Terraform Provider

Manage Trunk Merge Queue configuration as code using the trunk-io/trunk Terraform provider.

The trunk-io/trunk Terraform provider lets you manage merge queue configuration as infrastructure as code. Define your queue settings in Terraform, track changes in version control, and apply them consistently across repositories.

The provider currently supports the trunk_merge_queue resource for creating, updating, importing, and deleting merge queues.

Current version: 0.1.2

Prerequisites

• Terraform >= 1.0
• An org-level API token from your Trunk organization. See Organization slug and token for how to generate one.
• A repository connected to Trunk

Authentication

Set your org-level API token using the TRUNK_API_KEY environment variable:

export TRUNK_API_KEY="your-org-api-token"

Alternatively, you can pass it directly in the provider block:

provider "trunk" {
  api_key = var.trunk_api_key
}

Never commit your API key to version control. Use environment variables or a secrets manager to supply the TRUNK_API_KEY value.

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Quick Start

terraform {
  required_version = ">= 1.0"

  required_providers {
    trunk = {
      source  = "trunk-io/trunk"
      version = "0.1.2"
    }
  }
}

provider "trunk" {}

resource "trunk_merge_queue" "main" {
  repo = {
    host  = "github.com"
    owner = "my-org"
    name  = "my-repo"
  }
  target_branch = "main"
  concurrency   = 5
}

Run terraform plan to preview changes and terraform apply to apply them. If a merge queue already exists for the specified repository and branch, the provider will import it automatically rather than creating a duplicate.

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Importing Existing Queues

Merge queues created through the UI or API can be imported into Terraform. This lets you start managing an existing queue as code without recreating it.

terraform import trunk_merge_queue.main github.com/my-org/my-repo/main

The import ID format is {host}/{owner}/{name}/{target_branch}.

After importing, run terraform plan to compare the Terraform configuration against the current queue settings. Resolve any differences before running terraform apply.

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Resource Reference: trunk_merge_queue

Required Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
repo.host	string	Repository host (e.g., github.com). Changing this forces a new resource.
repo.owner	string	Repository owner or organization. Changing this forces a new resource.
repo.name	string	Repository name. Changing this forces a new resource.
target_branch	string	Branch the merge queue targets (e.g., main). Changing this forces a new resource.

The repo and target_branch attributes are immutable. Changing any of them will destroy the existing queue and create a new one.

Optional Attributes With API Defaults

These attributes are computed by the API if not specified. You only need to set them if you want to override the defaults.

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	"single"	Queue mode: "single" or "parallel". See Merge Queue mode.
concurrency	integer	API default	Number of PRs that can test simultaneously (minimum 1). See Testing concurrency.
state	string	"RUNNING"	Queue state: "RUNNING", "PAUSED", or "DRAINING". See Merge Queue state.

Other Optional Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
testing_timeout_minutes	integer	Maximum minutes to wait for tests before auto-cancellation.
pending_failure_depth	integer	Number of successor test runs to wait on before transitioning a failed group. See Pending failure depth.
can_optimistically_merge	Boolean	Enable optimistic merging.
batch	Boolean	Enable batching.
batching_max_wait_time_minutes	integer	Maximum minutes to wait for a batch to fill.
batching_min_size	integer	Minimum number of PRs in a batch before testing begins.
merge_method	string	How PRs are merged: "MERGE_COMMIT", "SQUASH", or "REBASE".
comments_enabled	Boolean	Whether Trunk posts status comments on PRs.
commands_enabled	Boolean	Whether /trunk slash commands are enabled.
create_prs_for_testing_branches	Boolean	Create draft PRs for testing branches.
status_check_enabled	Boolean	Whether Trunk posts a status check on PRs.
direct_merge_mode	string	"OFF" or "ALWAYS". See Direct merge to main.
optimization_mode	string	"OFF" or "BISECTION_SKIP_REDUNDANT_TESTS".
bisection_concurrency	integer	Concurrency for bisection testing during batch failure isolation.
required_statuses	list(string)	CI status checks that must pass. Set to null to use branch protection defaults. Set to [] to explicitly require no statuses.

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Managing Drift

When a merge queue is managed by Terraform, the Trunk UI displays a banner indicating that the queue is under Terraform management.

Users can still adjust merge queue settings through the UI. However, any changes made in the UI will cause drift between the live configuration and your Terraform state. The UI highlights when drift exists so your team is aware of the discrepancy.

To detect drift, run:

terraform plan

This shows any differences between your Terraform configuration and the current queue state. Run terraform apply to reconcile the configuration back to what is defined in Terraform, or update your .tf files to match the desired state.

If your team adjusts settings through the UI, run terraform plan periodically to detect drift. Apply to reconcile, or update your Terraform configuration to match the desired state.

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Deleting a Queue

A merge queue must be empty before it can be deleted. If the queue still has PRs in it, terraform destroy will fail.

To empty a queue, you can set state = "DRAINING" and wait for all in-flight PRs to finish testing and merge. Once the queue is empty, run terraform destroy or remove the resource from your configuration and apply.

Terraform will fail to delete a queue that still has PRs in it. Ensure the queue is empty before destroying the resource.

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Examples

High-Throughput Queue With Batching

resource "trunk_merge_queue" "main" {
  repo = {
    host  = "github.com"
    owner = "my-org"
    name  = "my-repo"
  }
  target_branch                  = "main"
  mode                           = "parallel"
  concurrency                    = 20
  batch                          = true
  batching_min_size              = 4
  batching_max_wait_time_minutes = 5
  can_optimistically_merge       = true
}

Queue With Explicit Required Statuses

resource "trunk_merge_queue" "main" {
  repo = {
    host  = "github.com"
    owner = "my-org"
    name  = "my-repo"
  }
  target_branch    = "main"
  concurrency      = 3
  merge_method     = "SQUASH"
  commands_enabled = true
  comments_enabled = true
  required_statuses = [
    "ci/build",
    "ci/test",
    "ci/lint",
  ]
}