# Install terrahelp with Homebrew Tool providing extra functionality for Terraform. Version 0.7.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:terrahelp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install terrahelp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:terrahelp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.5 - **Source summary:** Tool providing extra functionality for Terraform - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - terrahelp (cli) - terrahelp (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/opencredo/terrahelp - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Terrahelp is OpenCredo's Go-based helper CLI for Terraform workflows, chiefly focused on encrypting, decrypting, and masking sensitive Terraform-related output and files. ### Project history The public repository was created in March 2016, placing Terrahelp among the early wave of Terraform-adjacent command-line helpers. Its README describes the project as supplementary functionality for Terraform development rather than a replacement for Terraform itself. The documented feature set centers on encrypt and decrypt commands, simple or Vault-backed encryption providers, Vault autoconfiguration, and a masking command that can overwrite sensitive values in files or piped command output. ### Adoption history Terrahelp's adoption was tied to a practical early Terraform pain point: state files and command output could contain sensitive values. The README points users to an OpenCredo article on securing Terraform state with Vault for additional background, and repository metadata showed a modest long-lived audience by July 2026. The package-manager history is mostly Unix-like. The README documents Homebrew installation, release-page binaries, and an AUR package, while also stating that Windows was not yet supported. ### How it is used Users install the CLI, then run terrahelp encrypt, decrypt, mask, or vault-autoconfig against files or piped Terraform command output. The tool fits CI and shell pipelines where teams want to reduce exposure of Terraform state or command output without introducing a larger workflow orchestrator. ### Why package nerds care For package-manager users, Terrahelp is a compact example of the older Terraform helper-tool ecosystem: a single-purpose Go binary, Homebrew formula, release artifacts, and optional distro packaging wrapped around a sharp operational task. ### Timeline - 2016: Public GitHub repository created under opencredo. - 2010s: README-documented installation includes Homebrew, release binaries, and community AUR packaging. - 2026: Homebrew metadata still lists terrahelp as a brew formula. ### Related projects - Terraform is the primary workflow Terrahelp augments. - Vault is an optional encryption provider in the documented Terrahelp workflow. - TerraHash, Terragrunt, and Terramate are adjacent Terraform helper and orchestration CLIs. ### Sources - Input package metadata: source_facts.package-manager, source_facts.package-manager-url - README: https://github.com/opencredo/terrahelp#readme - Repository metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/opencredo/terrahelp ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** terrahelp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [terragrunt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terragrunt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, iac, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terrahash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terrahash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, iac, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terramate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terramate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, iac, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terratag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terratag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, iac, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [iam-policy-json-to-terraform](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iam-policy-json-to-terraform/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [k2tf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/k2tf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terraform-inventory](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terraform-inventory/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terraform-module-versions](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terraform-module-versions/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/terrahelp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/terrahelp.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph