agentskillexchange Terraform MCP Server for Infrastructure as Code
The official HashiCorp Terraform MCP server integrates with the Terraform Registry and HCP Terraform, enabling AI agents to browse providers, discover modules, manage workspaces, and validate infrastructure configurations through the Model Context Protocol.
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run -p 8080:8080 --rm -e TRANSPORT_MODE=streamable-http -e TRANSPORT_HOST=0.0.0.0 hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server
- go install github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server/cmd/terraform-mcp-server@latest
- go install github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server/cmd/terraform-mcp-server@main
- git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server.git
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Ensure Docker is installed and running to use the server in a containerized environment.
- | ENABLE_TF_OPERATIONS | Enable tools that require explicit approval | false |
- "command": "docker",
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
Workspace Operations: Create, update, delete workspaces with support for variables, tags, and run management
OTel metrics for monitoring tool usage: Integration with open telemetry meters to track tool-call volume, latency and failures in Streamable HTTP mode. Also exposes default http server metrics when this feature is...
Install an AI assistant that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server/HEAD/README.md