# networktocode/ntc-templates

TextFSM templates for parsing show commands of network devices

Repository: https://github.com/networktocode/ntc-templates
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ntc-templates
Homepage: https://ntc-templates.readthedocs.io/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-24T03:00:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3780, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 56, "gap_med": 36.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1291, forks 791 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:15.583968+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of TextFSM templates for parsing CLI show command output from network devices, plus a Python wrapper around TextFSM's CliTable. It converts raw command output from vendors like Cisco, Juniper, and Arista into structured, machine-readable data.

## Use cases
- parse cisco show commands into structured data
- convert network device CLI output to
- parse show ip interface brief output
- extract structured data from router command output
- normalize network device command output across vendors
- automate network device output parsing in python

## When to choose
- you need to parse CLI output from a wide range of network vendors into structured data
- you are building network automation tooling in Python and want community-maintained templates
- you want a standard, tested template repository instead of writing your own TextFSM templates

## When to avoid
- your devices expose APIs (NETCONF, RESTCONF) that return structured data natively
- you need to parse output from a device or command not covered by the existing templates and cannot contribute one
- you need full configuration management rather than output parsing

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, developer-tools
- domain: networking, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli
- tags: textfsm, network-automation, cli-parsing, network-devices, automation

## Member repositories
- networktocode/ntc-templates (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.583968+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:54:48.105393+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/networktocode/ntc-templates (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.583968+00:00, sha bdc74fac5a97)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/ntc-templates/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:11:50.951178+00:00, sha 11116acc714d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.