| name | tfdc |
| description | Retrieve Terraform documentation from the public registry using the tfdc CLI. Supports provider doc search/get/export, module search/get, policy search/get, and Terraform style/module-dev guides. Use when you need to find, read, or export Terraform provider docs, module docs, policy docs, or development guides. |
tfdc
tfdc retrieves Terraform documentation from the public Terraform Registry and official HashiCorp docs.
Available commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
provider search | Search provider docs by service slug, returns provider_doc_id list |
provider get | Fetch full provider doc content by provider_doc_id |
provider export | Bulk export all docs for a provider version to local files |
module search | Search the Terraform module registry |
module get | Fetch module details by module ID |
policy search | Search Terraform policy sets |
policy get | Fetch policy details by policy ID |
guide style | Fetch Terraform style guide |
guide module-dev | Fetch module development guide |
Workflow
Provider, module, and policy docs use a two-step search-then-get flow:
tfdc provider search -name aws -service ec2 -type resources -format json
tfdc provider get -doc-id 10595066
Output formats
All search/get/guide commands support -format text|json|markdown (default: text).
Search JSON: { "items": [...], "total": N }
Detail JSON: { "id": "...", "content": "...", "content_type": "text/markdown" }
Global flags
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|
-chdir | none | Switch working directory; auto-detects .terraform.lock.hcl |
-timeout | 10s | HTTP timeout |
-retry | 3 | Retry count |
-registry-url | https://registry.terraform.io | Registry base URL |
-insecure | off | Skip TLS verification |
-user-agent | tfdc/dev | User-Agent header |
-debug | off | Debug logs to stderr |
-cache-dir | ~/.cache/tfdc | Cache directory |
-cache-ttl | 24h | Cache TTL |
-no-cache | off | Disable cache |
Exit codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|
0 | Success |
1 | Invalid arguments or validation error |
2 | Not found |
3 | Remote API error |
4 | File write or serialization error |
Individual skill details
For detailed usage of each command, see the individual skills: tfdc-provider-search, tfdc-provider-get, tfdc-provider-export, tfdc-module-search, tfdc-module-get, tfdc-policy-search, tfdc-policy-get, tfdc-guide-style, tfdc-guide-module-dev.
