helmfile/skills/helmfile

Helmfile Agent Skill

Expert guidance for Helmfile, a declarative spec for deploying Helm charts to Kubernetes.

Installation

Using skills.sh CLI

npx skills add helmfile/helmfile --skill helmfile

Manual Installation

For Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/helmfile ~/.claude/skills/

For Cursor

mkdir -p ~/.cursor/skills
cp -r skills/helmfile ~/.cursor/skills/

For OpenCode

mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills
cp -r skills/helmfile ~/.agents/skills/

What This Skill Covers

• Configuration Structure: Basic helmfile.yaml format and release configuration
• CLI Commands: sync, apply, diff, destroy, template, and more
• Templating: Built-in objects, template functions, values files templates
• Environments: Multi-environment setup and conditional releases
• Layering: Bases, release templates, nested helmfiles
• Advanced Features: Kustomize integration, strategic merge patches, transformers, chart dependencies, remote secrets
• Best Practices: Directory structure, DRY configuration, labels filtering
• Troubleshooting: Common issues and solutions

Usage

Once installed, simply ask your AI agent questions about Helmfile:

• "Create a helmfile.yaml for deploying Prometheus"
• "How do I set up multi-environment deployments?"
• "Explain release templates and layering"
• "Help me troubleshoot a Helmfile sync issue"

References

• Helmfile Documentation
• Helmfile GitHub
• Helm Documentation