Console

Overview

Interactive terraform console session within the TUI. Evaluate terraform expressions against the current state without leaving the application.

Screenshot

Interactive (TUI)

Press ~ from the home menu. The plugin launches an embedded terraform console session where you can evaluate expressions interactively.

Keybindings

Key	Action	Context
Enter	Evaluate expression	Input
↑ / ↓	Navigate history	Input
Ctrl+U	Clear current input	Input
Esc	Back to home	Always
q	Back to home (when input empty)	Empty input

Flow

Home ──~──→ Console (REPL)
               │
               ├── type expression → Enter → evaluate → show result
               ├── ↑/↓ → recall previous expressions
               └── Esc → Home

Command Line (CLI)

tfui console -project ./infra

The CLI mode hands off to terraform console directly with proper terminal handling.

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Console session ended normally
1	Error launching console

Equivalence

Goal	CLI	TUI
Open terraform console	tfui console	Press ~
Evaluate expression	Type in console REPL	~ → type → Enter

Configuration

# tfui.hcl
plugin "console" {
  enabled = true
}

Related

• State Browser – browse resources visually instead of querying
• Outputs – view output values without expressions