tfstate-lookup ☆

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Description:
Lookup resource attributes in tfstate

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: terraform devops infrastructure cli state-management

Install: brew install tfstate-lookup

About:
tfstate-lookup is a command-line utility that allows you to query Terraform state files directly. It can retrieve specific resource attributes using JMESPath expressions, enabling quick inspection of infrastructure state without needing Terraform CLI. The tool supports both local and remote state backends like S3.

Key Features:

Direct querying of Terraform state files
Supports JMESPath for complex queries
Works with local and remote (S3) state backends
Simple CLI for quick attribute lookups

Use Cases:

Debugging infrastructure by inspecting current resource attributes
Extracting resource IDs or ARNs for use in shell scripts
Validating Terraform outputs without running 'terraform output'

Alternatives:

terraform console – Requires full Terraform installation and is interactive, whereas tfstate-lookup is a standalone CLI tool for direct queries.
jq – Can parse state files but requires manual knowledge of the JSON structure; tfstate-lookup abstracts this with Terraform-aware queries.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 9, 2025 11:03am		0	VERSION_BUMP	888d544f
Sep 26, 2025 11:02pm		0	NEW	78b489dc