Name: helm-chart-scaffolding
Author: wshobson

Imported from wshobson/agents (plugins/kubernetes-operations/skills/helm-chart-scaffolding/SKILL.md) via skills.sh. Install upstream with npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill helm-chart-scaffolding. Copyright stays with the author.

Helm Chart Scaffolding

Comprehensive guidance for creating, organizing, and managing Helm charts for packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications.

Purpose

This skill provides step-by-step instructions for building production-ready Helm charts, including chart structure, templating patterns, values management, and validation strategies.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

Create new Helm charts from scratch
Package Kubernetes applications for distribution
Manage multi-environment deployments with Helm
Implement templating for reusable Kubernetes manifests
Set up Helm chart repositories
Follow Helm best practices and conventions

Detailed patterns and worked examples

Detailed pattern documentation lives in references/details.md. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.

Best Practices

Use semantic versioning for chart and app versions
Document all values in values.yaml with comments
Use template helpers for repeated logic
Validate charts before packaging
Pin dependency versions explicitly
Use conditions for optional resources
Follow naming conventions (lowercase, hyphens)
Include NOTES.txt with usage instructions
Add labels consistently using helpers
Test installations in all environments

Troubleshooting

Template rendering errors:

helm template my-app ./my-app --debug

Dependency issues:

helm dependency update
helm dependency list

Installation failures:

helm install my-app ./my-app --dry-run --debug
kubectl get events --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'

Related Skills

k8s-manifest-generator - For creating base Kubernetes manifests
gitops-workflow - For automated Helm chart deployments

Install helm-chart-scaffolding and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

A listing is a routing target with a manifest: what it does, which domains it covers, what it costs and who publishes it. Once installed it sits beside your own models and tools, is scored like any other candidate for each request, and shows up in the trace when it wins. Ratings come from workspaces that installed it, one per account.

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