Helm Skills

Design, organize, and manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications with reusable configurations.

Use Helm hooks for database migrations, pre-install checks, post-upgrade notifications, and cleanup tasks — control execution order and handle hook failures gracefully.

Write reusable Helm template helpers with _helpers.tpl — standard labels, name generation, conditional resources, range loops, and named templates for DRY chart development.

Design well-structured Helm values.yaml files with clear sections, sensible defaults, JSON schema validation, and per-environment overrides for reliable Kubernetes deployments.