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tmforge vs Terraform

tmforge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Hacks4Snacks. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Terraform is an MCP server published by hashicorp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
MarketplacetmforgeTerraform
Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot Listed
Version: 0.11.0
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.0.0
Forks (GitHub): 199
Stars (GitHub): 1 550
Not marked · First seen
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official Not listed Listed
Version: not stated
Forks (GitHub): 4 295
Stars (GitHub): 38 565
Not marked · First seen
Docker MCP Catalog Not listed Listed
Version: sha256:423a6b8e2ee0
Forks (GitHub): 199
Stars (GitHub): 1 550
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

tmforge vs Terraform
FacttmforgeTerraform
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)3 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)0 (worse)38 565 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)0 (worse)4 295 (better)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (docker.io/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.0.0)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declares (differs)Not published9
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)Not published1
Licence (differs)MITMPL-2.0
Repository (differs)github.com/hacks4snacks/tmforgegithub.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.

What each says it does

tmforge

In its own words, on Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot:

The Strider agent that comes with the tmforge plugin adds evidence-backed STRIDE threat modeling to GitHub Copilot, with structured risk assessment, deterministic validation, and Markdown reports. Optional tmforge integration supports creating, updating, and verifying Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool (.tm7) models.

Terraform

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Generate more accurate Terraform and automate workflows for HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise

How to run each

tmforge

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Terraform As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio terraform-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e "TFE_ADDRESS=<YOUR_ADDRESS>" -e "TFE_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKEN>" -e "ENABLE_TF_OPERATIONS=<YOUR_ENABLED>" docker.io/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.0.0

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of tmforge 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: tmforge · What it can do: Terraform · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built