Terraform Provider Actions

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name: provider-actions
description: Implement Terraform Provider actions using the Plugin Framework. Use when developing imperative operations that execute at lifecycle events (before/after create, update, destroy).
metadata:
  copyright: Copyright IBM Corp. 2026
  version: "0.0.1"
---

# Terraform Provider Actions Implementation Guide

## Overview

Terraform Actions enable imperative operations during the Terraform lifecycle. Actions are experimental features that allow performing provider operations at specific lifecycle events (before/after create, update, destroy).

**References:**
- [Terraform Plugin Framework](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/framework)
- [Terraform Actions RFC](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/docs/plugin-protocol/actions.md)

## File Structure

Actions follow the standard service package structure:

```
internal/service/<service>/
├── <action_name>_action.go       # Action implementation… install to load the full skill