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Tfdc by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Tfdc
Author: tomevault-io

Tfdc

Retrieve Terraform documentation from the public registry using the tfdc CLI. Supports provider doc search/get/export, module search/get, policy search/get, and Terraform style/module-dev guides. Use when you need to find, read, or export Terraform provider docs, module docs, policy docs, or development guides. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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tfdc

tfdc retrieves Terraform documentation from the public Terraform Registry and official HashiCorp docs.

Available commands

Command	Description
`provider search`	Search provider docs by service slug, returns `provider_doc_id` list
`provider get`	Fetch full provider doc content by `provider_doc_id`
`provider export`	Bulk export all docs for a provider version to local files
`module search`	Search the Terraform module registry
`module get`	Fetch module details by module ID
`policy search`	Search Terraform policy sets
`policy get`	Fetch policy details by policy ID
`guide style`	Fetch Terraform style guide
`guide module-dev`	Fetch module development guide

Workflow

Provider, module, and policy docs use a two-step search-then-get flow:

# Step 1: Find doc IDs
tfdc provider search -name aws -service ec2 -type resources -format json

# Step 2: Fetch full content by ID
tfdc provider get -doc-id 10595066

Output formats

All search/get/guide commands support -format text|json|markdown (default: text).

Search JSON: { "items": [...], "total": N } Detail JSON: { "id": "...", "content": "...", "content_type": "text/markdown" }

Global flags

Flag	Default	Description
`-chdir`	none	Switch working directory; auto-detects `.terraform.lock.hcl`
`-timeout`	`10s`	HTTP timeout
`-retry`	`3`	Retry count
`-registry-url`	`https://registry.terraform.io`	Registry base URL
`-insecure`	off	Skip TLS verification
`-user-agent`	`tfdc/dev`	User-Agent header
`-debug`	off	Debug logs to stderr
`-cache-dir`	`~/.cache/tfdc`	Cache directory
`-cache-ttl`	`24h`	Cache TTL
`-no-cache`	off	Disable cache

Exit codes

Code	Meaning
`0`	Success
`1`	Invalid arguments or validation error
`2`	Not found
`3`	Remote API error
`4`	File write or serialization error

Individual skill details

For detailed usage of each command, see the individual skills: tfdc-provider-search, tfdc-provider-get, tfdc-provider-export, tfdc-module-search, tfdc-module-get, tfdc-policy-search, tfdc-policy-get, tfdc-guide-style, tfdc-guide-module-dev.

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---name: tfdcdescription: Retrieve Terraform documentation from the public registry using the tfdc CLI. Supports provider doc search/get/export, module search/get, policy search/get, and Terraform style/module-dev guides. Use when you need to find, read, or export Terraform provider docs, module docs, policy docs, or development guides. Use when this capability is needed.---# tfdctfdc retrieves Terraform documentation from the public Terraform Registry and official HashiCorp docs.## Available commands| Command | Description ||---|---|| `provider search` | Search provider docs by service slug, returns `provider_doc_id` list || `provider get` | Fetch full provider doc content by `provider_doc_id` || `provider export` | Bulk export all docs for a provider version to local files || `module search` | Search the Terraform module registry || `module get` | Fetch module details by module ID || `policy search` | Search Terraform policy sets || `policy get` | Fetch policy details by policy ID || `guide style` | Fetch Terraform style guide || `guide module-dev` | Fetch module development guide |## WorkflowProvider, module, and policy docs use a two-step search-then-get flow:```bash# Step 1: Find doc IDstfdc provider search -name aws -service ec2 -type resources -format json# Step 2: Fetch full content by IDtfdc provider get -doc-id 10595066```## Output formatsAll search/get/guide commands support `-format text|json|markdown` (default: `text`).Search JSON: `{ "items": [...], "total": N }`Detail JSON: `{ "id": "...", "content": "...", "content_type": "text/markdown" }`## Global flags| Flag | Default | Description ||---|---|---|| `-chdir` | none | Switch working directory; auto-detects `.terraform.lock.hcl` || `-timeout` | `10s` | HTTP timeout || `-retry` | `3` | Retry count || `-registry-url` | `https://registry.terraform.io` | Registry base URL || `-insecure` | off | Skip TLS verification || `-user-agent` | `tfdc/dev` | User-Agent header || `-debug` | off | Debug logs to stderr || `-cache-dir` | `~/.cache/tfdc` | Cache directory || `-cache-ttl` | `24h` | Cache TTL || `-no-cache` | off | Disable cache |## Exit codes| Code | Meaning ||---|---|| `0` | Success || `1` | Invalid arguments or validation error || `2` | Not found || `3` | Remote API error || `4` | File write or serialization error |## Individual skill detailsFor detailed usage of each command, see the individual skills: `tfdc-provider-search`, `tfdc-provider-get`, `tfdc-provider-export`, `tfdc-module-search`, `tfdc-module-get`, `tfdc-policy-search`, `tfdc-policy-get`, `tfdc-guide-style`, `tfdc-guide-module-dev`.---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/mkusaka) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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