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Terraform Drift Detection

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lgbarn·vlatest·cloud·MIT

Detects configuration drift between Terraform state and live infrastructure, identifying unauthorized changes quickly.

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    $ npx skills add lgbarn/devops-skills --skill terraform-drift-detection -a claude-code

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lgbarn

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skills/terraform-drift-detection/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows AI agents to detect and report on Terraform drift. It identifies differences between your actual infrastructure state and what's defined in your Terraform configuration files. This helps ensure consistency, identify unintended changes, and proactively prevent issues arising from misaligned configurations.

When to use it

  • Proactive Infrastructure Audits: Regularly check for drift across environments (dev, staging, production) to maintain a consistent baseline.
  • Post-Manual Changes: After someone makes direct changes to infrastructure outside of Terraform, verify that the configuration still accurately reflects reality.
  • Incident Response: Investigate unexpected behavior by quickly identifying if any unauthorized or accidental infrastructure modifications have occurred.
  • Compliance Checks: Ensure your infrastructure adheres to defined configurations for security and regulatory purposes.

Key capabilities

  • Drift detection against Terraform state files.
  • Reporting of differences between configuration and actual state.
  • Integration with cloud environments (specific platforms not listed).

Example prompts

  • "Check for drift in the production environment."
  • "Report any changes to resource 'web-server' in the staging environment."
  • “What’s changed since last week’s Terraform apply?”

Tips & gotchas

  • Requires access to your Terraform state files. Ensure appropriate permissions are configured for the AI agent.