macOS
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MCP server for Terraform. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
MCP server for Terraform
Project links
Commands and aliases
- terraform-mcp-server
history
Project history and usage
terraform-mcp-server is HashiCorp's MCP server for connecting AI assistants and agentic development tools to Terraform Registry, HCP Terraform, and Terraform Enterprise workflows.
Project history
HashiCorp created the terraform-mcp-server repository in April 2025, during the early wave of Model Context Protocol tooling for developer agents. The README describes a server that integrates with Terraform Registry APIs and supports both stdio and Streamable HTTP transports.
The project moved quickly from early 0.x releases to v1.0.0 in June 2026. Its README examples show installation through Docker or a local binary and configuration in MCP-capable clients such as Visual Studio Code agent mode, with optional HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise access through TFE environment variables.
Adoption history
Because it is an official HashiCorp project in a new tool category, adoption is still young but visible in package-manager channels. Homebrew packaged v1.0.0 and reported hundreds of installs over the preceding year, while the GitHub repository accumulated more than a thousand stars by mid-2026.
How it is used
The server is run in stdio mode for local MCP clients or in Streamable HTTP mode for networked clients. Its tools expose Terraform Registry providers, modules, policies, HCP Terraform workspaces, organization and project listing, private registry access, and guarded Terraform operations.
The README warns that server responses may expose Terraform data to MCP clients and LLMs, so users are expected to connect it only to trusted clients and to review dynamic recommendations before applying them.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, terraform-mcp-server marks the Terraform ecosystem's move from human-only CLIs into agent-facing package surfaces: a Homebrew-installable binary whose real job is to let editors and LLM clients discover Terraform metadata and act against Terraform services.
Timeline
- 2025: Repository created and v0.1.0 released.
- 2026: v1.0.0 released and packaged by Homebrew.
- 2026: README documents stdio and Streamable HTTP transports for MCP clients.
Related projects
- Terraform Registry, HCP Terraform, and Terraform Enterprise are the main Terraform services exposed by the server.
- Model Context Protocol clients such as Visual Studio Code agent mode are documented as launch surfaces.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
terraform-mcp-server | cli | global executable |
freshness
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 version1.0.0
manager updated2026-06-09
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.0
https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:terraform-mcp-server |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/terraform-mcp-server |
| Homepage | https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server |
| Repository | https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server#readme |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-09T23:45:41Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| 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 | terraform-mcp-server |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
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nix profile install nixpkgs#terraform-mcp-server- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Terraform Mcp Server
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment