On 28-May-2025, the AutoCon3 conference put on by the Network Automation Forum kicked off with Claudia de Luna‘s opening keynote. Claudia challenged network automators to stop arguing about tools, and start at the beginning properly with a dirty word. Requirements. What follows is my summary of Claudia’s talk. Video of her excellent, provocative talk will be posted to the Network Automation Forum’s YouTube channel in the weeks following the event held in late May 2025.