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AIAC implements a Backend interface abstraction layer that enables seamless switching between OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, and Ollama LLM providers through a single unified API. Each backend implementation satisfies the same interface contract, allowing the core library to invoke LLM calls interchangeably without provider-specific branching logic. This design pattern decouples the code generation logic from provider-specific API details, enabling new backends to be added by implementing the interface without modifying existing code.
Unique: Uses Go interface-based polymorphism to create a provider-agnostic abstraction where OpenAI, Bedrock, and Ollama backends implement identical method signatures, enabling runtime backend selection without conditional logic in the generation pipeline
vs alternatives: More flexible than monolithic LLM wrappers because it enforces backend interchangeability at the type system level rather than through configuration alone, preventing provider-specific code from leaking into generation logic
AIAC provides a hierarchical configuration system using TOML files stored in XDG_CONFIG_HOME (~/.config/aiac/aiac.toml by default) that defines multiple named backends, each with provider type, credentials, and model defaults. The system supports environment variable overrides for sensitive credentials, allowing users to define backends in configuration while injecting secrets at runtime. Configuration loading follows a precedence chain: CLI flags > environment variables > TOML file defaults, enabling flexible deployment across local development, CI/CD, and containerized environments.
Unique: Implements a three-tier precedence system (CLI flags > env vars > TOML file) that allows secure credential injection via environment variables while maintaining readable configuration files, with support for custom config paths via --config flag
vs alternatives: More flexible than environment-variable-only configuration because it allows defining multiple backends in a single file while still supporting secret injection, and more secure than embedding credentials in TOML because it encourages environment-based secrets
AIAC constructs domain-specific system prompts based on the target artifact type (Terraform, Dockerfile, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, OPA, Bash, Python, SQL), guiding the LLM to generate syntactically correct and idiomatic code for each domain. Rather than using a generic system prompt, the tool embeds artifact-type-specific instructions that emphasize best practices, common patterns, and syntax requirements for each format. This enables a single LLM model to generate high-quality code across heterogeneous infrastructure domains without requiring separate specialized models.
Unique: Implements artifact-type-aware system prompts where each artifact type (Terraform, Dockerfile, Kubernetes, etc.) has a specialized system message that embeds domain-specific best practices and syntax requirements, enabling a single LLM to generate idiomatic code across heterogeneous infrastructure domains
vs alternatives: More effective than generic prompts because artifact-specific guidance reduces hallucination and syntax errors, and more maintainable than separate specialized models because all generation flows through a single prompt engineering layer that can be updated centrally
AIAC integrates with AWS Bedrock by implementing the Backend interface for Bedrock's managed LLM service. The backend handles AWS authentication via IAM credentials, request formatting for Bedrock's API, and response parsing. Users can access multiple LLM providers (Anthropic Claude, Cohere, etc.) through Bedrock's unified API. This enables organizations with existing AWS infrastructure to leverage Bedrock without managing separate API accounts.
Unique: Integrates with AWS Bedrock to provide access to multiple LLM providers (Claude, Cohere, etc.) through a managed AWS service, enabling organizations with existing AWS infrastructure to use AIAC without external API accounts
vs alternatives: Better integrated with AWS environments than direct API access, and provides access to multiple LLM providers through a single managed service compared to managing separate API accounts
AIAC integrates with Ollama, an open-source tool for running LLMs locally. The Ollama backend implementation communicates with a local Ollama instance via HTTP API, enabling code generation without sending prompts to external services. Users can run open-source models (Llama 2, Mistral, etc.) locally, providing complete data privacy and no API costs. This backend is ideal for organizations with strict data governance requirements or offline environments.
Unique: Integrates with Ollama to enable local LLM-based code generation without external API calls, providing complete data privacy and zero API costs by running open-source models on local hardware
vs alternatives: Provides complete data privacy compared to cloud-based backends, and eliminates API costs; however, generated code quality is typically lower than GPT-4 or Claude models
AIAC accepts free-form natural language prompts describing infrastructure requirements and sends them to configured LLM backends with system prompts optimized for IaC generation. The system constructs prompts that guide the LLM to generate specific artifact types (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Dockerfile, Kubernetes manifests, GitHub Actions, OPA policies, Bash/Python scripts, SQL queries). The LLM response is streamed back to the user and optionally formatted or saved to files, enabling rapid prototyping of infrastructure code without manual template writing.
Unique: Implements artifact-type-aware prompting where the system constructs different system prompts for Terraform vs Dockerfile vs Kubernetes manifests, enabling the same LLM to generate syntactically correct code across heterogeneous infrastructure domains without requiring separate models
vs alternatives: More versatile than domain-specific generators because it uses a single LLM backend to generate multiple artifact types (IaC, configs, scripts, policies) through prompt engineering, whereas specialized tools require separate integrations for each artifact type
After generating initial code, AIAC enters an interactive mode where users can refine, regenerate, or export the output. The CLI presents options to regenerate with the same prompt, modify the prompt and regenerate, save output to a file, copy to clipboard, or exit. This interactive loop enables iterative refinement of generated code without re-invoking the CLI, reducing context switching and allowing users to converge on acceptable output through multiple LLM invocations within a single session.
Unique: Implements a stateful interactive loop within a single CLI invocation that allows prompt modification and regeneration without losing context, using a menu-driven interface to guide users through refinement options
vs alternatives: More efficient than invoking the CLI repeatedly because it maintains the LLM connection and context across multiple generations, reducing latency and allowing users to explore variations without re-parsing configuration or re-authenticating
AIAC implements a dedicated OpenAI backend that communicates with OpenAI's API using the official Go SDK, supporting both GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4 models. The backend handles streaming responses, allowing real-time display of generated code as it's produced by the LLM rather than waiting for complete generation. It manages API authentication via OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable or configuration file, constructs system and user messages for IaC generation, and handles rate limiting and error responses from OpenAI's API.
