# Helm

> Package and deploy Kubernetes applications with Helm charts and releases. Use when tasks mention helm, Helm charts, helm install, helm upgrade, Helm repositories, values.yaml, or Helm releases.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-greedychipmunk-agent-skills-helm`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [greedychipmunk](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/greedychipmunk)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [greedychipmunk](https://github.com/greedychipmunk)
- **Source:** https://github.com/greedychipmunk/agent-skills/tree/main/helm

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-greedychipmunk-agent-skills-helm
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# helm

Use this skill to keep Helm-based Kubernetes deployments reproducible, auditable, and safe across environments.

## Intent Router

| Request | Reference | Load When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Install Helm, add repos, configure registries | `resources/install-and-setup.md` | User needs to install Helm or configure repositories |
| install/upgrade/list/rollback/template commands | `resources/command-cookbook.md` | User needs day-to-day Helm release operations |
| Chart.yaml, templates, values, helpers | `resources/chart-authoring.md` | User wants to author or modify a Helm chart |
| Release lifecycle, --atomic, --wait, diff plugin | `resources/release-management.md` | User asks about release management or upgrade strategies |

## Quick Start

```bash
# Add a chart repository
helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
helm repo update

# Search for a chart
helm search repo bitnami/nginx

# Inspect default values
helm show values bitnami/nginx

# Install with custom values
helm install my-nginx bitnami/nginx --set service.type=ClusterIP -n my-namespace

# Upgrade with a values file
helm upgrade my-nginx bitnami/nginx -f values.yaml -n my-namespace

# List releases
helm list -A
```

## Core Command Tracks

- **Install:** `helm install   [flags]` — create a new release
- **Upgrade:** `helm upgrade --install  ` — create or update release
- **Rollback:** `helm rollback  [revision]` — revert to previous revision
- **Template:** `helm template  ` — render manifests locally without applying
- **Values:** `helm get values ` — inspect values used by a deployed release
- **Status:** `helm status ` — show release info and notes
- **Uninstall:** `helm uninstall ` — remove release and resources

## Safety Guardrails

- Always run `helm upgrade --dry-run --debug` or `helm template` before applying changes to production.
- Use the helm diff plugin (`helm diff upgrade`) to inspect what will change before applying.
- Use `--atomic` in CI pipelines so failed upgrades automatically roll back.
- Never pass secrets via `--set`; use a secrets manager or the helm-secrets plugin.
- Always specify `--namespace` explicitly; do not rely on the default namespace.
- Pin chart versions with `--version` in production to ensure reproducibility.
- Confirm before running `helm uninstall`; it removes all resources managed by the release.

## Workflow

1. Add and update chart repository: `helm repo add` and `helm repo update`.
2. Inspect default values: `helm show values `.
3. Create a `values.yaml` override file for environment-specific configuration.
4. Render and review manifests: `helm template   -f values.yaml`.
5. Install or upgrade: `helm upgrade --install   -f values.yaml --atomic --wait`.
6. Verify: `helm list`, `helm status `, `kubectl get pods -n `.
7. On failure, check: `helm history ` and `helm rollback `.

```bash
# Troubleshoot a failed upgrade: inspect history and roll back
helm history my-nginx -n my-namespace
helm rollback my-nginx 1 -n my-namespace
helm status my-nginx -n my-namespace
```

## Related Skills

- **kubectl** — inspect and manage Kubernetes resources created by Helm
- **docker** — build container images referenced in Helm chart values

## References

- `resources/install-and-setup.md`
- `resources/command-cookbook.md`
- `resources/chart-authoring.md`
- `resources/release-management.md`
- Official docs: 
- Chart hub:

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [greedychipmunk](https://github.com/greedychipmunk)
- **Source:** [greedychipmunk/agent-skills](https://github.com/greedychipmunk/agent-skills)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-greedychipmunk-agent-skills-helm
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/greedychipmunk
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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