{
  "id": "tool:helmfile",
  "_kind": "Tool",
  "_file": "domain/tools/tools-iac-platform.yaml",
  "_cluster": "domain",
  "attributes": {
    "displayName": "Helmfile",
    "homepageUrl": "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile",
    "kind": "orchestrator",
    "description": "Declarative spec for deploying Helm charts across environments — supports\ntemplating, layered values, selective sync, and diff previews, enabling\nGitOps-style management of multi-chart Kubernetes deployments.\n"
  },
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    {
      "from": "tool:helmfile",
      "to": "language:go",
      "kind": "belongs_to_language"
    },
    {
      "from": "tool:helmfile",
      "to": "skill-area:gitops",
      "kind": "tool_used_by",
      "attributes": {}
    },
    {
      "from": "tool:helmfile",
      "to": "skill-area:gitops",
      "kind": "used_for",
      "attributes": {}
    },
    {
      "from": "tool:helmfile",
      "to": "skill-area:deployment-automation",
      "kind": "used_for",
      "attributes": {}
    },
    {
      "from": "tool:helmfile",
      "to": "tool:helm",
      "kind": "alternative_to",
      "attributes": {
        "comparison": "Kubernetes deployment — Helmfile orchestrates multi-chart deployments; Helm manages single charts"
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "tool:helmfile",
      "to": "tool:kustomize",
      "kind": "alternative_to",
      "attributes": {
        "comparison": "Kubernetes config management"
      }
    }
  ],
  "incomingEdges": [
    {
      "from": "tool:helm",
      "to": "tool:helmfile",
      "kind": "alternative_to",
      "attributes": {
        "comparison": "Kubernetes deployment — Helm manages single charts; Helmfile orchestrates multi-chart deployments"
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "tool:kustomize",
      "to": "tool:helmfile",
      "kind": "alternative_to",
      "attributes": {
        "comparison": "Kubernetes config management"
      }
    }
  ]
}