{
  "slug": "helmfile-supports-helmfile-environment-variables-for-more-global-flags-733813967029",
  "title": "helmfile supports HELMFILE_* environment variables for more global flags",
  "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 a workflow needs Helmfile global flag defaults, set the corresponding supported `HELMFILE_*` environment variable; for example, set `HELMFILE_NAMESPACE` before running `helmfile sync`.",
    "examples": [
      "HELMFILE_NAMESPACE=<namespace> helmfile sync",
      "HELMFILE_KUBE_CONTEXT=<context> helmfile sync",
      "HELMFILE_ENVIRONMENT=<environment> helmfile sync"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.5.2",
      "HELMFILE_NAMESPACE: Sets the default namespace; `--namespace` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_KUBE_CONTEXT: Sets the default Kubernetes context; `--kube-context` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_ENVIRONMENT: Sets the Helmfile environment name; `--environment` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_HELM_BINARY: Sets the Helm binary path; `--helm-binary` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_KUSTOMIZE_BINARY: Sets the Kustomize binary path; `--kustomize-binary` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_LOG_LEVEL: Sets the log level; `--log-level` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_QUIET: Sets quiet mode; `--quiet` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_DEBUG: Sets debug mode; `--debug` overrides it.",
      "HELMFILE_NO_COLOR: Disables color output; `--no-color` overrides it. The CLI also recognizes `NO_COLOR`; precedence between the environment variables is not documented here.",
      "Prerequisite: Use Helmfile v1.5.2 or later for the release-note change."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Configure Helmfile's global flags through environment variables in a repository workflow.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/releases/tag/v1.5.2",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helmfile/helmfile/v1.5.2/cmd/root.go"
  ],
  "rank": 0.95037,
  "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": "wave1-20261014",
    "verdict_id": "wave1-20261014:wave1-20261014-40129b93726426a2-7:rescue",
    "evidence_hash": "b600db6d937b45599bc98a929ab5f80c208fcca5dd0932959dc682e4e2861231"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "24bad31ba13ad2ff50184ef42e15b3f8eab1e7070f7763b8274e3ff4b9608524",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1-20261014: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 0.95 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.73 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}