ANK Workbench
Not started (defining requirements)
The Insight
Network engineers can design, validate, and visualize network changes in one complete workflow without switching between separate tools or manually gluing components together.
Quick Facts
| Status | Not started (defining requirements) |
| Language | Python backend (FastAPI or Flask), React or Vue frontend — Leverages existing Python ecosystem for ANK components, meets modern UX expectations |
| Started | 2026 |
What This Is
An orchestration platform that integrates the ANK ecosystem tools (TopoGen, ank_pydantic, Network Simulator, NetVis) into one seamless workflow.
ANK Workbench is the glue layer that coordinates the entire network automation pipeline. Engineers can generate topologies, model networks declaratively, run lightweight simulations, and visualize results—all from a unified web interface. No more context switching between separate tools or manually stitching components together.
The Integration Vision:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ANK Workbench │
│ (Orchestration · Web UI · Workflow Management) │
│ ┌──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┐ │
│ │ TopoGen │ ank_pydantic │ Simulator │ NetVis │ │
└───┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴─┘
Workflow: Generate/model topology → Run simulation → Visualize results → Export configs Value: Complete pipeline in one interface, no tool-switching or manual integration
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