AWS Terraform vs iac-scanner
iac-scanner is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
AWS Terraform is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). iac-scanner is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  AWS Terraform | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:edb4d307924a Forks (GitHub): 1 835 Pulls (Docker Hub): 60 104 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 839 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | AWS Terraform | iac-scannerno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 839 | 3 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 60 104 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 835 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-terraform) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of iac-scanner
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Investigate incidents, review code and execute UAT for release readiness, scan code for vulnerabilities, and run penetration tests with AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent.
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Detects database migration table locks, terraform cost leaks, and OWASP API flaws.
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mcp io.github.shieldly-io/mcp
AI-Powered AWS security analysis: scan IAM policies and CloudFormation for risks and escalation.
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AI Security Harness: SAST, secrets, deps, containers, config & OWASP LLM. Scans locally.
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Opsera DevSecOps Agent — AI-powered architecture analysis, security scanning, compliance auditing, and SQL security for your codebase. Free trial included.
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A Claude Code plugin for scanning, fixing, and creating ORL (Open Remediation Language) rules across Infrastructure as Code, containers, orchestration, and application code…
What each says it does
AWS Terraform
Terraform on AWS best practices, infrastructure as code patterns, and security compliance with Checkov.
iac-scanner
Scan Terraform/CloudFormation/K8s manifests for misconfigurations and security issues
How to run each
AWS Terraform As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio aws-terraform -- docker run -i --rm mcp/aws-terraformiac-scanner
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of iac-scanner publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: AWS Terraform · What it can do: iac-scanner · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.