terraform-service-scaffold — Claude Code skill: how to install
Generates service-level Terraform infrastructure with AWS modules, environment configurations, and ArgoCD GitOps templates.
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a claude-codeWhat terraform-service-scaffold does
The skill asks for the target service name, compute runtime (ECS or EKS), and supporting cloud resources such as RDS Postgres, Redis cache, S3 buckets, or SQS queues. Rather than crafting HCL from scratch, it relies on the spartan-stratos/spartan-sre-wiki repository as the primary template origin. It stamps out single-root or multiple-root layouts using templates/scaffold.sh.
When the wiki repo is unreachable, the skill uses an internal HCL blueprint as a fallback. It organizes live orchestration inside terraform/live/ with provider blocks, common tags, and remote state lookups reading shared VPC subnets from S3. Resource definitions split cleanly into separate files within terraform/modules/{service}/.
GitOps onboarding requires cloning spartan-sre-wiki beforehand to execute the monorepo scaffold and wire up ArgoCD manifests.
What it helps with
- Scaffold service-level Terraform code for a new microservice
- Configure AWS modules for RDS, Redis, S3, and ECR repositories
- Link service stacks to shared VPC state via S3 remote backends
- Generate data-driven ArgoCD manifests for EKS deployments
Example prompts for the agent
- Generate Terraform infrastructure for a new billing service on ECS with RDS Postgres and an SQS queue.
- Scaffold a single-root Terraform layout for an EKS service using the spartan-sre-wiki templates.
- Create service modules for auth-api with Redis caching and an S3 bucket.
How to install terraform-service-scaffold
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install c0x12c/ai-toolkit terraform-service-scaffold2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/c0x12c/ai-toolkit --path toolkit/skills/terraform-service-scaffoldManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about terraform-service-scaffold
How to install terraform-service-scaffold in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill terraform-service-scaffold -a claude-code. The skill file is placed in ~/.claude/skills/terraform-service-scaffold/SKILL.md.
What does terraform-service-scaffold do?
It bootstraps Terraform projects for microservices, setting up live environment state, AWS provider tags, resource modules, and GitOps pipelines.
Can the skill work without cloning the spartan-sre-wiki repository?
Yes, it contains a fallback HCL blueprint for common AWS resources when the wiki repository cannot be reached locally.
