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Terraform Resource Prompt Generator
Generated Terraform snippets often skip a pinned provider version, hardcode a region, omit tags, and leave public access open. This tool builds a fill-in prompt that tells an AI assistant what production-ready HCL requires. Choose the cloud provider — AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud — and describe the resource, such as "a private S3 bucket". The prompt asks for a `required_providers` block with a pinned version, variables for names and region, standard tags (`Environment`, `Owner`, `ManagedBy = "terraform"`), secure defaults, common companion resources, and an output for the id or ARN. Paste the prompt into your assistant, review the result, and run `terraform plan` before applying. The explicit requirements steer the model away from minimal examples that skip encryption and tagging.
How to use
- Choose your options above
- Click Generate
- Copy your result
Detailed instructions
- Pick your cloud provider.
- Describe the resource you want to provision.
- Click Generate to build the prompt.
- Paste it into your AI assistant and run terraform plan on the result.
Use Cases
- •Getting review-ready Terraform HCL from an AI assistant
- •Avoiding insecure defaults in quickly generated infrastructure
- •Standardising how a team requests cloud resources
- •Scaffolding a module with variables, tags, and outputs
- •Provisioning across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud consistently
Tips
- →Name the exact resource type if you know it, like aws_s3_bucket.
- →Ask for encryption and versioning explicitly for storage resources.
- →Request outputs so the resource plugs into other modules.
- →Always review and plan before applying generated HCL.
FAQ
why require variables and tags in the prompt
Hardcoded names and untagged resources are the two most common flaws in quickly generated Terraform. Variables keep the code reusable across environments, and standard tags let teams track cost and ownership from the first apply.
does the prompt lock me to a single provider
No. You choose AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and the prompt names the correct provider. The structural requirements — pinned versions, secure defaults, outputs — apply equally across all three.
is the generated HCL safe to apply directly
Treat it like any pull request. The prompt steers the assistant toward secure defaults and no hardcoded secrets, but always run `terraform plan` and review the diff before applying.
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