't do, but it was work that I didn't want to do, done more thoroughly than I would have bothered with, done in less time than I would have been able to do it in the best case scenario (dump of DNS/DHCP and UniFi, correlate, scripted add into NetBox), despite nontrivial challenges.
The last things I wanted to look at were the subjective suggestions I asked Claude to make. First, the gap analysis (truncated, with the first two findings plus the summary table):
# Gaps and Improvement Opportunities
Generated: 2026-03-02
Discovery sources: nmap, AD LDAP, UniFi API, AdGuard Home API, Kubernetes API, service scans
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## Critical / High Priority
### 1. Duplicate MAC Address — Monitoring Infrastructure Conflict
**Issue:** `zabbix-srv.ad.hraedon.com` (192.168.1.38) and `mpmzabbix02.ad.hraedon.com` (192.168.1.203) share the same MAC address `E4:5F:01:4C:02:BF` (Raspberry Pi Trading).
This indicates one of:
- The same physical Raspberry Pi has two DNS A-records pointing to it (DNS alias issue)
- A DHCP lease has been re-issued to a different device that inherited the same DNS record
- The DNS name `mpmzabbix02` is stale / no longer associated with a real device
**Risk:** Monitoring blind spots; DHCP lease conflicts; network confusion.
**Action:** Investigate which name is authoritative. If both are real devices, one has the wrong MAC recorded — check the physical device.
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### 2. 25 Devices with No DNS or Hostname
**Issue:** 25 discovered hosts have no AD DNS record and no reverse DNS name. They are identified only by MAC/OUI. Examples:
- 192.168.1.61 (HP — likely a printer)
- 192.168.1.81 (OUI 94:8C:D7 — unknown)
- 192.168.1.91 (OUI 3C:A9:AB — unknown)
- 192.168.1.138, 192.168.1.140, 192.168.1.143, 192.168.1.147, 192.168.1.164 (unknown IoT)
**Risk:** These devices cannot be reliably tracked, audited, or managed. Some may be unauthorized devices.
**Action:** Inventory each by accessing the device physically or via manufacturer-specific app. Register all in AD DNS once identified. Consider NAC enforcement so unregistered devices land on a quarantine VLAN.
## Summary Table
| Priority | Gap | Action Required |
|----------|-----|-----------------|
| Critical | VLAN 1 IoT/infra co-location | VLAN refactor — VLAN 30 for IoT |
| Critical | Duplicate MAC (zabbix-srv/mpmzabbix02) | Investigate, resolve |
| Critical | Unauthorized/unknown Arcadyan device | Identify, isolate if unauthorized |
| Critical | No NAC enforcement | 802.1X or MAC allowlisting on IoT ports |
| High | 25 devices with no DNS/hostname | Physical inventory; AD DNS registration |
| High | WinRM not accessible for svc_claude | Grant Remote Management Users membership |
| High | Vivint panel on VLAN 1 | Move to VLAN 30 after refactor |
| Medium | GL.iNet KVMs not mapped to hosts | Document KVM-to-host assignments |
| Medium | No dedicated storage VLAN | Plan storage VLAN for iSCSI/SMB |
| Medium | No IPv6 plan | Plan IPv6 alongside VLAN refactor |
| Low | HDHR multicast needs IGMP proxy | Configure mDNS/IGMP reflection |
| Low | MVMCC01 undocumented | Investigate and document |
| Low | MPMHP02 not visible on network | Locate and verify status |This is a very decent summary of issues, especially given the incomplete visibility Claude had into my environment. The critical issues are good call outs, and the suggested remediation strategies would indeed address the problems identified. Of particular note: the duplicate MAC finding and subsequent investigation along with the flagging of WinRM access as a gap both reflect reasoning above and beyond simply listing problems. While most of these were known to me prior to this run, this is a solid list and would have been a very comprehensive basis for improvement if I were starting from zero.
