Aviz Networks details Network Copilot 1.5.6 agent upload and role access

Aviz Networks’ Network Copilot 1.5.6 adds custom agent upload with admin approval and role-based access control, letting enterprise teams author and manage the agents that run their network operations. The change matters to IT and security leaders who need controllable automation across multi-vendor environments.

Research Overview

The update positions Network Copilot as an AI operations platform for network engineers, NOC/SOC operators, SREs, and infrastructure teams. It connects to existing systems such as controllers, CMDBs, observability platforms, ticketing, and security appliances and supports multi-vendor data sources.

The release also describes how the platform’s architecture combines neural and symbolic approaches for troubleshooting and rule-governed workflows. The briefing centers on the addition of custom agent capabilities in Network Copilot 1.5.6.

Key Findings

Teams can build custom agents using the Network Copilot sandbox and an Agent SDK, with example agents and documentation provided for the SDK. After creation, agents can be onboarded through an admin approval workflow and made available to Power Users.

For users outside the Power Users group, administrators can grant access using custom roles to control which teams see which agents. The briefing states that custom agents use the same reasoning engine, data connectors, and integrations as built-in agents, while encoding team logic, runbooks, and escalation procedures.

Technical Breakdown

Custom agents can operate interactively or autonomously and can integrate with external systems via MCP servers. The briefing also describes notification delivery through Slack, RocketChat, ServiceNow, and Zendesk.

For operational reasoning, Network Copilot is described as neurosymbolic, combining ReAct and Chain-of-Thought to perform multi-step troubleshooting and correlate events across data sources. The platform uses structured, bounded execution for use-case agents such as security audits and compliance checks.

Product Update

Beyond custom agents, Network Copilot 1.5.6 improves ELK integration for firewall logs and network flow telemetry. The briefing says the update enables richer correlation between firewall events and network behavior for environments using Fortinet or Palo Alto alongside ELK.

The release also includes platform hardening with stability, performance, and reliability improvements, plus smoother deployment through streamlined installation and upgrade workflows. The vendor documentation is referenced for full release notes.

Network Copilot 1.5.6 extends enterprise NOC/SOC operations by adding custom agent upload, admin approval onboarding, and role-based access control, while also shipping updates to ELK integration, platform hardening, and deployment workflows. Blog Signals brief is a fact-based summary of the vendor blog.