# Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony

DevFeed: [Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-the-future-of-network-automation-ralph-gait-and-pyats-in-harmony-60872.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://automateyournetwork.com/uncategorized/building-the-future-of-network-automation-ralph-gait-and-pyats-in-harmony/>)

Author: John Capobianco

Published: 2026-01-11T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Automate Your Network](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/automate-your-network.md>)

Topics: [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [NetBox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/netbox.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [Test-driven development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tdd.md>), [AI Context Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-context-management.md>), [Ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ollama.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-assisted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-assisted.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [cisco](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cisco.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [merge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merge.md>), [model-context-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-context-protocol.md>), [network-automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-automation.md>), [network-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-testing.md>), [parallel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parallel.md>), [pyats](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pyats.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes an AI-assisted network automation workflow combining RALPH Loop for iterative testing and self-correction, GAIT for versioning AI conversations and collaboration, and pyATS connected to network devices through MCP. The supplied text ends while introducing pyATS capabilities.

## Source excerpt

Building the Future of Network Automation: RALPH, GAIT, and pyATS in Harmony Over the past few weeks, I've been on an incredible journey pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI-assisted network automation. What started as an exper