Terraform State Surgery Kit

---
name: "Terraform State Surgery Kit"
slug: "terraform-state-surgery-kit"
description: "Performs safe Terraform state operations using the terraform CLI state subcommands and the Terraform Cloud API. Handles state imports, resource moves, and taint operations with automatic backup and rollback."
github_stars: 48146
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform"
category: "Runbooks & Diagnostics"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "hashicorp/terraform"
  github_stars: 48146
---

# Terraform State Surgery Kit

Performs safe Terraform state operations using the terraform CLI state subcommands and the Terraform Cloud API. Handles state imports, resource moves, and taint operations with automatic backup and rollback.

## 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-surgery-kit/)