pyats_ping_from_network_device
Execute a ping from a network device
How to use it
pyats_ping_from_network_device is exposed by the PyATS MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the pyats_ping_from_network_device tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install PyATS MCP
pip install -r requirements.txtOther tools in PyATS MCP (14)
Apply configuration commands with safety guardrails
Apply configuration across multiple devices concurrently
Apply config and return a before/after diff
Snapshot CPU, memory, interfaces, and routing state
Find which interface owns a given IP address
Retrieve CDP/LLDP neighbors
Retrieve the in-memory operation log
List all devices in the testbed
Roll back to the last saved configuration snapshot
Execute a sandboxed pyATS test script
Run a command on a Linux host
Run a validated show command; returns parsed JSON or raw output
Run a show command across multiple devices concurrently
Fuzzy-search devices by name or alias