helm

Activate this skill when working with:

• Helm chart creation and modification
• Values file configuration
• Template development
• Chart deployment and upgrades
• Release management

Common Commands

\\\`bash

# Install/Upgrade

helm install -n

helm upgrade --install -n

helm upgrade --install golden-armada ./deployment/helm/golden-armada -n agents

# With values

helm install -f values.yaml

helm install --set key=value

# List/Status

helm list -n agents

helm status -n agents

helm history -n agents

# Uninstall

helm uninstall -n agents

# Debug

helm template

helm lint

helm get values -n agents

helm get manifest -n agents

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golden-armada/

├── Chart.yaml

├── values.yaml

├── templates/

│ ├── _helpers.tpl

│ ├── deployment.yaml

│ ├── service.yaml

│ ├── configmap.yaml

│ ├── secret.yaml

│ └── ingress.yaml

└── charts/

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\\\`yaml

apiVersion: v2

name: golden-armada

description: AI Agent Fleet Platform

type: application

version: 1.0.0

appVersion: "1.0.0"

dependencies:

- name: redis

version: "17.x.x"

repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami

condition: redis.enabled

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\\\`yaml

# Global settings

replicaCount: 2

image:

repository: golden-armada/agent

tag: latest

pullPolicy: IfNotPresent

# Resources

resources:

limits:

cpu: 500m

memory: 512Mi

requests:

cpu: 100m

memory: 128Mi

# Service

service:

type: ClusterIP

port: 80

targetPort: 8080

# Ingress

ingress:

enabled: true

className: nginx

hosts:

- host: agents.example.com

paths:

- path: /

pathType: Prefix

# Environment

env:

- name: LOG_LEVEL

value: "info"

# Secrets (use external secret manager in production)

secrets:

anthropicApiKey: ""

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_helpers.tpl

\\\`yaml

{{- define "golden-armada.fullname" -}}

{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name .Chart.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}

{{- end }}

{{- define "golden-armada.labels" -}}

helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}

app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}

app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}

app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}

{{- end }}

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deployment.yaml

\\\`yaml

apiVersion: apps/v1

kind: Deployment

metadata:

name: {{ include "golden-armada.fullname" . }}

labels:

{{- include "golden-armada.labels" . | nindent 4 }}

spec:

replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}

selector:

matchLabels:

app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}

template:

metadata:

labels:

app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}

spec:

containers:

- name: {{ .Chart.Name }}

image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"

ports:

- containerPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}

resources:

{{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}

env:

{{- toYaml .Values.env | nindent 12 }}

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\\\`bash

# Deploy to development

helm upgrade --install golden-armada ./deployment/helm/golden-armada \

-n agents \

-f deployment/helm/golden-armada/values-dev.yaml

# Deploy to production

helm upgrade --install golden-armada ./deployment/helm/golden-armada \

-n agents \

-f deployment/helm/golden-armada/values-prod.yaml

# Dry run

helm upgrade --install golden-armada ./deployment/helm/golden-armada \

-n agents --dry-run --debug

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