Getting it into your agent
It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chambear2809/splunk-cisco-skillsnpx agentmods add skills/chambear2809/splunk-cisco-skills/cisco-catalyst-ta-setupWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
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SkillSpector: 1 finding, up to medium
These are SkillSpector’s own severities. On a checked sample its high-severity flags on skills were ~96% false positives — a documented command, a public API, a “never do X” rule — so we show them as a caution to read, not a verdict. Why →
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 456 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00049 | $0.05930 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00020 | $0.02372 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00010 | $0.01186 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00005 | $0.00593 |
Grade B, and why
cisco-catalyst-ta-setup scanned grade B with 2 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 29d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation
A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.
3. **No sudo needed**: Scripts run fine as the `splunk` OS user. Makes network callslowCapability
Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.
| Bash, `curl`, and `jq` | Run setup and REST configuration helpers | `command -v bash curl jq` | How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 492 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Cisco Catalyst TA Setup Automation
Prerequisites
| Tool or access | Purpose | Verify |
|---|---|---|
Bash, curl, and jq |
Run setup and REST configuration helpers | command -v bash curl jq |
| Splunk administrative access | Create indexes, accounts, and modular inputs | Confirm search-tier REST access |
| Cisco product account | Authorize the selected product API | Store its secret in a protected file |
Workflow Overview
┌───────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐
│ Preflight │ → │ Install TA │ → │ Configure inputs │ → │ Validate data │
└───────────┘ └────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └───────────────┘
When to Activate
- Onboard Catalyst Center or legacy DNA Center data.
- Configure Cisco ISE, SD-WAN, or Cyber Vision modular inputs.
- Design or validate Catalyst SD-WAN text syslog, UTD, ZBFW, SC4S, HSL, or Unified Logging collection.
- Collect a cataloged read-only IOS-XE command when no suitable controller API exists and raw device output is explicitly required.
- Diagnose a
TA_cisco_catalystaccount, input, or dashboard readiness failure.
Scope
This skill owns Splunk account and input configuration for supported products. It does not ask for secrets in chat, alter Cisco appliance policy, or enable unreviewed inputs. Keep credentials file-backed and review polling load first.
Examples
Run the diagnostic preflight without requiring completed ingestion:
bash skills/cisco-catalyst-ta-setup/scripts/validate.sh
Expected output: package, command, credential, and connectivity readiness is reported; unresolved prerequisites are identified without mutation.
Run the strict gate after configuring and enabling inputs:
bash skills/cisco-catalyst-ta-setup/scripts/validate.sh --completion
Expected output: configured accounts, enabled inputs, expected source types,
events, and dashboard evidence report [PASS] or exit nonzero.
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Cause | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| REST returns 401/403 | Splunk or Cisco authorization is incomplete | Verify the account and secret-file permissions |
| Enabled input is idle | URL, scope, or reachability is wrong | Validate and inspect input logs |
| Duplicate events | Inputs overlap | Confirm ownership, then disable one |
| Empty dashboards | Macro/index is misaligned | Run data-source readiness checks |
What ships with it
8 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 29d ago Changed · +2 lines 48761573d14c
- 2mo ago First seen · 490 lines · 49 tokens per session scan B 0ec02a940278
cisco-catalyst-ta-setup is a skill published in the GitHub repository chambear2809/splunk-cisco-skills (40 stars, last pushed 6d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 49 tokens to every session and 5,930 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it B with 2 findings (asks for root, makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cisco-catalyst-ta-setupchambear2809/splunk-cisco-skills | Skill | 40 | 6d ago | Apache-2.0 | B | 49 | Codex |
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