Set up Terraform

Looks up providers and modules in the Terraform Registry and, given a token, manages HCP Terraform workspaces.

Publisher

HashiCorp Official

Run locally

docker run -i --rm -e TFE_TOKEN hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.3.0

Transports

stdio, streamable-http

Authentication

None for registry lookups; an HCP Terraform or Terraform Enterprise token for workspaces.

Environment

TFE_TOKENTFE_ADDRESS

What it can touch

Read-only without a token; read and write with TFE_TOKEN.

Licence

MPL-2.0

Source

github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server

Status

Active

Install

This server runs on your machine as a child process of the client. You need the runtime its command uses, such as Node.js for npx, uv for uvx or Docker, plus any variables listed under Environment.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope project terraform -- docker run -i --rm -e TFE_TOKEN hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.3.0

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terraform": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TFE_TOKEN",
        "hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Codex

[mcp_servers.terraform]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "TFE_TOKEN", "hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.3.0"]

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