slack-report-delivery
Apps & AutomationDeliver formatted network reports, audit results, topology diagrams, and compliance documentation to Slack channels with rich Block Kit formatting. Use when posting a health check report, sharing a security audit, delivering topology diagrams, or sending scheduled network reports to Slack.
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Slack Report Delivery
Slack OAuth Scopes Used
| Scope | Purpose |
|---|---|
chat:write | Post report messages to channels |
chat:write.customize | Post with "NetClaw Reports" custom identity |
files:write | Attach full reports, diagrams, spreadsheets |
files:read | Reference previously shared reports |
channels:history | Find previous reports for comparison |
pins:read | Check pinned baseline reports |
Report Types and Formatting
1. Health Check Report
Post after running the pyats-health-check skill:
:stethoscope: *Device Health Report — R1*
_2024-02-21 14:00 UTC_
*Device:* C8000V | IOS-XE 17.9.4a | Uptime: 47d 12h
┌──────────────────┬──────────┬─────────────────────────┐
│ Check │ Status │ Details │
├──────────────────┼──────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ CPU (5min avg) │ :white_check_mark: 12% │ Normal │
│ Memory │ :warning: 78% │ 2.0G / 2.6G — elevated │
│ Interfaces │ :white_check_mark: All up │ 4/4 interfaces up/up │
│ Hardware │ :white_check_mark: OK │ All modules operational │
│ NTP │ :white_check_mark: Synced │ Offset 2ms to 10.0.0.1 │
│ Logs │ :warning: Events │ 3 OSPF adjacency flaps │
│ Connectivity │ :white_check_mark: 100% │ RTT 23ms to 8.8.8.8 │
└──────────────────┴──────────┴─────────────────────────┘
*Overall:* :warning: *WARNING* — 2 items need attention
_Full report in thread →_
Thread the detailed per-section output as follow-up messages.
2. Security Audit Report
Post after running the pyats-security skill:
:shield: *Security Audit Report — R1*
_2024-02-21 | IOS-XE 17.9.4a_
*Summary:* 2 CRITICAL | 2 HIGH | 3 MEDIUM | 2 LOW
━━━ *CRITICAL* ━━━
:red_circle: *C-001:* SSHv1 enabled — vulnerable to MITM attacks
> _Remediation:_ `ip ssh version 2`
:red_circle: *C-002:* No VTY access-class — management plane exposed to any source
> _Remediation:_ Apply `access-class MGMT-ACL in` on VTY lines
━━━ *HIGH* ━━━
:orange_circle: *H-001:* No OSPF authentication on Gi1 — route injection risk
:orange_circle: *H-002:* SNMP community 'public' with no source ACL
━━━ *MEDIUM* ━━━
:large_yellow_circle: M-001: No CoPP policy configured
:large_yellow_circle: M-002: HTTP server enabled (ip http server)
:large_yellow_circle: M-003: Console exec-timeout set to 0 0 (no timeout)
_Detailed findings with remediation commands in thread →_
3. Topology Discovery Report
Post after running the pyats-topology skill:
:world_map: *Topology Discovery — 2024-02-21*
*Devices Discovered:* 5 | *Links Mapped:* 12
*Discovery Sources:*
• CDP: 8 links (Cisco-to-Cisco)
• LLDP: 3 links (multi-vendor)
• OSPF: 4 routing adjacencies
• BGP: 2 peering sessions
• ARP: 23 L3 neighbors
*Adjacency Table:*
R1:Gi1 ←→ R2:Gi1 (10.1.1.0/30, OSPF Area 0) R1:Gi2 ←→ SW1:Gi0/1 (10.1.2.0/24, Access VLAN 10) R2:Gi2 ←→ SW2:Gi0/1 (10.2.1.0/24, Access VLAN 20) R1:Gi3 ←→ ISP:eth0 (203.0.113.0/30, eBGP AS 65000)
_Draw.io diagram link and full topology model in thread →_
4. NetBox Reconciliation Report
Post after running the netbox-reconcile skill:
:mag: *NetBox Reconciliation Report — 2024-02-21*
*Scope:* 5 devices | 47 interfaces | 12 cables
┌────────────────┬───────┬─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Category │ Count │ Details │
