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atmos

One runtime to build, authenticate, and ship Terraform and Kubernetes work.

💎 Hidden gem★ 1.4k stars⑂ 183 forksApache-2.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

atmos is an open-source automation project by cloudposse (cloudposse/atmos on GitHub). It has 1,395 GitHub stars and 183 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 4 October 2026.

GitHub stars
1,395
Forks
183
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
4 October 2026
Category
Automation
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Install Atmos

    Add the CLI to your machine or CI image.

  2. Describe your stack

    Define components and environments in config.

  3. Run locally

    Build and apply with the same commands CI will use.

  4. Ship in CI

    Reuse the exact workflow in pipelines and agents.

// features

Why people love it

Toolchain wrapper

One CLI over Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and more.

Environment parity

Same behavior on laptop, CI, and agents.

Authentication

Handles cloud auth consistently everywhere.

Component model

Reusable infrastructure components and stacks.

AI-agent ready

Designed to be driven by coding agents too.

Container support

Ships container workflows alongside infra.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/cloudposse/atmos.git
    cd atmos
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Does Atmos replace Terraform?

No, it wraps and orchestrates tools like Terraform, OpenTofu, and Ansible.

Is atmos free for commercial use?

Apache 2.0 licensed — commercial use allowed with attribution.

Which cloud providers are supported?

It works with the providers its underlying tools support; check the docs.

Can AI agents use it?

Yes, consistent CLI behavior is designed for agent-driven infrastructure work.

Is it hard to migrate to?

You adopt it around your existing Terraform and Helm code rather than rewriting.

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Get atmos

Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.