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Cloudformation templates to Terraform HCL converter. Version 0.9.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25.
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Package summary
Cloudformation templates to Terraform HCL converter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cf2tf
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Project history and usage
cf2tf is a Python command-line converter for moving AWS CloudFormation templates toward Terraform HCL. Its own README frames the tool as an attempt rather than a perfect translator, because some CloudFormation data shapes do not map cleanly to HCL.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2022 and the README documents the project as Cloudformation 2 Terraform, a CLI that reads a CloudFormation template and emits Terraform resources. The README also notes that cfn-flip is used to parse YAML into a Python dictionary, placing cf2tf in the small ecosystem of CloudFormation template tooling.
Adoption history
The project is distributed as a PyPI package and is packaged by Homebrew as `cf2tf`. That makes it visible to both Python users and macOS/Linux package-manager users who need one-off CloudFormation-to-Terraform conversion during migration work.
How it is used
The documented CLI usage is `cf2tf my_template.yaml`, optionally redirecting stdout to `main.tf` or using `-o` to split output into files by resource type.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about cf2tf because it is a narrow migration helper: not a Terraform provider, not an AWS deployment tool, just a packaged converter for an awkward infrastructure-as-code boundary.
Timeline
- 2022: GitHub repository created.
- 2022: First GitHub release metadata published for tag 0.0.0.
- 2026: GitHub release metadata shows tag 0.9.2.
Related projects
- AWS CloudFormation Template Flip is acknowledged by cf2tf as the parser used to convert templates from YAML to Python dictionaries.
- Terraform and HashiCorp HCL are the target ecosystem for generated output.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cloud
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cf2tf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.2
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cf2tf |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/DontShaveTheYak/cf2tf |
| Repository | https://github.com/DontShaveTheYak/cf2tf |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T09:54:11Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation