Should you want to validate a change locally, the --debug flag allows you to execute the provider against a terraform instance locally.
This also allows for debuggers (e.g. delve) to be attached to the provider.
go run main.go --debug
# Copy the TF_REATTACH_PROVIDERS env var
# In a new terminal
cd examples/your-example
TF_REATTACH_PROVIDERS=... terraform init
TF_REATTACH_PROVIDERS=... terraform apply