OpenTofu

aid: opentofu
name: OpenTofu
description: Open-source infrastructure as code tool forked from Terraform, providing a community-driven alternative for provisioning
  and managing cloud infrastructure using declarative configuration files.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Open Source
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opentofu/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: opentofu:opentofu-cli
  name: OpenTofu CLI
  description: OpenTofu is a CLI-driven infrastructure-as-code tool forked from Terraform. The opentofu binary reads HashiCorp
    Configuration Language (HCL) configuration, plans changes, and applies them against cloud providers through their respective
    APIs. It supports state management via local files or pluggable remote state backends, encrypted state and plan files,
    provider plugin distribution through registries, and a module ecosystem for composable infrastructure. OpenTofu does not
    itself expose an HTTP API; programmatic interaction happens through the CLI, configuration files, and provider/backend
    plugin protocols.
  humanURL: https://opentofu.org/
  tags:
  - CLI
  - Cloud
  - DevOps
  - HCL
  - Infrastructure as Code
  - Open Source
  - Terraform
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opentofu.org/docs/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://opentofu.org/docs/cli/commands/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentofuorg
- url: https://opentofu.org/
  name: OpenTofu
  type: Website
  description: Official OpenTofu project website.
- url: https://opentofu.org/docs/
  name: Documentation
  type: Documentation
  description: OpenTofu CLI, configuration, and provider documentation.
- url: https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/
  name: Getting Started
  type: GettingStarted
  description: Installation guide and getting started tutorial for OpenTofu.
- url: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu
  name: GitHub Repository
  type: GitHubRepository
  description: Source code for the OpenTofu CLI.
- url: https://github.com/opentofu
  name: GitHub Organization
  type: GitHubOrganization
  description: OpenTofu GitHub organization with related projects and tooling.
- url: https://opentofu.org/blog/
  name: Blog
  type: Blog
  description: OpenTofu project blog with releases and engineering posts.
- url: https://opentofu.org/community/
  name: Community
  type: Community
  description: OpenTofu community resources, Slack, and working groups.
- url: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
  name: Change Log
  type: ChangeLog
  description: Changelog for the OpenTofu CLI releases.
- url: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/policy
  name: Security
  type: Security
  description: Security disclosure policy for OpenTofu.
- url: https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/
  name: Downloads
  type: Downloads
  description: OpenTofu binary downloads and package repositories.
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server
  type: MCPServer
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com