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Plan, apply, and manage infrastructure with Terraform. Use when tasks mention terraform commands, HCL configuration, provider setup, state management, or workspace operations.
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| name | terraform |
| description | Plan, apply, and manage infrastructure with Terraform. Use when tasks mention terraform commands, HCL configuration, provider setup, state management, or workspace operations. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"author":"greedychipmunk","version":"1.0"} |
| Request | Reference | Load When |
|---|---|---|
| Install tool, first-time setup, tfenv | resources/install-and-setup.md | User needs to install Terraform or manage versions |
| Provider config, variables, backends | resources/configuration.md | User needs provider blocks, variable files, or backend setup |
| CLI commands, workflows | resources/command-cookbook.md | User needs init/plan/apply/destroy patterns or state commands |
| State management, remote backends | resources/state-and-backends.md | User asks about state files, locking, or remote backends |
# 1. Initialize working directory (downloads providers)
terraform init
# 2. Preview changes (always run before apply)
terraform plan
# 3. Apply changes (requires confirmation)
terraform apply
# 4. Destroy infrastructure (DANGEROUS — requires confirmation)
terraform destroy
terraform init — downloads providers, sets up backendterraform validate, terraform fmt -recursiveterraform plan [-out=tfplan] — no changes madeterraform apply [tfplan] — creates/updates resourcesterraform state list, terraform state show <resource>terraform workspace list, terraform workspace select <name>terraform plan before terraform apply — review the diff carefully.terraform destroy is irreversible — confirm resource list before proceeding.terraform.tfstate or .tfvars files containing secrets to version control.-target sparingly; it can leave state inconsistent.# Inspect managed resources in state before making changes
terraform state list
terraform state show aws_instance.web
.tf configuration files.terraform fmt to normalize formatting.terraform validate to catch syntax errors.terraform plan and review the proposed changes.terraform apply only after reviewing the plan.terraform.lock.hcl but never terraform.tfstate.resources/install-and-setup.mdresources/configuration.mdresources/command-cookbook.mdresources/state-and-backends.mdGuides an autonomous blog manager agent to propose topics, draft articles, and skip topics with structured JSON output for a Leaflet.pub publication.
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