How do I install the Terraform Plan Context skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/terraform-plan-context in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Terraform Plan Context skill do?

Use when analyzing Terraform plan files or reviewing Terraform infrastructure changes. Converts plans into compact agent-readable context with tfplanctx. It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

Is Terraform Plan Context safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Terraform Plan Context?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Terraform Plan Context free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Terraform Plan Context?

tomevault-io (@tomevault-io) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Terraform Plan Context by tomevault-io

Name: Terraform Plan Context
Author: tomevault-io

File contents

Prefer tpc before raw Terraform JSON or human plan output.

Workflow:

tpc <planfile> --summary
tpc <planfile> --risk-only
tpc <planfile> --budget 4000
tpc <planfile> --resource <address> for one resource
tpc <planfile> --detail only when review mode is insufficient

Read TFP2 like this:

Header: TFP2 C U R D Q OUT RISK DRIFT [OMITTED]
Actions: C create, U update, R replace, D delete, Q read, O output
Resource row: <ACTION>|<ADDRESS>|<ATTRS>|<META>
Create shows after values only; delete shows before values only; update/replace uses before->after
Paths use dot notation and [n]; delimiters are percent-escaped
Key metadata: unk, sens, repl, why, risk, def, comp, summ, omit
O|... rows are output changes
G|... plus |... rows, GL|..., and L|IAM|... are compressed resource forms; expand refs, inherited common fields, and metadata before reasoning
TPL|P... defines address prefixes; $P... expands addresses
VAL|V... defines repeated values; $V... expands exact values
REASON_CODES|... expands short why= codes
OMIT|... is lossy review summarization; COMPRESS|... is non-lossy factoring
DRIFT|... / DRIFT_GROUP|... summarize low-signal drift; detailed drift remains explicit
MIGRATION?|... is a structural hint, not Terraform proof

If OMITTED, summ, or detail_required=true matters to the task, use --detail. Avoid raw terraform show -json unless tpc is insufficient. Never apply Terraform changes unless the user explicitly asks.

Source: pibblokto/tfplanctx — distributed by TomeVault.

Frequently asked questions

Terraform Plan Context