Unique: Implements streaming response handling using OpenAI's streaming API, allowing real-time display of generated code character-by-character as the LLM produces output, rather than buffering the entire response before display
vs alternatives: Provides better user experience than non-streaming backends because users see code generation in progress, reducing perceived latency and enabling early termination if output is clearly incorrect
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Implements configurable access control for file reading through a path allowlist/blocklist security model that validates all requested paths against configured boundaries before exposing file contents. Uses TypeScript SDK's tool registration pattern to expose read_file and list_directory tools with automatic path normalization and symbolic link resolution, preventing directory traversal attacks while maintaining transparent access semantics for LLM clients.
Unique: Uses MCP's native tool registration with declarative path allowlisting rather than OS-level permissions, enabling fine-grained LLM-specific access control that survives across different execution contexts and doesn't require filesystem-level changes
vs alternatives: More granular than OS-level file permissions and easier to configure per-client than containerization, while remaining simpler than full capability-based security models
Provides write_file tool that creates or overwrites files with optional safety checks for preventing accidental data loss. Implements atomic write semantics by writing to a temporary file first, then renaming to target path, ensuring partial writes don't corrupt existing files. Respects the same path validation layer as read operations, preventing writes outside configured boundaries.
Unique: Combines MCP tool semantics with filesystem-level atomic writes (temp-then-rename pattern) to guarantee consistency even if the MCP client crashes mid-operation, unlike simple write implementations that may leave partial files
vs alternatives: More reliable than direct file writes because atomic semantics prevent corruption, while remaining simpler than full transactional filesystems or version control integration
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Implements list_directory tool that recursively enumerates directory trees with configurable depth limits and file type filtering. Returns structured metadata (size, modification time, permissions) for each entry without loading file contents, enabling efficient directory analysis. Uses TypeScript's fs.promises API with concurrent operations to traverse large directory structures while respecting path validation boundaries.
Unique: Exposes directory metadata through MCP tools with configurable recursion depth and filtering, allowing LLM clients to make informed decisions about which files to read next without requiring multiple round-trips or loading entire directory contents upfront
vs alternatives: More efficient than having LLMs read entire files to understand structure, and more flexible than simple ls-style listings because it includes metadata and supports filtering
Provides move_file tool that relocates files or directories within the sandboxed filesystem with configurable behavior for handling destination conflicts (fail, overwrite, or rename). Validates both source and destination paths against the same security boundaries, ensuring moves cannot escape the allowed directory tree. Implements atomic move semantics using OS-level rename operations when possible.
Unique: Integrates move operations into the MCP tool model with path validation on both source and destination, preventing LLM agents from accidentally moving files outside sandboxed boundaries while maintaining atomic semantics through OS-level rename when possible
vs alternatives: Safer than exposing raw filesystem operations because it validates both paths, and more flexible than read-only filesystem access because it enables file organization workflows
Implements search_files tool that finds files matching patterns (regex, glob, or literal strings) across the allowed filesystem tree. Returns matching file paths with optional context snippets showing where matches occur. Uses efficient pattern matching libraries (e.g., minimatch for globs) to avoid loading entire files into memory, supporting large codebases with thousands of files.
Unique: Exposes pattern-based file search through MCP tools with support for multiple pattern syntaxes (regex, glob, literal), allowing LLM clients to locate files efficiently without requiring full directory enumeration or file content loading upfront
vs alternatives: More efficient than having LLMs read entire directories to find files, and more flexible than simple filename matching because it supports content-based and pattern-based search
Implements the MCP server-side tool registration pattern using TypeScript SDK, exposing filesystem operations as callable tools through JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol. Handles tool schema definition (input parameters, return types), request routing, and error serialization automatically. Supports multiple transport mechanisms (stdio, HTTP, WebSocket) through MCP's transport abstraction layer, allowing the same server to work with different client configurations without code changes.
Unique: Leverages MCP's native tool registration abstraction to decouple tool implementation from transport mechanism, enabling the same filesystem server to work with stdio, HTTP, or WebSocket clients without modification through MCP's transport-agnostic design
vs alternatives: More standardized than custom REST APIs because it uses MCP's protocol, and more flexible than direct function calls because it supports multiple transport mechanisms and automatic schema validation
Implements a declarative security model where filesystem access is controlled through configuration files specifying allowed_directories (allowlist) or denied_paths (blocklist). Configuration is loaded at server startup and applied to all subsequent requests without requiring code changes. Supports glob patterns and environment variable expansion in configuration paths, enabling flexible deployment across different environments (dev, staging, production).
Unique: Provides declarative, configuration-driven access control that is loaded at server startup and applied uniformly to all requests, enabling environment-specific security policies without code changes or recompilation
vs alternatives: More flexible than hardcoded access rules because it supports configuration files, and simpler than role-based access control because it uses straightforward allowlist/blocklist semantics
Implements comprehensive error handling for filesystem operations with detailed diagnostic messages that help LLM clients understand why operations failed (e.g., 'Path /etc/passwd is outside allowed directories' vs generic 'Access denied'). Validates all inputs (paths, patterns, parameters) before execution and returns structured error responses through JSON-RPC error protocol, enabling clients to implement retry logic or fallback strategies.
Unique: Provides structured error responses with detailed diagnostic messages that distinguish between different failure modes (path validation, permissions, filesystem errors), enabling LLM clients to implement intelligent error handling without exposing sensitive system information
vs alternatives: More informative than generic error messages because it explains the specific reason for failure, while remaining secure by avoiding stack traces and sensitive path information
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