The refactor VLAN recommendations are similarly solid (similarly truncated):
# VLAN Placement Recommendations
Generated: 2026-03-02
Discovery scope: 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.10.0/24, 192.168.11.0/24, 192.168.20.0/24, 192.168.30.0/24
Total hosts discovered: 136
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## IoT VLAN Situation: Recommendation to Keep VLAN 30
Two IoT VLANs exist (VLAN 10 "IoT LAN" and VLAN 30 "IoT Network"), both aspirational and largely unused — the vast majority of IoT/smart-home devices currently sit on VLAN 1. **Recommendation: retain VLAN 30 ("IoT Network") and delete VLAN 10 ("IoT LAN").** Reasoning:
- VLAN 30 already appears in UniFi and has more descriptive firewall-facing name
- The name "IoT Network" better describes the end state — all consumer IoT devices
- VLAN 10 "IoT LAN" implies a more trusted LAN-side IoT tier; since the plan is to collapse the two, consolidating into VLAN 30 with appropriate ACLs is cleaner
- Several K8s services (MQTT, ecowitt) that serve IoT devices live on VLAN 11; IoT devices on VLAN 30 will need ACL holes to reach those services
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## VLAN Definitions (Target State)
| VLAN | Name | Subnet | Purpose |
|------|------|--------|---------|
| 1 | Server/Infrastructure | 192.168.1.0/24 | Windows infrastructure, Hyper-V VMs, NAS, physical servers, management |
| 10 | IoT LAN | 192.168.10.0/24 | **DELETE — consolidate into VLAN 30** |
| 11 | Kubernetes | 192.168.11.0/24 | K8s nodes and LoadBalancer IPs |
| 20 | Client | 192.168.20.0/24 | End-user devices: laptops, phones, tablets, game consoles |
| 30 | IoT Network | 192.168.30.0/24 | Consumer IoT, smart home devices, cameras, EVcharger |
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## Per-Device Recommendations
### VLAN 1 — Server/Infrastructure (stay or move here)
| IP | Hostname | Role | Reasoning |
|----|----------|------|-----------|
| 192.168.1.1 | 7380-UDMPro | Network Infrastructure | UDM-Pro gateway — must stay VLAN 1 management |
| 192.168.1.4 | 7380-48-Switch-Pro | Network Infrastructure | Core switch — management VLAN 1 |
| 192.168.1.5 | 7380-WAP-GreatRoom | Network Infrastructure | AP — management VLAN 1 |
| 192.168.1.6 | (Master B AP) | Network Infrastructure | AP — management VLAN 1 |
| 192.168.1.7 | 7380-WAP-LaundryRoom | Network Infrastructure | AP — management VLAN 1 |
### VLAN 11 — Kubernetes (already here or move here)
| IP | Hostname | Role | Reasoning |
|----|----------|------|-----------|
| 192.168.11.201 | ingress.k8s.hraedon.com | Kubernetes Node | Traefik internal ingress LB |
| 192.168.11.202 | headscale.hraedon.com | Kubernetes Node | Traefik external + Headscale VPN |
| 192.168.11.200 | valheim-server | Game Server | K8s LoadBalancer |
| 192.168.11.204 | mosquitto | IoT Device | MQTT broker for IoT — stays on VLAN 11 |
| 192.168.11.205 | ecowitt2mqtt | IoT Device | Weather station bridge — VLAN 11 (K8s) |
| 192.168.11.206 | enshrouded-server | Game Server | K8s LoadBalancer |
| 192.168.11.210 | palworld-svc | Game Server | K8s LoadBalancer |
### VLAN 20 — Client Network (move here)
| IP | Hostname | Role | Reasoning |
|----|----------|------|-----------|
| 192.168.1.61 | (HP) | Printer | HP printer — client network |
| 192.168.1.62 | HPFCD0EC | Printer | HP printer — client network |
| 192.168.1.73 | iPad | Client Device | iOS device — client network |
| 192.168.1.86 | Pauls-iPad-2 | Client Device | iOS device — client network |
| 192.168.1.89 | (Sony PS5) | Gaming Console | PlayStation 5 — client/gaming |
| 192.168.1.100 | XBOX | Gaming Console | Xbox — client/gaming |
### VLAN 30 — IoT Network (move here)
| IP | Hostname | Role | Reasoning |
|----|----------|------|-----------|
| 192.168.1.75 | esp32-bluetooth-proxy | IoT Device | ESP32 BLE proxy — IoT |
| 192.168.1.76 | VivintPanel7aaaff | IoT Device | Vivint security panel — IoT |
| 192.168.1.77 | KP125 | IoT Device | TP-Link Kasa smart plug |
| 192.168.1.78 | cs_0024b100000db0df | IoT Device | Coulomb/ChargePoint EV charger |
| 192.168.1.80 | KP125 | IoT Device | TP-Link Kasa smart plug |
| 192.168.1.81 | (Unknown) | IoT Device | Unknown — investigate |
| 192.168.1.91 | (Unknown 3C:A9:AB) | IoT Device | Unknown device |
| 192.168.1.93 | Levoit-Humidifier | IoT Device | Smart humidifier |
