provider-configuration agent skill by hashicorp
Implements Terraform provider configuration and authentication with the Plugin Framework, including credential schema, environment variable fallbacks, credential chains, secret redaction, and validation.
At a glance
| Publisher | HashiCorp Official |
|---|---|
| Repository | hashicorp/agent-skills (19 listed skills) |
| Category | Developer Tools and Frameworks |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Last commit | September 28, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 280 lines, 1,646 words |
| Bundled files | 3 files, including references |
| Quality score | 84/100 · B Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- License: MPL-2.0, an open-source or open-content license.
Install provider-configuration
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/tree/main/plugins/terraform/skills/provider-configurationtmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"plugins/terraform/skills/provider-configuration .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo hashicorp/agent-skills \
--path plugins/terraform/skills/provider-configurationhashicorp/agent-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
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.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Sections in SKILL.md
- Provider Schema for Authentication
- The Credential Provider Chain
- Wiring the Chain into Configure
- Diagnostics That Unblock Users
- Secret Hygiene
- Configure-Time Validation
- Unit Testing the Chain
- Checklist
- Related Skills
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.mdreferences/case-studies.mdreferences/credential-chain.md
Suede Skill Check: 84/100 · B
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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- Bundled scripts: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the skill folder ships a scripts/ folder.
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provider-configuration passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 3 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 3 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 3 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 3 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
hashicorp/agent-skills appears in 2 curated lists: BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills.