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Cloud Development Kit for Terraform. Version 0.21.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Cloud Development Kit for Terraform
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Commands and aliases
- cdktf
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Project history and usage
CDK for Terraform, commonly packaged as cdktf, lets users define Terraform infrastructure with familiar programming languages and then synthesize Terraform configuration.
Project history
HashiCorp introduced CDK for Terraform as an experimental bridge between Terraform and the construct-based CDK programming model. The official docs now present it as a Terraform workflow with its own CLI, project configuration file, generated provider bindings, and language support.
The official repository is hashicorp/terraform-cdk, while the packaged CLI command is cdktf. The 2026 Homebrew formula packages cdktf 0.21.0.
Adoption history
CDKTF appealed to Terraform users who wanted loops, classes, libraries, testing patterns, and IDE type support from languages such as TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, and Go, while still targeting Terraform providers and state-oriented workflows.
Its adoption is clearest in the Terraform ecosystem rather than as a replacement for Terraform language itself: teams use it when generated bindings and programming-language abstractions justify the additional build step.
How it is used
A CDKTF project uses cdktf.json to declare the language, app command, providers, modules, and CLI behavior. Developers run commands such as cdktf get, synth, diff, and deploy around generated Terraform artifacts.
Why package nerds care
CDKTF is a package-manager crossroads: a Homebrew CLI formula wraps a Node-distributed tool that generates bindings for Terraform providers, so versioning touches npm packaging, Terraform provider constraints, generated code, and HashiCorp's Terraform release cadence.
Timeline
- 2020: HashiCorp announces CDK for Terraform 0.1.
- 2020s: CDKTF grows language guides, provider/module generation, and a dedicated Terraform docs section.
- 2026: Homebrew formula packages cdktf 0.21.0.
Related projects
- CDKTF is related to Terraform CLI, Terraform providers and modules, AWS CDK, constructs, and cdk8s through the shared CDK/construct programming model.
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security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cloud
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
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Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./cdktf.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cdktf | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.21.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-cdk
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-cdknone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cdktf |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cdktf |
| Homepage | https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-cdk |
| Repository | https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-cdk |
| Upstream docs | https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cdktf |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/cdktf-cli/-/cdktf-cli-0.21.0.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cdktf |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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