Agent skill

Helm Chart

Guidelines for modifying the Helm chart. An agent skill from pando85/kaniop.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Helm Chart

skills CLI

$ npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install pando85/kaniop helm-chart --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/helm-chart .claude/skills/helm-chart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "helm-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart into .claude/skills/helm-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "helm-chart", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install pando85/kaniop helm-chart --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/helm-chart .agents/skills/helm-chart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "helm-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart into .agents/skills/helm-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "helm-chart", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install pando85/kaniop helm-chart --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/helm-chart .cursor/skills/helm-chart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "helm-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart into .cursor/skills/helm-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "helm-chart", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git --path .opencode/skills/helm-chart

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install pando85/kaniop helm-chart --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/helm-chart .gemini/skills/helm-chart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "helm-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart into .gemini/skills/helm-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "helm-chart", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install pando85/kaniop helm-chart

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/helm-chart .github/skills/helm-chart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "helm-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart into .github/skills/helm-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "helm-chart", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install pando85/kaniop helm-chart --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pando85/kaniop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/helm-chart .opencode/skills/helm-chart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "helm-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/pando85/kaniop/tree/master/.opencode/skills/helm-chart into .opencode/skills/helm-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "helm-chart", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: helm-chart
GitHub stars: 130
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 248 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 5
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Guidelines for modifying the Helm chart. An agent skill from pando85/kaniop.

Works in 8 steps: values.yaml → values.schema.json → Templates → …
Changing values.yaml
SKILL.md covers Helm Chart Modification…, Operator Environment Variable… and Common Pitfalls
Calls helm; reaches raw.githubusercontent.com

What it does

Helm Chart is an agent skill from pando85/kaniop. Guidelines for modifying the Helm chart. Use when changing values.yaml, templates, or adding new configuration options.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Container orchestration. It works with Helm and Kubernetes. The repository describes itself as: Kubernetes operator for managing Kanidm. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

Changing values.yaml
Adding new configuration options

Example prompts

“Use the helm-chart skill to guideline for modifying the Helm chart. An agent skill from pando85/kaniop”
“/helm-chart”

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

values.yaml
values.schema.json
Templates
Unit Tests (Required)
Add clap arg in cmd/operator/src/main.rs
Add global getter/setter in libs/operator/src/controller/mod.rs
Call setter in cmd/operator/src/main.rs
Import and use in reconcilers

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46557c5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- helm
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- raw.githubusercontent.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Helm Chart loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 248 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from pando85/kaniop at commit 46557c5, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© pando85). 248 words, ~1,098 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/helm-chart/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: helm-chart
description: Guidelines for modifying the Helm chart. Use when changing values.yaml, templates, or adding new configuration options.

Helm Chart Modification Checklist

When modifying the Helm chart at charts/kaniop/, follow this checklist to ensure completeness.

1. values.yaml

Add or modify the value with proper YAML doc comments:

yaml

## Kubernetes cluster domain used for DNS resolution.
## Change this if your cluster uses a non-default DNS domain.
clusterDomain: "cluster.local"

2. values.schema.json

Always update when adding or modifying a value. Add a matching JSON schema entry:

json

"clusterDomain": {
  "type": "string",
  "description": "Kubernetes cluster domain used for DNS resolution.",
  "default": "cluster.local"
}

Find the right location by searching for neighboring values (e.g., add after idmReconcileIntervalSeconds).

3. Templates

Update the relevant template(s) to use the new value. For env vars:

yaml

- name: CLUSTER_DOMAIN
  value: {{ .Values.clusterDomain }}

For conditional rendering:

yaml

{{- if .Values.tracing.enabled }}

4. Unit Tests (Required)

All Helm chart changes must include unit tests. Tests live in charts/kaniop/tests/.

Test File Naming

{resource}_test.yaml (e.g., deployment_test.yaml, webhook-certificate_test.yaml)
One test file per template or logical group

Test Structure

yaml

# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest/main/schema/helm-testsuite.json
suite: test deployment
templates:
  - templates/deployment.yaml
tests:
  - it: Should render with default values
    release:
      name: kaniop
      namespace: kaniop
    asserts:
      - contains:
          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
          content:
            name: CLUSTER_DOMAIN
            value: cluster.local
          any: true

  - it: Should render with custom value
    release:
      name: kaniop
      namespace: kaniop
    set:
      clusterDomain: mycluster.example.com
    asserts:
      - contains:
          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
          content:
            name: CLUSTER_DOMAIN
            value: mycluster.example.com
          any: true

Testing Multi-Document Templates

When a template renders multiple documents (e.g., cert-manager.yaml renders Issuer + Certificate), use documentIndex or provide an issuerRef to limit rendering:

yaml

# With issuerRef, only the Certificate is rendered (1 document)
set:
  webhook.certManager.enabled: true
  webhook.certManager.issuerRef.name: selfsigned-issuer
  webhook.certManager.issuerRef.kind: ClusterIssuer
asserts:
  - hasDocuments:
      count: 1

Running Tests

bash

helm unittest charts/kaniop

All tests must pass before committing.

