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What does the Helm:debug skill do?

Debug Helm chart issues - template rendering, value overrides, hook failures It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Helm:debug by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Helm:debug
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

File contents

Debug Helm Charts

When to Use

Helm install/upgrade fails
Template rendering produces unexpected output
Values not applied correctly
Hook jobs failing

Template Debugging

Render templates locally without installing:

helm template kagenti charts/kagenti -n kagenti-system -f charts/kagenti/.secrets.yaml

Render a specific template:

helm template kagenti charts/kagenti -n kagenti-system -s templates/ui-oauth-secret-job.yaml

Compare rendered output with what's deployed:

helm get manifest kagenti -n kagenti-system

Value Debugging

Show computed values:

helm get values kagenti -n kagenti-system

Show all values (including defaults):

helm get values kagenti -n kagenti-system -a

Show chart default values:

helm show values charts/kagenti

Release Debugging

Check release status:

helm status kagenti -n kagenti-system

Check release history:

helm history kagenti -n kagenti-system

Hook Debugging

Hooks run as Jobs. Check their status:

kubectl get jobs -n kagenti-system

Check hook job logs:

kubectl logs -n kagenti-system job/<hook-job-name>

Dependency Issues

Update chart dependencies:

helm dependency update charts/kagenti

List dependencies:

helm dependency list charts/kagenti

Common Issues

Issue	Cause	Fix
`UPGRADE FAILED: another operation in progress`	Stale lock	`kubectl delete secret -n kagenti-system -l status=pending-upgrade`
Template render error	Bad YAML indent	Use `helm template` to see exact error
Values not applied	Wrong `-f` order	Later files override earlier ones
Hook timeout	Job takes too long	Check job logs, increase timeout

Related Skills

kagenti:deploy - Platform deployment
kagenti:operator - Operator management
k8s:pods - Debug pod issues from hook jobs
rca:hypershift - RCA when Helm issues cause test failures
rca:kind - RCA on local Kind cluster
tdd:hypershift - TDD loop that includes Helm reinstall iterations
tdd:kind - TDD loop on Kind cluster

---name: helm-debugdescription: Debug Helm chart issues - template rendering, value overrides, hook failures--- # Debug Helm Charts ## When to Use - Helm install/upgrade fails - Template rendering produces unexpected output - Values not applied correctly - Hook jobs failing ## Template Debugging Render templates locally without installing: ```bash helm template kagenti charts/kagenti -n kagenti-system -f charts/kagenti/.secrets.yaml ``` Render a specific template: ```bash helm template kagenti charts/kagenti -n kagenti-system -s templates/ui-oauth-secret-job.yaml ``` Compare rendered output with what's deployed: ```bash helm get manifest kagenti -n kagenti-system ``` ## Value Debugging Show computed values: ```bash helm get values kagenti -n kagenti-system ``` Show all values (including defaults): ```bash helm get values kagenti -n kagenti-system -a ``` Show chart default values: ```bash helm show values charts/kagenti ``` ## Release Debugging Check release status: ```bash helm status kagenti -n kagenti-system ``` Check release history: ```bash helm history kagenti -n kagenti-system ``` ## Hook Debugging Hooks run as Jobs. Check their status: ```bash kubectl get jobs -n kagenti-system ``` Check hook job logs: ```bash kubectl logs -n kagenti-system job/<hook-job-name> ``` ## Dependency Issues Update chart dependencies: ```bash helm dependency update charts/kagenti ``` List dependencies: ```bash helm dependency list charts/kagenti ``` ## Common Issues | Issue | Cause | Fix | |-------|-------|-----| | `UPGRADE FAILED: another operation in progress` | Stale lock | `kubectl delete secret -n kagenti-system -l status=pending-upgrade` | | Template render error | Bad YAML indent | Use `helm template` to see exact error | | Values not applied | Wrong `-f` order | Later files override earlier ones | | Hook timeout | Job takes too long | Check job logs, increase timeout | ## Related Skills - `kagenti:deploy` - Platform deployment - `kagenti:operator` - Operator management - `k8s:pods` - Debug pod issues from hook jobs - `rca:hypershift` - RCA when Helm issues cause test failures - `rca:kind` - RCA on local Kind cluster - `tdd:hypershift` - TDD loop that includes Helm reinstall iterations - `tdd:kind` - TDD loop on Kind cluster

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