# Trace unstable network paths and packet loss with Trippy before escalating an outage

> Measure route hops, latency, jitter, and packet loss to isolate where a network path degrades during incidents.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/trace-unstable-network-paths-and-packet-loss-with-trippy-bef` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/trace-unstable-network-paths-and-packet-loss-with-trippy-bef`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/trace-unstable-network-paths-and-packet-loss-with-trippy-bef/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/trace-unstable-network-paths-and-packet-loss-with-trippy-bef

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# Trace unstable network paths and packet loss with Trippy before escalating an outage

Measure route hops, latency, jitter, and packet loss to isolate where a network path degrades during incidents.

## Prerequisites

Trippy CLI, terminal access, network reachability to the target host, elevated privileges or supported privilege workaround depending on OS

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- cargo install trippy --locked
- brew install trippy
- docker run -it fujiapple/trippy

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### Docker
- [![Docker Image Version (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/docker/v/fujiapple/trippy)](https://hub.docker.com/r/fujiapple/trippy/)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- See the [getting started](https://trippy.rs/start/getting-started) guide.
- Trippy runs on Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows. It can be installed from most package managers, precompiled binaries, or
- source.

- Source: https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fujiapple852/trippy/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://trippy.cli.rs/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/trace-unstable-network-paths-and-packet-loss-with-trippy-before-escalating-an-outage/)