Operator Environment Variable Pattern

When adding a new operator configuration via env var, follow this pattern:

1. Add clap arg in `cmd/operator/src/main.rs`:

rust

#[arg(long, default_value = "cluster.local", env)]
cluster_domain: String,

The env attribute auto-maps to uppercase field name (CLUSTER_DOMAIN). Use env = "CUSTOM_NAME" for different names.

2. Add global getter/setter in `libs/operator/src/controller/mod.rs`:

rust

const DEFAULT_CLUSTER_DOMAIN: &str = "cluster.local";
static CLUSTER_DOMAIN: OnceLock<String> = OnceLock::new();

pub fn set_cluster_domain(domain: String) {
    let _ = CLUSTER_DOMAIN.set(domain);
}

pub fn cluster_domain() -> &'static str {
    CLUSTER_DOMAIN.get_or_init(|| DEFAULT_CLUSTER_DOMAIN.to_string())
}

3. Call setter in `cmd/operator/src/main.rs`:

rust

set_cluster_domain(args.cluster_domain);

4. Import and use in reconcilers:

rust

use crate::controller::cluster_domain;

let host = format!("{}.{}.svc.{}", service, namespace, cluster_domain());

Common Pitfalls

Pitfall	Fix
Forgetting values.schema.json	Always update schema when changing values
No unit test for new feature	Add test with default AND custom value cases
Hardcoded `cluster.local`	Use `.Values.clusterDomain` in templates
Multi-document template test failures	Use `issuerRef` or `documentIndex` to scope assertions
Env var not passed to deployment	Add to `env` list in `templates/deployment.yaml`

Files

Just SKILL.md in .opencode/skills/helm-chart of pando85/kaniop.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46557c5

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Questions about Helm Chart

What does Helm Chart do?

Guidelines for modifying the Helm chart. An agent skill from pando85/kaniop. Helm Chart is an agent skill from pando85/kaniop. Guidelines for modifying the Helm chart.

When should I use Helm Chart?

Helm Chart fits situations like: changing values.yaml; adding new configuration options.

How do I install Helm Chart in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.opencode/skills/helm-chart in pando85/kaniop) into .claude/skills/helm-chart in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Helm Chart in Codex?

Run `npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.opencode/skills/helm-chart in pando85/kaniop) into .agents/skills/helm-chart in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Helm Chart in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add pando85/kaniop --skill helm-chart -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/helm-chart, .gemini/skills/helm-chart, .github/skills/helm-chart and .opencode/skills/helm-chart in your project.

What does Helm Chart need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Helm Chart needs the command-line tools its instructions call (helm).

Does Helm Chart access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: raw.githubusercontent.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Helm Chart safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Helm Chart use?

Helm Chart is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Helm Chart use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Helm Chart?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Helm Chart: Sim Helm (simstudioai/sim, 30k stars), Helm Chart Scaffolding (Cybereason-Public/owLSM, 280 stars), NGINX Ingress Controller Feature Checklists (nginx/kubernetes-ingress, 5.1k stars) and Kubernetes Specialist (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Helm Chart?

pando85 (a GitHub user) maintains it in pando85/kaniop, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: pando85/kaniop on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Helm Chart

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Helm Chart Modification Checklist

1. values.yaml

2. values.schema.json

3. Templates

4. Unit Tests (Required)

Test File Naming

Test Structure

Testing Multi-Document Templates

Running Tests

Operator Environment Variable Pattern

1. Add clap arg in cmd/operator/src/main.rs:

2. Add global getter/setter in libs/operator/src/controller/mod.rs:

3. Call setter in cmd/operator/src/main.rs:

4. Import and use in reconcilers:

Common Pitfalls

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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Related

Questions about Helm Chart

1. Add clap arg in `cmd/operator/src/main.rs`:

2. Add global getter/setter in `libs/operator/src/controller/mod.rs`:

3. Call setter in `cmd/operator/src/main.rs`: