# Multivendor CLI Translate

> Translate a network task across Cisco IOS-XE/XR, Junos, Arista EOS, Nokia SR Linux, and PAN-OS. Use when you know the intent and need vendor-correct show or config syntax.

- Skill: `gesh75/multivendor-cli-translate` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gesh75/multivendor-cli-translate`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gesh75/multivendor-cli-translate/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- License: MIT
- Author: gesh75 (https://skillmd.com/u/gesh75)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gesh75/multivendor-cli-translate

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# Multivendor CLI translate

Do not use to invent features a platform does not have. Not for NX-OS vs XR personality debates.

## Procedure

1. State the intent in one sentence (e.g. "show EVPN type-2 for 00:11:22:33:44:55").
2. Emit a table: vendor, mode (op/config), exact command, and the field to read.
3. Prefer operational commands. Config snippets include the prompt context (`configure exclusive`, `configure private`).
4. Call out gotchas (Junos pipe vs IOS include, EOS aliases, SR Linux info vs running).
5. Verify against the platform's current train, not memory from 2018.

```text
intent: BGP neighbor state
  IOS-XR   show bgp neighbor brief
  Junos    show bgp neighbor summary
  EOS      show ip bgp summary
  SRL      show network-instance default protocols bgp neighbor
```

## Anti-patterns

- Never mix config and exec in one block without labels.
- Do not guess a hidden command.

## Safety

Output is reference only. Applying it requires netops-change-guard.