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name: helm description: Create and manage Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments. Use when packaging applications for deployment. allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash

Helm Chart Management

Quick Reference

This skill assists in creating, managing, and deploying Helm charts. It helps standardize deployments by leveraging templates and value configurations.

Basic Setup

• Install helm CLI.
• Initialize a chart using helm create or start from a blueprint.

Core Patterns

1. Chart Creation

Generate the standard directory structure and boilerplate files for a new Helm chart.

2. Value Management

Configure values.yaml to parameterize deployments for different environments (dev, staging, prod).

3. Release Management

Install, upgrade, and rollback releases using Helm.

Usage

• See examples.md for command usage.
• See reference.md for chart structure and concepts.