pulumi-command

What it is and what it does

Pulumi Command Provider is a Pulumi resource plugin that lets you run shell commands and scripts as first-class infrastructure resources, either on your local machine or on remote hosts via SSH. It integrates command execution into Pulumi's resource lifecycle model, executing scripts on create and destroy operations and storing outputs in Pulumi state. This enables provisioning workflows like registering resources with external services, copying files to remote hosts, or invoking serverless functions during deployment.

The package is designed as an alternative to Terraform provisioners and Dynamic Providers for scenarios where you need to execute arbitrary commands as part of infrastructure automation. It works across all Pulumi languages (C#, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, YAML) and supports dependency ordering and resource options like deleteBeforeReplace and ignoreChanges. The package is currently in preview, meaning its API may evolve based on user feedback.

Use it for:

• Register or deregister resources with external services by running commands on create and destroy
• Provision remote EC2 instances or other VMs by executing commands and copying files over SSH
• Invoke AWS Lambda functions or other serverless code during Pulumi deployments
• Generate and store random values or other computed outputs in Pulumi state for later reference
• Run local setup or cleanup scripts as part of infrastructure stack lifecycle

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Executes commands and scripts locally or remotely as Pulumi resources, with support for create and destroy lifecycle operations and stateful execution.

Yes, if you are using Pulumi and need to execute commands as part of your infrastructure automation. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. The preview status means the API may change, but it is suitable for production use in scenarios where command execution is central to your workflow. Install it if local or remote command execution fits your provisioning model; skip it if your infrastructure needs are fully covered by other Pulumi providers.

Install

pulumi-command on PyPI

pip install pulumi-command

uv add pulumi-command

poetry add pulumi-command

Installing pulumi-command

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained as of 2026-03-04 with recent repository activity. Depends on pulumi, parver, semver, and typing-extensions—all standard, lightweight dependencies.

License in practice

Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.

Quickstart

pip install pulumi-command

from pulumi_command import local

random = local.Command("random", create="openssl rand -hex 16")
print(random.stdout)

Requires Python >=3.9 and an active Pulumi CLI installation and configured Pulumi project.

Verify before relying

• Whether Windows-based remote VM support is available or remains in-progress as of 1.2.1
• Specific behavior when a Command resource fails—whether it propagates to dependent resources or fails in isolation

Package facts

Evidence: pulumi_command-1.2.1-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: pulumi, command, category/utility, kind/native

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