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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.
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| name | helm |
| description | 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. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"author":"greedychipmunk","version":"1.0"} |
Use this skill to keep Helm-based Kubernetes deployments reproducible, auditable, and safe across environments.
| 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 |
# 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
helm install <release> <chart> [flags] — create a new releasehelm upgrade --install <release> <chart> — create or update releasehelm rollback <release> [revision] — revert to previous revisionhelm template <release> <chart> — render manifests locally without applyinghelm get values <release> — inspect values used by a deployed releasehelm status <release> — show release info and noteshelm uninstall <release> — remove release and resourceshelm upgrade --dry-run --debug or helm template before applying changes to production.helm diff upgrade) to inspect what will change before applying.--atomic in CI pipelines so failed upgrades automatically roll back.--set; use a secrets manager or the helm-secrets plugin.--namespace explicitly; do not rely on the default namespace.--version in production to ensure reproducibility.helm uninstall; it removes all resources managed by the release.helm repo add and helm repo update.helm show values <chart>.values.yaml override file for environment-specific configuration.helm template <release> <chart> -f values.yaml.helm upgrade --install <release> <chart> -f values.yaml --atomic --wait.helm list, helm status <release>, kubectl get pods -n <namespace>.helm history <release> and helm rollback <release>.# 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
resources/install-and-setup.mdresources/command-cookbook.mdresources/chart-authoring.mdresources/release-management.md