Terraform Cloud MCP server for AI agents

This MCP server provides a natural language interface to the Terraform Cloud API, allowing you to manage infrastructure through conversation with AI assistants like Claude, Copilot Studio, and other MCP-compatible platforms.

Installation

Prerequisites

Python 3.12 or higher
Terraform Cloud API token
uv package manager (recommended) or pip

Setup Instructions

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/severity1/terraform-cloud-mcp.git
cd terraform-cloud-mcp

# Create virtual environment and activate it
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install package
uv pip install .

Configuring with AI Assistants

Adding to Claude Code CLI

# Add to Claude Code with your Terraform Cloud token
claude mcp add -e TFC_TOKEN=YOUR_TF_TOKEN -e ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS=false -s user terraform-cloud-mcp -- "terraform-cloud-mcp"

To enable delete operations (use with caution):

claude mcp add -e TFC_TOKEN=YOUR_TF_TOKEN -e ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS=true -s user terraform-cloud-mcp -- "terraform-cloud-mcp"

Adding to Claude Desktop

Create a configuration file at the appropriate location:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terraform-cloud-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/your/terraform-cloud-mcp",
        "run",
        "terraform-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TFC_TOKEN": "your_terraform_cloud_token",
        "ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/uv with the actual path (find it with which uv), and update the directory path and token.

Available Tools

Account Management

Get account details for the authenticated user or service account

Workspace Management

List, search, and filter workspaces
Create new workspaces with custom configurations
Update existing workspace settings
Lock/unlock workspaces to prevent runs
Delete workspaces (requires ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS=true)

Project Management

Create and configure projects
List and filter projects in an organization
Update project configurations
Manage project tag bindings
Move workspaces between projects
Delete projects (requires ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS=true)

Run Management

Create and queue Terraform runs
List and filter runs by workspace or organization
Get detailed run information
Apply, discard, or cancel runs
Force execute or cancel runs

Plan and Apply Management

Retrieve plan details and JSON execution output
Get plan logs
Access apply details and logs
Recover from failed state uploads

Organization Management

Get organization details and entitlements
List and filter organizations
Create and update organizations
Delete organizations (requires ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS=true)

Cost Estimation

Retrieve detailed cost estimates for infrastructure changes
View proposed monthly costs, prior costs, and resource counts

State Version Management

List and filter state versions
Get current state for workspaces
Create new state versions
Download state files in raw or JSON format
Retrieve and list state outputs

Variables Management

List, create, update and delete workspace variables
Manage variable sets
Assign variable sets to workspaces or projects
Create, update and delete variables within variable sets

Safety Features

The server includes several safety features:

Destructive operations (delete tools) are disabled by default
Enable them only when needed with ENABLE_DELETE_TOOLS=true
Proper destructive operation warnings for potentially dangerous tools
Different safety configurations for production and development environments

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues:

Check server logs (debug logging is enabled by default)
Use the MCP Inspector (http://localhost:5173) for debugging
Ensure your Terraform Cloud API token has appropriate permissions

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "terraform-cloud-mcp" '{"command":"terraform-cloud-mcp","env":{"TFC_TOKEN":"${TFC_TOKEN}"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "terraform-cloud-mcp": {
            "command": "terraform-cloud-mcp",
            "env": {
                "TFC_TOKEN": "${TFC_TOKEN}"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "terraform-cloud-mcp": {
            "command": "terraform-cloud-mcp",
            "env": {
                "TFC_TOKEN": "${TFC_TOKEN}"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect