OpenTofu Registry

OpenTofu Registry

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opentofu

Provides access to the OpenTofu Registry, letting you search for and retrieve information about infrastructure-as-code providers, modules, and their documentation.

Enables AI systems to search for and retrieve detailed information about OpenTofu Registry components including providers, modules, resources, and documentation for infrastructure-as-code tasks.

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What it does

  • Search OpenTofu Registry for providers and modules
  • Get detailed provider information and documentation
  • Retrieve module specifications and examples
  • Access resource and data source documentation
  • Find infrastructure components by simple search terms

Best for

Infrastructure engineers writing OpenTofu configurationsDevOps teams exploring available providers and modulesLearning OpenTofu resource syntax and options
Remote hosted service — zero setupAlways up-to-date with registry data

About OpenTofu Registry

OpenTofu Registry is an official MCP server published by opentofu that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Search the OpenTofu Registry for providers, modules, resources, and docs to streamline your infrastructure-as-code tasks It is categorized under developer tools. This server exposes 5 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.

How to install

You can install OpenTofu Registry in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

License

OpenTofu Registry is released under the NOASSERTION license.

Tools (5)

search-opentofu-registry

Search the OpenTofu Registry to find providers, modules, resources, and data sources. Use simple terms without prefixes like 'terraform-provider-' or 'terraform-module-'.

get-provider-details

Get detailed information about a specific OpenTofu provider by namespace and name. Do NOT include 'terraform-provider-' prefix in the name.

get-module-details

Get detailed information about a specific OpenTofu module by namespace, name, and target. Use the simple module name, NOT the full repository name.

get-resource-docs

Get detailed documentation for a specific OpenTofu resource by provider namespace, provider name, and resource name.

get-datasource-docs

Get detailed documentation for a specific OpenTofu data source by provider namespace, provider name, and data source name.

OpenTofu MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing the OpenTofu Registry. This server allows language model assistants to search for and retrieve information about OpenTofu providers, modules, resources, and data sources.

Available as both a local Node.js server and a remote Cloudflare Worker deployment.

Features

  • Search the OpenTofu Registry for providers, modules, resources, and data sources
  • Get detailed information about specific providers and modules
  • Access documentation for resources and data sources
  • Retrieve comprehensive OpenTofu configuration examples
  • MCP-compatible interface for AI assistants

Installation

You can use this MCP server with any AI assistant that supports the Model Context Protocol. Choose between the hosted service or local installation:

Hosted Service (Recommended)

The easiest way to get started is to use our hosted service at mcp.opentofu.org. Benefits include:

  • ✅ No local installation required
  • ✅ Always up-to-date with the latest OpenTofu Registry data
  • ✅ Globally distributed via Cloudflare Workers
  • ✅ High availability and performance

Claude Code

Add the hosted OpenTofu MCP server to Claude Code:

claude mcp add opentofu -t sse https://mcp.opentofu.org/sse

Cursor / VS Code

Automatically install to Cursor in one click

Add this to your settings.json.

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "opentofu": {
        "type": "sse",
        "url": "https://mcp.opentofu.org/sse"
      },
    }
  }
}

You do not need to define any inputs.

Generic MCP Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentofu": {
      "transport": "sse",
      "endpoint": "https://mcp.opentofu.org/sse"
    }
  }
}

Local Server

Basic Usage

You can also run the server locally with npx:

npx @opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server

Global Installation

Install globally for repeated use:

npm install -g @opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server
opentofu-mcp-server

Claude Code (Local)

Add the local server to Claude Code:

claude mcp add opentofu -- npx @opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server

Generic MCP Configuration (Local)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentofu": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The OpenTofu MCP server provides the following tools:

Registry Search and Information

  • search-opentofu-registry: Search for providers, modules, resources, and data sources
  • get-provider-details: Get detailed information about a specific provider
  • get-module-details: Get detailed information about a specific module
  • get-resource-docs: Get documentation for a specific resource
  • get-datasource-docs: Get documentation for a specific data source

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