terraform-skill — Skills — getagentictools

What it does

Descriptive resource names (awsinstance.webserver, not awsinstance.main)

Reserve this for genuine singleton resources only

Prefix variables with context (vpccidrblock, not cidr)

Standard files: main.tf, variables.tf, outputs.tf, versions.tf

command = plan — fast, for input-derived values only

command = apply — required for computed values (ARNs, generated names) and set-type nested blocks

Set-type blocks cannot be indexed with [0] — use for expressions or materialize via command = apply

Requirements & configuration

3. Load only the matching reference file(s) — do not preload depth the task does not need.

| Provider-defined functions | 1.8+ | Provider-specific transformations (requires provider to declare functions) |

| Find definition / all references | terraform-ls goToDefinition / findReferences | Needs init + a position anchor |

✅ Prereq: local terraform/tofu on PATH, terraform init run; cold start may need one retry.

Anton Babenko's terraform-skill takes a diagnose-first approach: it routes your question through a failure-mode table (identity churn,...

Source

Repository: https://github.com/antonbabenko/terraform-skill

terraform-skill FAQ

What does the terraform-skill skill do?

Use when writing, reviewing, or debugging Terraform/OpenTofu modules, tests, CI, scans, or state ops - diagnoses failure mode (identity churn, secrets, blast radius, CI drift, state corruption) with version-aware guards. Descriptive resource names (awsinstance.webserver, not awsinstance.main) Reserve this for genuine singleton resources only

What does terraform-skill require?

3. Load only the matching reference file(s) — do not preload depth the task does not need. | Provider-defined functions | 1.8+ | Provider-specific transformations (requires provider to declare functions) | | Find definition / all references | terraform-ls goToDefinition / findReferences | Needs init + a position anchor | ✅ Prereq: local terraform/tofu on PATH, terraform init run; cold start may need one retry.

How do I install terraform-skill?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/antonbabenko/terraform-skill --skill terraform-skill --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/antonbabenko/terraform-skill.

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