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Helm Chart Scaffolding

Build, organize and validate Helm charts for packaging Kubernetes apps

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wshobson/agents
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42,095
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MIT
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4 files

What it does

When installed, this gives your AI agent guidance for creating Helm charts, which are standard bundles of templated configuration files that package an application for Kubernetes, the system that runs containers. The agent can follow its steps for chart layout, templating, values files and best practices, and can run a bundled validation script that checks a chart's structure and lints it with Helm.

Great for

  • Developers packaging their own applications for Kubernetes with Helm
  • Platform or DevOps engineers standardising reusable deployment templates across environments
  • Teams setting up or tidying an existing Helm chart repository

Skip it if

  • People who do not use Kubernetes or Helm, since the guidance assumes both are already in use
  • Running the validation script against charts you do not trust, because it executes local commands and the chart's own Helm tooling
  • Production clusters without a review step, since the skill covers building charts, not safely deploying them to live systems

Try asking

  • “Create a new Helm chart for my Node.js API with values for dev and prod environments”
  • “Review my existing chart and check it follows Helm naming and labelling conventions”
  • “Validate this chart directory before I package it”
  • “Help me add optional resources controlled by conditions in my chart templates”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Helm Chart ScaffoldingInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 4 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    helm-chart-scaffolding.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip helm-chart-scaffolding.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip helm-chart-scaffolding.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Point the validation script at a specific chart directory, for example scripts/validate-chart.sh ./my-chart, rather than the current folder.
  • Ask the agent to run helm template and helm lint first, so you can inspect output before any install.
  • Read the referenced details file when you want worked examples beyond the core instructions.

What's inside

  • references/chart-structure.md
  • references/details.md
  • scripts/validate-chart.sh
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.