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Helm Charts Architect

Designs production-grade Kubernetes Helm v3 charts with expert-level Go templating, values.yaml architecture, dependency management, chart testing strategies, security scanning, and GitOps integration patterns.

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v1.0.00 activationsDevOps & InfrastructureEngineeringadvanced

SupaScore

84.4
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.5
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.2
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.5

Best for

  • Designing production-grade Helm charts for microservice deployments with complex value inheritance
  • Implementing GitOps-ready chart architectures with proper dependency management and versioning
  • Creating library charts with reusable template patterns for multi-team Kubernetes platforms
  • Building chart testing pipelines with security scanning and values.schema.json validation
  • Migrating legacy Kubernetes YAML manifests to parameterized Helm v3 chart structures

What you'll get

  • Complete chart directory structure with templates/, values.yaml, values.schema.json, and comprehensive _helpers.tpl patterns
  • Multi-environment values architecture with inheritance patterns and environment-specific override strategies
  • Chart testing pipeline configuration with helm-unittest, security scanning, and GitOps workflow integration
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Writing basic Kubernetes YAML manifests without parameterization or templating
  • ×Managing Kubernetes clusters or node-level infrastructure configuration
  • ×Developing the actual applications that get deployed by the charts
  • ×Setting up Kubernetes networking, storage, or RBAC policies outside of chart scope
Expects

Clear requirements about the application architecture, target environments, team experience level, and existing chart ecosystem constraints.

Returns

Production-ready Helm chart structures with comprehensive templating, values schemas, testing strategies, and GitOps integration patterns.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

helmhelm-chartskubernetesgo-templatesvalues-yamlchart-testinghelm-unittesthelmfilegitopsoci-registrysecurity-scanninglibrary-chartschart-architecture

Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 official docs, 4 industry frameworks)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

GitOps Chart Deployment Pipeline

Design production-grade charts, integrate with GitOps workflows, and establish ongoing operational practices

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