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Create Network Topology Diagrams

Generate network topology diagrams showing servers, routers, firewalls, subnets, and connectivity between infrastructure components.

Quick answer: Use the Diagram Generator tool through ToolRouter to create network topology diagrams directly from Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw — connect once, then drive it with plain-language prompts. No code required.

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Network topology diagrams map the physical and logical layout of infrastructure -- servers, switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and the connections between them. They are essential for network planning, troubleshooting, security auditing, and compliance documentation.

The generate_diagram skill creates network topology diagrams from descriptions of your infrastructure. Describe your network segments, devices, subnets, and connectivity, and the AI produces a properly organized diagram with appropriate icons and groupings. It handles common patterns like DMZ architectures, hub-and-spoke topologies, mesh networks, and cloud VPC layouts.

Network engineers use topology diagrams to plan infrastructure changes and assess impact. Security teams use them to identify exposure points and verify segmentation. DevOps engineers use them to document cloud infrastructure for disaster recovery planning. Compliance teams include them in audit documentation to demonstrate network controls. The diagram serves as the single source of truth for how the network is actually connected.

How to create network topology diagrams with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw

Claude builds network diagrams through an infrastructure conversation. Describe your network segments and devices, get an initial diagram, then add security boundaries, IP ranges, and redundancy paths through follow-ups. The iterative approach captures the layered complexity that real network architectures have.

Connect ToolRouter to Claude

1Open connector settings Open Settings

2Add a custom connector with these details

Name

ToolRouter

URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Let Claude set you up Open Claude

How to create network topology diagrams with Claude

Once connected (see setup above), use the Diagram Generator tool:

Ask Claude: "Create a network topology diagram using diagram-generator" and describe the infrastructure
Claude generates the diagram showing devices, subnets, and connections
Download the diagram for your infrastructure documentation

Example prompt for Claude

Try this with Claude using the Diagram Generator tool

Create a network topology diagram: internet connects to a firewall, behind it is a DMZ with a web server and load balancer, then an internal firewall leading to the application subnet with 3 app servers and a database subnet with a primary and replica database.

Tips for Claude

Group devices by subnet or security zone for the clearest layout
Ask Claude to add IP ranges and VLAN tags to the diagram for operational use

ChatGPT creates network diagrams while suggesting security and architecture improvements. It identifies potential single points of failure, recommends segmentation strategies, and can generate separate diagrams for physical and logical topologies. Infrastructure planning and documentation happen together.

Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT

1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode

2Click Create app and enter these details

Name

ToolRouter

Icon

Download

Description

Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.

MCP Server URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Check the box and click Create

How to create network topology diagrams with ChatGPT

Once connected (see setup above), use the Diagram Generator tool:

Ask: "Generate a network topology diagram" and describe the network components
ChatGPT creates the diagram with proper device groupings and connections
Request: "Add a VPN tunnel between the office network and the cloud VPC"

Example prompt for ChatGPT

Try this with ChatGPT using the Diagram Generator tool

Draw a network diagram for our hybrid setup: on-premise data center with a core switch, connected via VPN to AWS VPC with public and private subnets, NAT gateway, and an RDS instance in the private subnet.

Tips for ChatGPT

ChatGPT can suggest security improvements based on the topology it generates
Ask for separate diagrams for physical and logical topologies if needed

Copilot generates network topology diagrams from your infrastructure-as-code files. Read Terraform or CloudFormation configurations and produce visual representations of your VPCs, subnets, and security groups. Keep network documentation in your repo alongside the actual infrastructure definitions.

Connect ToolRouter to Copilot

1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool

2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details

Server name

ToolRouter

Server description

Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.

Server URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Set Authentication to None and click Create

How to create network topology diagrams with Copilot

Once connected (see setup above), use the Diagram Generator tool:

In Copilot Chat: "Create a network topology diagram for our infrastructure"
Copilot generates the diagram based on your description
Ask: "Add this diagram to the infrastructure documentation"

Example prompt for Copilot

Try this with Copilot using the Diagram Generator tool

Generate a network diagram from our Terraform configuration showing the VPC, subnets, security groups, and EC2 instances.

Tips for Copilot

Copilot can read Terraform or CloudFormation files and generate topology diagrams from them
Keep network diagrams in your infrastructure-as-code repo alongside the actual configs

OpenClaw produces network topology diagrams from structured infrastructure descriptions with standard device icons and grouping conventions. Process multiple environment configurations to generate documentation for dev, staging, and production networks with consistent visual formatting.

Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw

1Install the CLI

npm install -g toolrouter-mcp

2Call tools directly from OpenClaw

toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp tools

How to create network topology diagrams with OpenClaw

Once connected (see setup above), use the Diagram Generator tool:

Ask OpenClaw: "Create a network topology diagram" and describe the infrastructure
OpenClaw generates the diagram with network components and connections
Download and use for documentation or planning

Example prompt for OpenClaw

Try this with OpenClaw using the Diagram Generator tool

Generate a network topology for a Kubernetes cluster: external load balancer, ingress controller, three worker nodes each running multiple pods, connected to an external database and a Redis cluster.

Tips for OpenClaw

Include security boundaries like firewalls and security groups to show access control
Update the diagram whenever infrastructure changes to maintain accurate documentation

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I create network topology diagrams with an AI assistant?

Generate network topology diagrams showing servers, routers, firewalls, subnets, and connectivity between infrastructure components. Connect the Diagram Generator tool to Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw through ToolRouter, then ask the assistant in plain language. For example: Ask Claude: "Create a network topology diagram using diagram-generator" and describe the infrastructure Claude generates the diagram showing devices, subnets, and connections

Which AI assistants can create network topology diagrams?

Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw can all create network topology diagrams using the Diagram Generator tool through ToolRouter, with no API keys or coding required.

What does the Diagram Generator tool do?

Generate professional diagrams from text descriptions. Create architecture diagrams, flowcharts, sequence diagrams, ERDs, mind maps, and network topologies.

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