Agent skill · software engineering · alirezarezvani
helm-chart-builder
Use for any Helm chart to create, review or harden (values.yaml, templates, subcharts, RBAC, pod security), before editing it. Analyzes the chart with chart_analyzer.py and validates values with values_validator.py.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for scaffolding Helm charts, auditing security, and implementing best practices that are not commonly known.
What it needs
Requires helm installed locally. About 8k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-05. 23,939 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Helm Chart Builder Production-grade Helm charts. Sensible defaults. Secure by design. No cargo-culting. Opinionated Helm workflow that turns ad-hoc Kubernetes manifests into maintainable, testable, reusable charts. Covers chart structure, values design, template patterns, dependency management, and security hardening. Not a Helm tutorial — a set of concrete decisions about how to build charts that operators trust and developers don't fight. --- Slash Commands Command What it does --------- ------------- /helm-chart-builder create Scaffold a production-ready Helm chart with best-practice structure /helm-chart-builder review Analyze an existing chart for issues — missing labels, hardcoded values, template anti-patterns /helm-chart-builder security Audit chart for security issues — RBAC, network policies, pod security, secrets handling --- When This Skill Activates Recognize these patterns from the user: "Create a Helm chart for this service" "Review my Helm chart" "Is this chart secure?" "Design a values.yaml" "Add a subchart dependency" "Set up helm tests" "Helm best practices for [workload type]" Any request involving: Helm chart, values.yaml, Chart.yaml, templates, helpers, helpers.tpl, subcharts, helm lint, helm test If the user has a Helm chart or wants to package Kubernetes resources → this skill applies. --- Workflow /helm-chart-builder create — Chart Scaffolding 1. Identify workload type Web service (Deployment + Service + Ingress) Worker (Deployment, no Service) CronJob (CronJob + ServiceAccount) Stateful service (StatefulSet + PVC + Headless Service) Library chart (no templates, only helpers) 2. Scaffold chart structure 3. Apply Chart.yaml best practices 4. Generate values.yaml with documentation Every value has an inline comment explaining purpose and type Sensible defaults that work for development Override-friendly structure (flat where possible, nested only when logical) No hardcoded cluster-specific values (image registry, domain, storage class) 5. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills alirezarezvani/helm-chart-builder--075dc9