Synchronize a downstream Terraform provider repository with Magic Modules by aligning commit history and verifying parity.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Sync Provider

skills CLI
$ npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill sync-provider -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules sync-provider --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/utils/sync-provider .claude/skills/sync-provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
sync-provider
GitHub stars
974
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
515 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
30
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Synchronize a downstream Terraform provider repository with Magic Modules by aligning commit history and verifying parity.

  • Works in 6 steps: Identify Magic Modules Base Commit → Check for Uncommitted Downstream Changes → Find the Matching Downstream Commit → …
  • Tasks that involve Infrastructure as code
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites and Execution Steps
  • Calls git and make

What it does

Sync Provider is an agent skill from GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules. Synchronize a downstream Terraform provider repository with Magic Modules by aligning commit history and verifying parity.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Infrastructure as code. It works with Terraform. The repository describes itself as: Add Google Cloud Platform support to Terraform.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Infrastructure as code

Example prompts

  • “/sync-provider”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify Magic Modules Base Commit
  2. Check for Uncommitted Downstream Changes
  3. Find the Matching Downstream Commit
  4. Align Downstream
  5. Verify Parity
  6. Verification & Handoff

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e5db069. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • make

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Sync Provider loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 515 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 515 words (~1,038 tokens).

“Check if the magic-modules repository is a fork or has multiple remotes:”

— opening of SKILL.md by GoogleCloudPlatform, Custom licence
name
sync-provider

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/utils/sync-provider of GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e5db069

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Review Docshashicorp/terraform-provider-aws11k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMPL-2.0
Senior DevOps Toolkitmaslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit2606 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: NotesCustom licence
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Questions about Sync Provider

What does Sync Provider do?

Synchronize a downstream Terraform provider repository with Magic Modules by aligning commit history and verifying parity. Sync Provider is an agent skill from GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules. Synchronize a downstream Terraform provider repository with Magic Modules by aligning commit history and verifying parity.

When should I use Sync Provider?

Sync Provider fits situations like: tasks that involve Infrastructure as code.

How do I install Sync Provider in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill sync-provider -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/utils/sync-provider in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules) into .claude/skills/sync-provider in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Sync Provider in Codex?

Run `npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill sync-provider -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/utils/sync-provider in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules) into .agents/skills/sync-provider in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Sync Provider in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill sync-provider -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sync-provider, .gemini/skills/sync-provider, .github/skills/sync-provider and .opencode/skills/sync-provider in your project.

What does Sync Provider need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Sync Provider needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git and make).

Does Sync Provider access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Sync Provider safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Sync Provider use?

Sync Provider has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Sync Provider use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Sync Provider?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Sync Provider: Terraform and OpenTofu Guide (agentscope-ai/QwenPaw, 35k stars), Terraform Skill (antonbabenko/terraform-skill, 2.4k stars), Review Docs (hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws, 11k stars) and Senior DevOps Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 260 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Sync Provider?

GoogleCloudPlatform (a GitHub organization) maintains it in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules, which has 974 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.