provider-docs
provider-docs is an agent skill published by hashicorp, listed under deploy & operate. It lives in the hashicorp/agent-skills repository, which has 909 GitHub stars and is licensed under MPL-2.0; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
This tool creates, updates, and reviews Terraform provider documentation for the Terraform Registry using HashiCorp-recommended patterns and tfplugindocs templates. It requires schema descriptions and is used for adding or changing provider configuration, resources, data sources, ephemeral resources, list resources, functions, actions, or guides; validating generated docs; and troubleshooting missing or incorrect Registry documentation.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads hashicorp/agent-skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills
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Create, update, and review Terraform provider documentation for Terraform Registry using HashiCorp-recommended patterns, tfplugindocs templates, and schema descriptions. Use when adding or changing provider configuration, resources, data sources, ephemeral resources, list resources, functions, actions, or guides; when validating generated docs; and when troubleshooting missing or incorrect Registry documentation.
provider-docs compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| provider-docs (this page) | hashicorp | Create, update, and review Terraform provider documentation for Terraform Registry using HashiCorp-recommende… | 909 | 2026-10-05 |
| new-terraform-provider(same repository) | hashicorp | Use this when scaffolding a new Terraform provider with the Plugin Framework: workspace layout, go module set… | 909 | 2026-10-05 |
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| observability-and-instrumentation | addyosmani | Instruments code so production behavior is visible and diagnosable. Use when adding logging, metrics, tracing… | 110,611 | 2026-10-13 |
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Common questions about provider-docs
- What does provider-docs do?
- This tool creates, updates, and reviews Terraform provider documentation for the Terraform Registry using HashiCorp-recommended patterns and tfplugindocs templates. It requires schema descriptions and is used for adding or changing provider configuration, resources, data sources, ephemeral resources, list resources, functions, actions, or guides; validating generated docs; and troubleshooting missing or incorrect Registry documentation.
- How do I install provider-docs?
- Run npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes provider-docs?
- hashicorp.
- Is provider-docs maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 909 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-05. The repository declares the MPL-2.0 licence.
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