| name | terraform-core-dev-plan |
| description | Run Terraform init, workspace select, fmt, validate, and plan for the Atlas core infrastructure dev environment. Use when: running terraform plan for dev, initialising terraform core backend, switching to atlas-dev workspace, formatting core terraform files, validating core terraform configuration, planning atlas-dev core infrastructure changes. |
| argument-hint | Optional: extra -var or -target flags to append to the plan command |
Terraform Dev Plan
Initialise the Terraform backend, select the atlas-dev workspace, and run a plan against the dev variable file.
When to Use
- You need to preview infrastructure changes for the
atlas-dev environment
- You have just cloned the repo or need to reinitialise the backend
- You want to confirm the current workspace before running a plan
Guardrails
- DONT ever run
terraform apply as part of this validation/plan workflow.
- This skill is strictly for read-only checks (
terraform validate and terraform plan).
Procedure
All commands must be run from the terraform/core directory.
cd terraform/core
1. Initialise with remote backend
terraform init -reconfigure \
-backend-config="storage_account_name=novaterraform" \
-backend-config="container_name=terraform-state" \
-backend-config="resource_group_name=AN-RESOURCE-GROUP"
2. Select the dev workspace
terraform workspace select atlas-dev
3. Format all Terraform files recursively
terraform fmt -recursive
4. Validate the configuration
terraform validate
Fix any errors reported by validate before proceeding.
5. Run the plan
terraform plan -var-file ../dev.tfvars
If the user supplied extra flags (e.g. -target=module.foo), append them to the plan command above.
