new-terraform-provider

To scaffold a Terraform provider, the Skill automates workspace setup by creating a Go module, configuring the terraform-provider-<name> directory structure, and bootstrapping an example main.go file using the Terraform Plugin Framework.

The Terraform Plugin Framework is a Go library for building custom Terraform providers. You need it when extending infrastructure-as-code to manage custom APIs or internal services not covered by existing providers.

Yes, you need Go installed to bootstrap a Terraform provider. The scaffolding process initializes a Go module, fetches necessary dependencies, and compiles a runnable provider binary from the main.go template.

Yes, you can use this scaffolding to create a reproducible provider skeleton for devops teams. It ensures a consistent directory structure, initial Go module configuration, and example main.go usage across new provider projects.

The best way to set up a Terraform provider directory structure is using guided onboarding that enforces the terraform-provider-<name> naming convention, initializes the Go module, and prepares the plugin framework integration automatically.

The scaffolded Terraform provider template provides only the initial skeleton, example main.go usage, and Go module configuration. You must manually implement resource and data source logic specific to your API beyond the basic binary setup.