macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tofu-lslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 3991
Install tofu-ls with Homebrew, apk, Nix
OpenTofu Language Server. Version 0.5.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#tofu-ls.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add tofu-lsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · tofu-ls · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tofu-lsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/to/tofu-ls/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
OpenTofu Language Server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tofu-ls
history
Project history and usage
tofu-ls is the official OpenTofu language server, maintained by the OpenTofu Core Team to bring OpenTofu-aware editor features to LSP-compatible editors.
Project history
OpenTofu grew out of the Terraform licensing change of August 10, 2023; the OpenTofu manifesto says the fork was made public after HashiCorp did not restore an open-source license by August 25, 2023. OpenTofu later became a Linux Foundation project.
The tofu-ls README describes the server as a work-in-progress official language server, inspired by HashiCorp's terraform-ls and intended to deliver smaller incremental updates over time.
Adoption history
OpenTofu reached its first stable release on January 10, 2024, as a production-ready, community-driven Terraform fork. As the OpenTofu ecosystem matured, official editor tooling became part of the project story.
The tofu-ls installation docs describe automatic installation through the OpenTofu VS Code and Zed extensions, manual installation from GitHub releases, and Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux. The input package facts also list apk, Homebrew, and Nix packaging.
How it is used
Users normally run tofu-ls through an editor or IDE plugin rather than invoking it directly. The usage docs cover OpenTofu and Terraform language IDs, .tf, .tofu, and .tfvars files, workspace indexing, completion, hover, formatting, semantic tokens, references, symbols, and editor-specific setup for Vim/Neovim, Emacs, VS Code, Zed, Kate, Helix, and other clients.
Why package nerds care
For package and editor-tooling users, tofu-ls is the small binary that lets OpenTofu fit into the standard LSP packaging pattern: install one executable with a package manager, point the editor client at it, and keep infrastructure-as-code feedback local to the editor.
Timeline
- 2023-08-10: HashiCorp changed Terraform from MPL to BUSL, according to the OpenTofu manifesto.
- 2023-08-25: The OpenTofu fork was created after the license-change appeal deadline described in the manifesto.
- 2024-01-10: OpenTofu 1.6.0 became the first stable, production-ready OpenTofu release.
- Current: tofu-ls is the official OpenTofu Core Team language server and is packaged for apk, Homebrew, and Nix in the input facts.
Related projects
- OpenTofu is the infrastructure-as-code project that tofu-ls serves.
- terraform-ls is credited by tofu-ls as the starting point and inspiration for the OpenTofu language server.
- The OpenTofu VS Code and Zed extensions can install or manage tofu-ls for users.
Sources
- https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls#readme
- https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls/blob/main/docs/USAGE.md
- https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls/blob/main/docs/features.md
- https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls/blob/main/docs/installation.md
- https://opentofu.org/blog/opentofu-is-going-ga/
- https://opentofu.org/manifesto/
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
tofu-ls | 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 version0.5.3
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tofu-ls |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://opentofu.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T00:51:25+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
tofu-ls
nix profile install nixpkgs#tofu-ls- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tofu Ls
apk95%
tofu-ls 0.5.3-r1
OpenTofu language server
https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls/
sudo apk add tofu-ls- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tofu-ls
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tofu Ls
apk95%
tofu-ls-doc 0.5.3-r1
OpenTofu language server (documentation)
https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls/
sudo apk add tofu-ls-doc- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tofu-ls
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tofu Ls
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation