Install terrahelp with Homebrew

Project links

• Homepage

Commands and aliases

• terrahelp

Project history

The public repository was created in March 2016, placing Terrahelp among the early wave of Terraform-adjacent command-line helpers. Its README describes the project as supplementary functionality for Terraform development rather than a replacement for Terraform itself.

The documented feature set centers on encrypt and decrypt commands, simple or Vault-backed encryption providers, Vault autoconfiguration, and a masking command that can overwrite sensitive values in files or piped command output.

Adoption history

Terrahelp's adoption was tied to a practical early Terraform pain point: state files and command output could contain sensitive values. The README points users to an OpenCredo article on securing Terraform state with Vault for additional background, and repository metadata showed a modest long-lived audience by July 2026.

The package-manager history is mostly Unix-like. The README documents Homebrew installation, release-page binaries, and an AUR package, while also stating that Windows was not yet supported.

How it is used

Users install the CLI, then run terrahelp encrypt, decrypt, mask, or vault-autoconfig against files or piped Terraform command output.

The tool fits CI and shell pipelines where teams want to reduce exposure of Terraform state or command output without introducing a larger workflow orchestrator.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, Terrahelp is a compact example of the older Terraform helper-tool ecosystem: a single-purpose Go binary, Homebrew formula, release artifacts, and optional distro packaging wrapped around a sharp operational task.

Timeline

• 2016: Public GitHub repository created under opencredo.
• 2010s: README-documented installation includes Homebrew, release binaries, and community AUR packaging.
• 2026: Homebrew metadata still lists terrahelp as a brew formula.

Related projects

• Terraform is the primary workflow Terrahelp augments.
• Vault is an optional encryption provider in the documented Terrahelp workflow.
• TerraHash, Terragrunt, and Terramate are adjacent Terraform helper and orchestration CLIs.

Sources

• Input package metadata: source_facts.package-manager, source_facts.package-manager-url
• README: https://github.com/opencredo/terrahelp#readme
• Repository metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/opencredo/terrahelp