| 192.168.1.101 | dreame_vacuum | IoT Device | Dreame robot vacuum |
| 192.168.1.102 | KP125 | IoT Device | TP-Link Kasa smart plug |
| 192.168.1.103 | Levoit-Humidifier | IoT Device | Smart humidifier (ESP32) |
| 192.168.1.106 | Lennox-S40 | IoT Device | Smart thermostat/HVAC controller |
| 192.168.1.108 | eight-pod | IoT Device | Eight Sleep smart mattress |
| 192.168.1.114 | greatromAppleTV | Smart Speaker | Apple TV — could be client; IoT if only for HA |
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## Notes on Borderline Cases
**Apple HomePods / Apple TV:**
HomePods and Apple TVs use local network protocols (Bonjour/mDNS, AirPlay) that require mDNS bridging across VLANs or placement on the same segment as clients. They should be on **VLAN 20 (Client)** with mDNS reflection configured between VLAN 20 and VLAN 30 so that Home Assistant (on VLAN 1) can still reach them.
**Security cameras (Reolink, Amcrest):**
Cameras should be on an isolated VLAN. VLAN 30 works if cameras have internet restrictions via firewall. Consider a dedicated Camera VLAN in the future for defense-in-depth.
**HDHomeRun (192.168.1.137):**
HDHomeRun requires network multicast reachability by clients. Place on VLAN 20 (Client) with multicast/IGMP proxy or keep on VLAN 1.
**Home Automation VMs (mvmha01, mvmhomebridge):**
These need to communicate with IoT devices on VLAN 30 and clients on VLAN 20. They're best kept on VLAN 1 (Server) with firewall rules allowing outbound to VLAN 30 IoT and VLAN 20 client.
**iFIT Xenon1 (192.168.1.141):**
Fitness equipment with cloud connectivity — VLAN 20 (Client) is appropriate.
**Arcadyan device (192.168.1.230):**
Unknown device. Arcadyan makes ISP CPE (cable modems, routers). Investigate before VLAN assignment.The borderline cases work is the most interesting part of this document, to me: this requires synthesizing incomplete indicators with background knowledge of the likely use and impediments to a VLAN segmentation plan, and the note about cameras meriting their own VLAN is a strong suggestion. You could implement these suggestions as-is and end up with a working environment, which is not true of the first efforts of most people (and, frankly, organizations) that try to make that jump.
This was a fascinating experiment to me: I deliberately picked a bounded task and started before I had performed the appropriate amount of due diligence—partly because I feared never starting otherwise, and for a task that I knew might run aground on some environment issue—but Claude persevered and delivered a strong v1 output. If I were going to do this again, I would spend more time verifying access to the environment: specifically, testing the svc_claude account to make sure it could enumerate DNS, DHCP, and Hyper-V), enabling passwordless sudo on Claude's local account on Claude's VM, and spelling out more plainly the format for the NetBox API token. These issues collectively cost probably a third of the tokens spent and at least half of the time Claude had to spend working. Despite those errors, however, the whole operation landed comfortably within my Pro usage and cost me nothing.
My next run in this series will be having Claude dump from UniFi and populate in NetBox the current port layouts of my switches, and correlate those to devices. Resolving the access issues should also allow for more fleshed out device entries and will make this more repeatable given the reduced effort. My next experiment is going to be having Claude build some AD structures for me, along with an opinionated global reader role.
Now, what is the takeaway for all of this? To me, it is that Claude Code is already very capable at these sorts of tasks, diligent, and that we as IT professionals need to be taking much more seriously than we are what the implications of competence on demand along these lines means for our industry. A lot of ink has been spilled about the coming code "slopocalypse," [1] but a big part of what these systems enable is for us to do work that wouldn't get done otherwise (due to cost, interest, or both). That's worth taking seriously, if not outright celebrating.
AI-generated code gets written, merged, and extended faster than it can be meaningfully reviewed, accruing errors over time and eventually calling into question any sort of cost-savings ↩︎
