Individual skill

provider-configuration

Implement Terraform provider configuration and authentication with the Plugin Framework: provider schema for credentials (Optional + Sensitive attributes), environment variable fallbacks, credential provider chains (static config, then environment variables, shared credentials file, and platform identity), unknown-value guards in Configure(), secret redaction, configure-time credential validation, and diagnostics that name every source tried. Use when implementing or reviewing a provider's Configure method or provider schema, adding authentication options (API keys, tokens, profiles, credentials files, assume-role), deciding how a provider should resolve credentials, debugging "no valid credential sources" or missing-credentials errors, or unit testing credential resolution.

plugins/terraform/skills/provider-configuration/SKILL.md

Read pinned source

Source commit 5e30fa5c867ba6777c37e4206babfd08049c396f

What was checked

Matches the observed repository HEAD
Yes
Scanner rules are current
Yes
Repository scan complete
No
Skill scan complete
No
Observed behavior
Network or broad shell
Last checked
Nov 10, 2026

These are observations at the recorded commit, not a guarantee of safety. Review the source before running it.

Install this skill

Choose an agent in your Stack or copy a command below. Commands fetch the pinned commit and copy only this skill directory. Existing destinations are refused. Copying a command does not install anything.

An install command is unavailable: current rules, complete repository and skill scans, an eligible behavior level and a permitted license are required.

Repository context

Repository stars (not skill ratings)
925
Repository last updated
Nov 4, 2026
License
MPL-2.0

Observed agent integration: No specific integration evidence. Standard SKILL.md installation does not imply verified compatibility.

Files and excerpt

File metadata and permitted, redacted excerpts come from the recorded scan. Source links are pinned to that commit.

Browse files
Read excerpt

# Terraform Provider Configuration and Authentication

How a provider accepts connection settings and resolves credentials. Poor
authentication UX is the first thing every user of a provider hits; a
well-designed credential provider chain is what separates a production-grade
provider from a demo. The examples use a fictional `examplecloud` provider
and the [Plugin Framework](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/framework/providers).

**References** (load when needed):
- `references/credential-chain.md` — complete, compilable credential chain
  implementation (providers, chain, file profiles, Configure wiring, tests)
- `references/case-studies.md` — how the AWS provider (`aws-sdk-go-base`)
  and smaller providers structure real credential chains
Back to top