Terraform State Manager

This skill guides you through safe Terraform state manipulation operations.

When to Use

• Importing existing cloud resources into Terraform management (terraform import)
• Renaming resources or moving them into/out of modules (terraform state mv)
• Removing resources from Terraform control without destroying them (terraform state rm)
• Migrating state between backends (e.g., local to GCS/S3)
• Fixing state locks or corruption

Critical Safety Rules

[!IMPORTANT] ALWAYS follow these rules to prevent data loss or service downtime.

1. Backup First: Create a backup of your state file (.tfstate) before ANY operation.