Terraform Provider Upgrade Skill

This skill provides a comprehensive workflow for safely upgrading Terraform providers with automatic resource migration, breaking change detection, and proper state management.

When to Use This Skill

• Upgrading provider versions (especially major versions)
• Handling removed or deprecated resources
• Migrating between resource types (e.g., azurerm_sql_* → azurerm_mssql_*)
• Detecting and resolving breaking changes
• Replacing deprecated provider properties
• Managing Terraform state during upgrades

Determining Breaking vs Non-Breaking Changes

Version Change Analysis

Use MCP tools to understand the scope: