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Terraform MCP Server

HashiCorp's MCP server for the Terraform Registry and HCP Terraform or Terraform Enterprise workspaces.

Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

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About Terraform MCP Server

HashiCorp's Terraform MCP Server integrates the public Terraform Registry, for providers, modules and policies, with HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise APIs, supporting workspace management, variables, tags, runs and private registry access. It runs over stdio or streamable HTTP and exposes OpenTelemetry metrics for tool usage.

Terraform MCP Server is an open-source project written primarily in Go, with 1.5k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

Add Terraform MCP Server to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add terraform-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.3.0

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

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

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "terraform-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.3.0"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

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

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

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

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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