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terraform-search-import

infrastructure

Discovers existing cloud resources using declarative Terraform Search queries and bulk imports them into Terraform state. Requires Terraform 1.14+ and providers with list resource support. Covers the

Setup & Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-search-import --skill terraform-search-import
or paste the link and ask your coding assistant to install it
https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-search-import
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What This Skill Does

Discovers existing cloud resources using declarative Terraform Search queries and bulk imports them into Terraform state. Requires Terraform 1.14+ and providers with list resource support. Covers the full workflow from query to generated config to applied import. Running `terraform query` with a list block discovers and generates all import blocks automatically, replacing hours of manually writing individual import statements or scripting AWS CLI calls to reconstruct resource definitions.

When to use it

  • Working with terraform search import functionality
  • Implementing terraform search import features
  • Debugging terraform search import related issues