Analyzes Terraform state files and plan outputs to detect drift, orphaned resources, and dependency cycles. Uses the Terraform CLI state commands, tfsec for security scanning, and Infracost API for cost impact analysis.
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name: "Terraform State Forensics Tool"
slug: "terraform-state-forensics-tool"
description: "Analyzes Terraform state files and plan outputs to detect drift, orphaned resources, and dependency cycles. Uses the Terraform CLI state commands, tfsec for security scanning, and Infracost API for cost impact analysis."
github_stars: 48146
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform"
category: "Runbooks & Diagnostics"
framework: "Cursor"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "hashicorp/terraform"
github_stars: 48146
---
# Terraform State Forensics Tool
Analyzes Terraform state files and plan outputs to detect drift, orphaned resources, and dependency cycles. Uses the Terraform CLI state commands, tfsec for security scanning, and Infracost API for cost impact analysis.
## Installation
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Documentation is available on the [Terraform website](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform):
- [Introduction](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/intro)
- [Documentation](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/docs)
- Source: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashicorp/terraform/HEAD/README.md
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/terraform-state-forensics-tool/)
