{"slug":"helm-chart-scaffolding","title":"helm-chart-scaffolding","summary":"Design, organize, and manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications with reusable configurations. Use when creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T18:59:34.144004Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/wshobson/agents","stars":40003,"forks":4267,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T19:54:17Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: helm-chart-scaffolding\ndescription: Design, organize, and manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications with reusable configurations. Use when creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments.</h2>\n<h1>Helm Chart Scaffolding</h1>\n<p>Comprehensive guidance for creating, organizing, and managing Helm charts for packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications.</p>\n<h2>Purpose</h2>\n<p>This skill provides step-by-step instructions for building production-ready Helm charts, including chart structure, templating patterns, values management, and validation strategies.</p>\n<h2>When to Use This Skill</h2>\n<p>Use this skill when you need to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create new Helm charts from scratch</li>\n<li>Package Kubernetes applications for distribution</li>\n<li>Manage multi-environment deployments with Helm</li>\n<li>Implement templating for reusable Kubernetes manifests</li>\n<li>Set up Helm chart repositories</li>\n<li>Follow Helm best practices and conventions</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Detailed patterns and worked examples</h2>\n<p>Detailed pattern documentation lives in <code>references/details.md</code>. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.</p>\n<h2>Best Practices</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Use semantic versioning</strong> for chart and app versions</li>\n<li><strong>Document all values</strong> in values.yaml with comments</li>\n<li><strong>Use template helpers</strong> for repeated logic</li>\n<li><strong>Validate charts</strong> before packaging</li>\n<li><strong>Pin dependency versions</strong> explicitly</li>\n<li><strong>Use conditions</strong> for optional resources</li>\n<li><strong>Follow naming conventions</strong> (lowercase, hyphens)</li>\n<li><strong>Include NOTES.txt</strong> with usage instructions</li>\n<li><strong>Add labels</strong> consistently using helpers</li>\n<li><strong>Test installations</strong> in all environments</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Troubleshooting</h2>\n<p><strong>Template rendering errors:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>helm template my-app ./my-app --debug\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Dependency issues:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>helm dependency update\nhelm dependency list\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Installation failures:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>helm install my-app ./my-app --dry-run --debug\nkubectl get events --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Related Skills</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>k8s-manifest-generator</code> - For creating base Kubernetes manifests</li>\n<li><code>gitops-workflow</code> - For automated Helm chart deployments</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"assets/Chart.yaml.template","sizeBytes":801,"isText":false},{"path":"assets/values.yaml.template","sizeBytes":3190,"isText":false},{"path":"references/chart-structure.md","sizeBytes":11498,"isText":true},{"path":"references/details.md","sizeBytes":9414,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/validate-chart.sh","sizeBytes":6506,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":2104,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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