A system is configured to monitor traffic being transmitted among a group of nodes; detect a configuration statement being transported from a first node to a second node, where the configuration statement identifies a first configuration to be implemented on the second node; create a record, associated with the configuration statement, that identifies a manner in which a second configuration, that existed on the second node before receiving the configuration statement, is to be changed to the first configuration, where the record includes terms obtained from the configuration statement; generate tags, associated with the record, based on the terms or a first identifier associated with the second node; and associate the tags with the record, where associating the tags with the record allows a search to be performed, using a search query based on the tags, to obtain a configuration history that includes the record or another record.