helm-cli

name	helm-cli
description	Helm CLI operations for Kubernetes package management. USE FOR: helm install, helm upgrade, helm rollback, Helm chart management, Helm values, Helm repo add. DO NOT USE FOR: kubectl operations (use kubectl-cli), ArgoCD sync (use argocd-cli), Terraform IaC (use terraform-cli).

When to Use

• Helm chart development and testing
• Chart linting and validation
• Template rendering preview
• Release management

Prerequisites

• Helm 3.x installed
• Kubernetes context configured
• Access to chart repositories

Commands

Chart Development

# Lint chart
helm lint ./chart

# Template rendering
helm template release-name ./chart -f values.yaml

# Dry-run install
helm install release-name ./chart -f values.yaml --dry-run

Repository Operations

# Add repository
helm repo add <name> <url>

# Update repositories
helm repo update

# Search charts
helm search repo <keyword>

Release Management

# List releases
helm list -A

# Install chart
helm install <release> <chart> -f values.yaml -n <namespace>

# Upgrade release
helm upgrade <release> <chart> -f values.yaml -n <namespace>

# Rollback release
helm rollback <release> <revision> -n <namespace>

Best Practices

1. ALWAYS lint charts before deploying
2. Use --dry-run to preview changes
3. Keep values.yaml files in version control
4. Use semantic versioning for charts
5. Document chart dependencies

Output Format

1. Command executed
2. Validation results
3. Template output (if applicable)
4. Next steps

Integration with Agents

Used by: @devops, @platform, @sre