# terraform-aws

Provisions AWS infrastructure with Terraform, manages state, and configures modules. Useful for declarative cloud deployments and IaC workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 387 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-aws/terraform-aws/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/terraform-aws

## What it does

This skill guides AI agents in provisioning AWS resources declaratively with Terraform. It supplies templates for provider setup, remote state storage, and common resources like VPC networks or instances. Default tags track environment names cleanly.

It outlines standard workflows. These cover initialization, planning, applying, and destruction. The instructions rely on upstream modules and advise pinning provider versions so updates do not break running setups.

To keep environments isolated, the guide mandates separate states or workspaces. You need configured AWS credentials first. Without an existing bucket, applying these manifests will fail.

## Requirements
- Works with: AWS, Terraform

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill terraform-aws -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/terraform-aws/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/terraform-aws/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill terraform-aws -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/terraform-aws/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill terraform-aws -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/terraform-aws/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills terraform-aws
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/terraform-aws/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill terraform-aws -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path infrastructure/cloud-aws/terraform-aws
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/terraform-aws/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill terraform-aws -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-aws/terraform-aws/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Configure an AWS provider with remote state and environment tags
- Provision VPC networking using the official AWS module
- Deploy an instance referencing data sources for AMIs
- Isolate state files across different deployment environments

## Example prompts
- Configure Terraform for AWS with remote state in a cloud bucket
- Create a VPC manifest using the terraform-aws-modules package
- Generate a Terraform execution plan and show the apply command

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: terraform-aws
description: Provision AWS infrastructure with Terraform. Create modules, manage state, and implement IaC best practices. Use when deploying AWS resources declaratively.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: devops-skills
  version: "1.0"
---

# Terraform AWS

Provision and manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform.

## Provider Configuration

```hcl
terraform {
  required_providers {
    aws = {
      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
      version = "~> 5.0"
    }
  }
  
  backend "s3" {
    bucket = "terraform-state"
    key    = "prod/terraform.tfstate"
    region = "us-east-1"
  }
}

provider "aws" {
  region = var.region
  
  default_tags {
    tags = {
      Environment = var.environment
      ManagedBy   = "terraform"
    }
  }
}
```

## Example Resources

```hcl
resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
  cidr_block           = "10.0.0.0/16"
  enable_dns_hostnames = true
  
  tags = { Name = "main-vpc" }
}

resource "aws_instance" "web" {
  ami           = data.aws_ami.amazon_linux.id
  instance_type = "t3.micro"
  subnet_id     = aws_subnet.public.id
  
  tags = { Name = "web-server" }
}
```

## Modules

```hcl
module "vpc" {
  source = "terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws"
  
  name = "my-vpc"
  cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
  
  azs             = ["us-east-1a", "us-east-1b"]
  private_subnets = ["10.0.1.0/24", "10.0.2.0/24"]
  public_subnets  = ["10.0.101.0/24", "10.0.102.0/24"]
  
  enable_nat_gateway = true
}
```

## Commands

```bash
terraform init
terraform plan -out=plan.tfplan
terraform apply plan.tfplan
terraform destroy
```

## Best Practices

- Use remote state with locking
- Implement module structure
- Use workspaces or separate states per environment
- Pin provider versions
- Use data sources for AMIs

## Related Skills

- [aws-vpc](../aws-vpc/) - VPC networking
- [aws-iam](../aws-iam/) - IAM policies
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© devops-skills · MIT · https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-aws/terraform-aws/SKILL.md

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