Agent skill · HashiCorp

New Terraform Provider skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Scaffolds a new Terraform provider on the Plugin Framework with module and schema setup.

Officialname: new-terraform-provider★ 907 (repo)pushed 2026-10-05MPL-2.0SKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07

What it does, in the publisher's words

Use this when scaffolding a new Terraform provider with the Plugin Framework: workspace layout, go module setup, provider server main.go, and a provider.go with schema and Configure. Also use when a user wants to start building a provider for a new API or asks how to begin a terraform-provider-* project.

The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.

Install New Terraform Provider

The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider

This repo is a plugin marketplace. Inside Claude Code, add it and install the plugin that holds the skill (terraform, packer), or copy only this skill into ~/.claude/skills. docs

/plugin marketplace add hashicorp/agent-skills
/plugin install <plugin>@hashicorp

# or only this skill:
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider -a claude-code

Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills.git /tmp/new-terraform-provider-src
cp -r /tmp/new-terraform-provider-src/plugins/terraform/skills/new-terraform-provider ./new-terraform-provider
zip -r new-terraform-provider.zip new-terraform-provider

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider -a codex

gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs

gh skill install hashicorp/agent-skills new-terraform-provider

Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider -a cursor

Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs

gemini skills install https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills.git --path plugins/terraform/skills/new-terraform-provider

OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider -a opencode

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider -a windsurf

Works with

Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.

Bundles 2 Go scripts the agent can run, so it needs Go on the machine. In the Claude apps, code execution must be on.

Bundled files

assets/main.go
assets/provider.go

Loaded only when the instructions point to them.

Facts

Skill name: new-terraform-provider
Publisher: HashiCorp (official)
Repo: hashicorp/agent-skills
License: MPL-2.0
Version: 0.0.1
SKILL.md size: 187 words, 26 lines
Bundled files: 2, 2 scripts (Go)
Repo stars: 907 (as of 2026-10-24)
SKILL.md checked: 2026-11-07

Pairs with the Terraform MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.

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FAQ

What does the new-terraform-provider skill do?+

Scaffolds a new Terraform provider on the Plugin Framework with module and schema setup. In its own SKILL.md, HashiCorp describes it as: "Use this when scaffolding a new Terraform provider with the Plugin Framework: workspace layout, go module setup, provider server main.go, and a provider.go with schema and Configure."

How do I install the new-terraform-provider skill?+

Run npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/new-terraform-provider/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/new-terraform-provider/.

Does New Terraform Provider work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+

It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.

Who maintains New Terraform Provider?+

HashiCorp, the company or project behind it, in the hashicorp/agent-skills repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-05. License: MPL-2.0.

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