{
  "slug": "helmfile-accepts-helmfile-namespace-for-the-default-namespace-54be40108850",
  "title": "helmfile accepts HELMFILE_NAMESPACE for the default namespace",
  "tools": [
    "helmfile"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-05-22T01:17:53.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-05-22T01:17:53.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When you want Helmfile to use a default namespace without passing it on each run, set `HELMFILE_NAMESPACE` before invoking Helmfile. An explicit `--namespace` value takes precedence over the environment variable.",
    "examples": [
      "HELMFILE_NAMESPACE=<namespace> helmfile apply"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.5.2",
      "HELMFILE_NAMESPACE: Sets the namespace fallback; an explicit `--namespace` overrides it. If neither is set, Helmfile uses the namespace from the Kubernetes context."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Run Helmfile against a repository's default namespace without specifying it on each invocation.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/releases/tag/v1.5.2",
    "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/blob/main/docs/templating.md",
    "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pull/2592"
  ],
  "rank": 0.90027,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave1-20261014",
    "verdict_id": "wave1-20261014:wave1-20261014-40129b93726426a2-3:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "b600db6d937b45599bc98a929ab5f80c208fcca5dd0932959dc682e4e2861231"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "0ff6b56ffa4a87e93073b3bdb310718cd3b31fc91da7c505a3c355c26347a408",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1-20261014:gate",
    "reason": "2 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.90 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.72 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}