├────────────────┼───────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│ :white_check_mark: DOCUMENTED │ 10 │ Links match NetBox │
│ :warning: UNDOCUMENTED │ 1 │ R1:Gi3 ↔ ISP:eth0 (not in NB) │
│ :red_circle: MISSING │ 1 │ NB cable #47 not seen by CDP │
│ :orange_circle: MISMATCH │ 0 │ — │
│ :blue_circle: IP DRIFT │ 2 │ R2:Lo0 differs from NetBox │
└────────────────┴───────┴─────────────────────────────────┘
*Actions Required:*
1. Add R1:Gi3 ↔ ISP:eth0 cable to NetBox
2. Investigate missing NB cable #47 (R2:Gi3 ↔ SW3:Gi0/2)
3. Update R2 Loopback0 IP in NetBox (10.2.2.2 → 10.2.2.3)
5. Change Report
Post after running the pyats-config-mgmt skill:
:pencil: *Change Report — R1*
_2024-02-21 14:30 UTC | ServiceNow CR: CHG0012345_
*Change:* Add Loopback99 for OSPF router-id migration
*Config Applied:*
interface Loopback99 ip address 99.99.99.99 255.255.255.255 description OSPF-RID-Migration no shutdown
*Verification:* :white_check_mark: *PASSED*
• Routing table: 47 → 48 routes (+1 connected 99.99.99.99/32)
• OSPF neighbors: 2 (FULL) — no change
• Connectivity: 100% to 8.8.8.8 — no change
• New log: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Loopback99 up/up
*Rollback:* Not required
*CR Status:* Closed (successful)
6. Vulnerability Scan Report
Post after running the nvd-cve skill:
:beetle: *Vulnerability Scan — Fleet Summary*
_2024-02-21 | NVD Database_
┌──────────┬───────────────────┬──────────┬──────┬──────┬────────┐
│ Device │ Software │ CRITICAL │ HIGH │ MED │ Action │
├──────────┼───────────────────┼──────────┼──────┼──────┼────────┤
│ R1 │ IOS-XE 17.9.4a │ 2 │ 3 │ 5 │ :red_circle: URGENT │
│ R2 │ IOS-XE 17.12.1 │ 0 │ 1 │ 2 │ :large_yellow_circle: PLAN │
│ SW1 │ IOS-XE 16.12.4 │ 5 │ 8 │ 12 │ :red_circle: URGENT │
└──────────┴───────────────────┴──────────┴──────┴──────┴────────┘
*Top Exposures:*
:red_circle: CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS 10.0) — Affects R1, SW1 — HTTP server exposed
:red_circle: CVE-2023-20273 (CVSS 7.2) — Affects R1 — Web UI accessible
_Detailed CVE analysis per device in thread →_
Scheduled Report Delivery
NetClaw can deliver reports on a schedule when asked:
| Report | Suggested Cadence | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet health check | Daily 06:00 UTC | #netclaw-reports |
| Security audit | Weekly (Monday) | #netclaw-reports |
| NetBox reconciliation | Weekly (Wednesday) | #netclaw-reports |
| Vulnerability scan | Monthly (1st) | #netclaw-reports |
| Topology validation | Monthly (15th) | #netclaw-reports |
Formatting Guidelines
- Use emoji sparingly — severity indicators only, not decoration
- Tables for structured data — use monospace blocks for alignment
- Thread long outputs — keep top-level messages concise (< 20 lines)
- Attach files for full reports — text files for detailed output, images for diagrams
- Always include timestamps — UTC, ISO format
- Link to ServiceNow CRs — when changes are involved
- Reference GAIT sessions — for audit trail continuity
- Pin important baselines — use bookmarks for reference reports
Comparison with Previous Reports
When delivering a new report, reference the previous one:
:chart_with_upwards_trend: *Health Trend — R1*
_Compared to last check (2024-02-20 14:00 UTC)_
│ Metric │ Previous │ Current │ Trend │
│ CPU 5min │ 10% │ 12% │ :arrow_right: Stable │
│ Memory │ 71% │ 78% │ :arrow_up: +7% │
│ Interfaces │ 4/4 up │ 4/4 up │ :arrow_right: Stable │
│ Ping RTT │ 21ms │ 23ms │ :arrow_right: Stable │
:warning: Memory trending upward — investigate if continues