tf-ncl

kind	SKILL.md
type	skill
title	Terraform NCL
category	infrastructure
tags	["terraform","nickel","infrastructure"]
name	tf-ncl
description	Use when working with Terraform configurations through Nickel (tf-to-ncl), NCL-based Terraform modules, or tfsec security analysis.
author	xiuxian-artisan-workshop
date	2026-04-26T09:30-07:00
metadata	{"retrieval":{"saliency_base":5.5,"decay_rate":0.05},"version":"1.0.0","source":"https://github.com/tao3k/xiuxian-artisan-workshop/tree/main/packages/ncl","routing_keywords":["terraform","tf","tfsec","tf-to-ncl","infrastructure","IaC","terragrunt","aws","cloudformation"]}

Terraform NCL Skill

Terraform configuration management through Nickel language integration and security scanning.

Commands

Command	Description
tfsec_scan	Scan Terraform for security issues
tf_to_ncl	Convert HCL to Nickel format
tf_validate	Validate Terraform configurations
tf_plan	Generate Terraform plan

tfsec_scan

Scan Terraform for security issues.

tf_to_ncl

Convert HCL to Nickel format.

tf_validate

Validate Terraform configurations.

tf_plan

Generate Terraform plan.

Usage Examples

# Scan infrastructure for security issues
@omni("tf-ncl.tfsec_scan", {"path": "infrastructure"})

# Convert Terraform to Nickel
@omni("tf-ncl.tf_to_ncl", {"tf_file": "main.tf", "output": "main.ncl"})

# Validate Terraform
@omni("tf-ncl.tf_validate", {"path": "infrastructure"})

Concepts

Topic	Description	Reference
AWS Types	Nickel type contracts for AWS	aws-types.md
tf-to-ncl	Conversion patterns	conversion.md
Module System	NCL module patterns	module-system.md

Best Practices

• Use NCL for multi-environment Terraform generation
• Run tfsec before deployment
• Define shared types for consistency

Related Skills

Topic	Description	Reference
NCL Modules	Nickel module patterns	nickel-modules.md