Agent skill

Terraform Module Creator

by thomast1906 in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills

Design and create Terraform modules from real infrastructure requirements.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Terraform Module Creator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill terraform-module-creator -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills terraform-module-creator --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/thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/terraform-module-creator .claude/skills/terraform-module-creator && 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
terraform-module-creator
GitHub stars
202
Token cost
~5.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,414 words
Files
6 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
15
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Design and create Terraform modules from real infrastructure requirements.

  • Works in 7 steps: Understand the ask → Decide the module type → Define the module boundary → …
  • Asked to create a Terraform module
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, Prerequisites, Required MCP Tools and When to Use, plus 12 more sections
  • Calls terraform and brew

What it does

Terraform Module Creator is an agent skill from thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills. Design and create Terraform modules from real infrastructure requirements. Use when asked to create a Terraform module, build a module from a requirement, turn repeated Terraform into a module, design module inputs and outputs, review whether a Terraform pattern should become a module, refactor existing Terraform into a reusable module, or assess whether a module is over-abstracted. Covers Azure-focused modules with KISS/DRY principles, module boundary definition, interface design, and practical file structure…

Its SKILL.md is about 5.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `references/AZURE-STANDARDS.md`, `references/MCP-TOOLS.md` and `references/MODULE-PATTERNS.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Infrastructure as code. It works with Terraform, Microsoft Azure and Homebrew. The repository describes itself as: Repo containing my GitHub Copilot Agent & Skills - continually experimenting!

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to create a Terraform module
  • Build a module from a requirement
  • Turn repeated Terraform into a module
  • Design module inputs and outputs

Example prompts

  • “/terraform-module-creator”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Understand the ask
  2. Decide the module type
  3. Define the module boundary
  4. Design the interface
  5. Recommend a file structure
  6. Generate the module
  7. Review the result critically

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 554ac0b. 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:

    • terraform
    • brew

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com
    • developer.hashicorp.com
    • terraform-docs.io

    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

Terraform Module Creator loads about 5.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~17k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 176 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,414 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~176
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~17k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,414 words (~5,082 tokens).

“Use this skill to help design and create Terraform modules from real infrastructure requirements.”

— opening of SKILL.md by thomast1906
name
terraform-module-creator
metadata.author
Thomas Thornton
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.last-updated
2026-05-19

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in .github/skills/terraform-module-creator of thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/AZURE-STANDARDS.md
  • references/MCP-TOOLS.md
  • references/MODULE-PATTERNS.md
  • references/VALIDATION.md
  • references/VERSIONING.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 554ac0b

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Questions about Terraform Module Creator

What does Terraform Module Creator do?

Design and create Terraform modules from real infrastructure requirements. Terraform Module Creator is an agent skill from thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills. Design and create Terraform modules from real infrastructure requirements.

When should I use Terraform Module Creator?

Terraform Module Creator fits situations like: asked to create a Terraform module; build a module from a requirement; turn repeated Terraform into a module; design module inputs and outputs.

How do I install Terraform Module Creator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill terraform-module-creator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/terraform-module-creator in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/terraform-module-creator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Terraform Module Creator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill terraform-module-creator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/terraform-module-creator in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/terraform-module-creator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Terraform Module Creator 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 thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills --skill terraform-module-creator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/terraform-module-creator, .gemini/skills/terraform-module-creator, .github/skills/terraform-module-creator and .opencode/skills/terraform-module-creator in your project.

What does Terraform Module Creator need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Terraform Module Creator needs the command-line tools its instructions call (terraform and brew).

Does Terraform Module Creator access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. As links in the text: github.com, developer.hashicorp.com and terraform-docs.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Terraform Module Creator 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 Terraform Module Creator use?

No licence was found for Terraform Module Creator or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Terraform Module Creator use?

About 5.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 20k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 12k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Terraform Module Creator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Terraform Module Creator: Terravision Cloud Diagrams (patrickchugh/terravision, 1.6k stars), Terrashark (LukasNiessen/terrashark, 715 stars), Provider Verification (mondoohq/mql, 412 stars) and Avm Tf Azapi (Azure/terraform-azurerm-avm-ptn-alz, 135 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Terraform Module Creator?

thomast1906 (a GitHub user) maintains it in thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills, which has 202 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: thomast1906/github-copilot-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.