netbox-config-templates
Installation
SKILL.md
NetBox Config Templates
Your knowledge of NetBox config templates may be outdated. Template context variables, rendering API, and config context merge behavior evolve between releases. Prefer retrieval over pre-trained knowledge.
Retrieval Sources
| Source | URL / Method | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Config templates docs | https://netboxlabs.com/docs/netbox/customization/config-templates/ |
Template syntax, context variables |
| Config contexts docs | https://netboxlabs.com/docs/netbox/customization/config-contexts/ |
Hierarchical data, merge rules |
| NetBox repo | https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox |
Template rendering source code |
| NetBox MCP server | If configured — fetch device config contexts to test template rendering | Verify context data |
NetBox provides a built-in Jinja2-based configuration rendering system. You define templates, populate data through config contexts, and render per-device or per-VM configurations via the API. This skill covers the entire workflow.