terraform-iac

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Purpose

Model infrastructure in Terraform with reusable modules, secure state, reviewable plans, and validation routines.

Trigger Conditions

• Positive: New Terraform module or stack; Refactoring Terraform for safety/performance; Drift detection and remediation
• Negative: Kubernetes-only changes (route to kubernetes-specialist); Single-service containerization (route to docker-containerization); Cloud governance strategy (route to cloud-platforms)

Guardrails

• Structure-first: keep SKILL.md aligned with examples/, tests/, and any resources/references so downstream agents always have scaffolding.
• Adversarial validation is mandatory: cover boundary cases, failure paths, and rollback drills before declaring the SOP complete.
• Prompt hygiene: separate hard vs. soft vs. inferred constraints and confirm inferred constraints before acting.
• Explicit confidence ceilings: format as 'Confidence: X.XX (ceiling: TYPE Y.YY)' and never exceed the ceiling for the claim type.
• MCP traceability: tag sessions WHO=operations-{name}-{session_id}, WHY=skill-execution, and capture evidence links in outputs.
• Avoid anti-patterns: undocumented changes, missing rollback paths, skipped tests, or unbounded automation without approvals.

Required Artifacts

• SKILL.md (this SOP)
• metadata.json
• examples/ for plans
• tests/ or checks for validation

Execution Phases

1. Model desired state

   • Capture infra intent, regions, and providers
   • Define module structure, inputs/outputs, and constraints
   • Plan remote state, locks, and secrets handling

2. Plan and review

   • Generate terraform plan with targeted scope
   • Review for destructive changes, dependencies, and policy violations
   • Capture approvals and apply windows

3. Apply safely

   • Use workspaces or per-env state with locks
   • Apply in staged environments with monitoring
   • Record outputs and share with dependent teams

4. Validate and monitor

   • Run compliance, security, and drift checks
   • Set up automated plan/apply pipelines where appropriate
   • Document rollback strategies and state backup cadence

Output Format

• Module map and state management plan
• Reviewed terraform plan with risk notes
• Execution record with outputs and owners
• Validation report (policy, security, drift)
• Runbook with rollback and backup procedures

Validation Checklist

• Remote state secured with locking/backups
• Plans peer-reviewed with destructive changes flagged
• Applies executed in safe order with monitoring
• Drift and compliance checks configured
• Confidence ceiling stated for promotion

Confidence: 0.70 (ceiling: inference 0.70) - Terraform SOP enforces reviewable plans and drift controls