# Instability

> Instability — tcpiplab-instability. Use this tool when you need to diagnose and troubleshoot local and remote network issues, either interactively via command line or programmatically through integration with MCP clients like VS Code's Copilot. It provides over 50 built-in tools for analysis, functioning both online and offline to solve connectivity and configuration problems. Ideal for network administrators and developers, it offers standard input/output interfaces for seamless integration with various development environments.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/tcpiplab-instability  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tcpiplab-instability

## Description

A network diagnostic chatbot that also works offline. It has over 50 built-in tools to provide troubleshooting and analysis of local and remote networks. Chat interactively from the command line or integrate programmatically via its MCP server using standard input/output via VS Code's Copilot, Claude Desktop, or another MCP client.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.23
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-20

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/tcpiplab/Instability)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "tcpiplab-instability"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tcpiplab-instability` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tcpiplab-instability/pull`

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