RouterOS Scripting & CLI Config

RouterOS scripts (.rsc, /system/script, scheduler on-event, Netwatch hooks, and interactive CLI snippets) use RouterOS's own language. It is not shell, Lua, Python, or Tcl. For the syntax baseline, see references/syntax.md. This skill focuses on the traps that LLMs are likely to confidently get wrong.

Do Not Use Interactive Row Numbers in Scripts

Interactive print output shows temporary row numbers (0, 1, 2...) for the current console buffer. They are not stable object IDs and are not usable inside scripts.

# WRONG in scripts — "1" is only an interactive print-buffer row number
/ip/route/set 1 gateway=3.3.3.3

# Better — internal IDs have a * prefix, but can change if objects are removed/re-added
/ip/route/set *1 gateway=3.3.3.3