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DimensiontfmcpA local-first MCP server for Terraform.Context7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS64 / 100 · C80 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions14 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2017 / 20
Documentation15 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who need AI-assisted Terraform project and plan inspection.
  • Users managing local Terraform directories through Claude Desktop.
  • Teams needing plan-risk, state-drift, module-health, or security checks.
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Situations requiring infrastructure changes without human review.
  • Users without Terraform CLI or a usable Terraform project directory.
  • Production environments that cannot tolerate active-development software.
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Read and operate on the Terraform project directory specified by TERRAFORM_DIR.
  • Access the Terraform CLI available in PATH.
  • Use configured TFE_ADDRESS and TFE_TOKEN for HCP Terraform/Terraform Enterprise queries.
  • Use appropriate Terraform or HCP/TFE permissions when write operations are enabled.
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • Apply and destroy are disabled by default but can change or destroy infrastructure when enabled.
  • Auto-approve is disabled by default; enabling it reduces manual confirmation.
  • Incorrect directories, credentials, permissions, or AI-generated plans can cause unintended changes.
  • Misconfigured Streamable HTTP can broaden network exposure; TFE_TOKEN and TLS private keys are sensitive.
  • The project is under active development, so review all operations before production use.
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsClaude DesktopClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
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