Recall the main cues that make Terraform reviews safer and faster.
Plan scan What four plan counts should you scan first? Added, changed, destroyed, and replaced resources. Replacements and destroys deserve explanation even when the code diff is small. Objection The HCL diff is tiny, so the plan does not need a close look. A provider default or lifecycle setting can make a small diff produce large infrastructure behavior. Reviewer line Small diff, but the plan is the behavior. Please summarize replacements, destroys, and any production-facing changes. Approving based only on edited files ignores provider behavior. It asks for the risk summary without rejecting the PR prematurely. Risk lens Speculative plan…
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