{
  "slug": "helmfile-passes-a-description-to-helm-upgrade-85e3b157a828",
  "title": "helmfile passes a description to `helm upgrade`",
  "tools": [
    "helmfile"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-03-24T13:02:34.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-03-24T13:02:34.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When upgrading releases through Helmfile v1.4.3, use `helmfile apply --description <description>` to pass a description to `helm upgrade`; the CLI description applies to all releases and overrides descriptions in the Helmfile.",
    "examples": [
      "helmfile apply --description \"<description>\""
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.4.3",
      "--description <description>: Sets the description for all releases; overrides descriptions in the Helmfile and is passed to `helm upgrade --description`.",
      "Prerequisite: Use Helmfile v1.4.3 or later for this feature."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Upgrade a Helm release with a description from a Helmfile workflow.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/releases/tag/v1.4.3",
    "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/blob/v1.4.3/cmd/apply.go"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96033,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3-rejudge+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave1b-20261016",
    "verdict_id": "wave1b-20261016:wave1b-20261016-2fa68e8bd4191220-0:rescue",
    "evidence_hash": "cfcb7025a7566f95719d9d52e16064db8b59de47a40ed67d2a5cff0117e32f0d"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "e159c0b77492f58ea4e2d196c05c4a267b27bc8cab8357245cd0d06552e8b0de",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1b-20261016:rescue",
    "reason": "Rescue path: first rejected only because the extracted card lacked usage; judged again on the enriched card, 3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.64 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}