tfdc-module-search

name	tfdc-module-search
description	Search the Terraform module registry using tfdc. Use when you need to find Terraform modules by keyword, discover available modules for a specific purpose (e.g., VPC, EKS, S3), or get module IDs for use with tfdc module get.

tfdc module search

Search the Terraform module registry.

Usage

tfdc module search -query <keyword> [-offset 0] [-limit 20] [-format text]

Flags

Flag	Required	Default	Description
-query	Yes		Search query (e.g., vpc, eks, s3)
-offset	No	0	Result offset for pagination
-limit	No	20	Max results
-format	No	text	Output format: text, json, markdown

Output fields

Field	Description
module_id	Module ID in namespace/name/provider/version format
name	Module name
description	Module description
downloads	Download count
verified	Whether the module is verified
published_at	Publication timestamp

Examples

# Search for VPC modules
tfdc module search -query vpc

# Search with JSON output
tfdc module search -query eks -format json

# Paginated search
tfdc module search -query s3 -offset 20 -limit 10

JSON output

{
  "items": [
    {
      "module_id": "terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws/6.6.0",
      "name": "vpc",
      "description": "Terraform module to create AWS VPC resources",
      "downloads": 168103660,
      "verified": false,
      "published_at": "2026-01-08T19:16:31.278629Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

Workflow

Use with tfdc module get to fetch full module details:

# Search
tfdc module search -query vpc -format json | jq '.items[].module_id'

# Get details
tfdc module get -id terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws/6.6.0