new-terraform-provider

Scaffold a new Terraform provider using the Plugin Framework. Generates a new Go module workspace with the standard "terraform-provider-" naming convention and initializes required dependencies Provides a template main.go file following HashiCorp's Plugin Framework patterns, with TODO markers for customization Validates the setup by running build and test commands to ensure the provider compiles and passes initial checks Handles workspace management by confirming intent before creating a new...

npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider

To scaffold a new Terraform provider with Plugin Framework:

  1. If I am already in a Terraform provider workspace, then confirm that I want to create a new workspace. If I do not want to create a new workspace, then skip all remaining steps.
  2. Create a new workspace root directory. The root directory name should be prefixed with "terraform-provider-". Perform all subsequent steps in this new workspace.
  3. Initialize a new Go module.
  4. Run go get -u github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework@latest.
  5. Write a main.go file that follows the example.
  6. Write an internal/provider/provider.go file that follows the example. Rename the demo provider, the DEMO_* environment variables, and the authentication attributes to match the target API.
  7. Remove TODO comments from main.go and provider.go.
  8. Run go mod tidy
  9. Run go build -o /dev/null
  10. Run go test ./... The scaffold resolves credentials as explicit config with environment variable fallback. To grow that into a full credential provider chain (shared credentials files, profiles, platform identity, configure-time validation), use the provider-configuration skill (if available). To add the first resource or data source, use the provider-resources skill (if available).

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