{
  "slug": "source-hydrator-supports-inline-helm-source-parameters-7d0be0f084f0",
  "title": "Source Hydrator supports inline Helm source parameters",
  "tools": [
    "argocd"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-02-02T08:13:58.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-02-02T08:13:58.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When configuring a Source Hydrator Application to render a Helm chart with environment-specific values, put the Helm settings under `spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.helm`; the hydrator uses that inline source configuration when rendering.",
    "examples": [
      "apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1\nkind: Application\nmetadata:\n  name: my-helm-app\nspec:\n  sourceHydrator:\n    drySource:\n      repoURL: https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps\n      path: helm-guestbook\n      targetRevision: HEAD\n      helm:\n        valueFiles:\n          - values-prod.yaml\n        parameters:\n          - name: image.tag\n            value: v1.2.3\n        releaseName: my-release\n    syncSource:\n      targetBranch: environments/prod\n      path: helm-guestbook-hydrated"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v3.3.0",
      "Availability: Source Hydrator is identified as an alpha feature in the PR description.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.repoURL (required): Repository URL containing the source.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.path: Path to the source within the repository.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.targetRevision (required): Revision of the dry source.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.helm.valueFiles: Helm values files used to override chart values.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.helm.parameters[].name: Helm parameter name to set.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.helm.parameters[].value: Value for the named Helm parameter.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.drySource.helm.releaseName: Helm release name override.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.syncSource.targetBranch (required): Branch receiving hydrated manifests.",
      "spec.sourceHydrator.syncSource.path (required): Output path for hydrated manifests; must be a non-root repository directory.",
      "Prerequisite: Source Hydrator is disabled by default. Enable the commit server and set `hydrator.enabled: \"true\"` in `argocd-cmd-params-cm`, then restart the Argo CD controller and API server.",
      "Prerequisite: Install separate pull and push repository secrets for the source repository."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Configure a Source Hydrator Application to render a Helm chart with environment-specific values.",
  "before": "Source Hydrator supported basic Git repository fields (`repoURL`, `targetRevision`, `path`) in `DrySource`, but not Helm-specific configuration such as value files or parameters.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.0",
    "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/pull/24277",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3.3.0/docs/user-guide/source-hydrator.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96029,
  "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": "wave1b-20261016",
    "verdict_id": "wave1b-20261016:wave1b-20261016-bf9094f35e522faa-14:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "ef816128e607c5aa9302fae9b909454ea8f407319bcb9e2f7cabb87a48bfb40c"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "6a803d4c26e3013389112553386b7fd6b8abbb6fba4e95686eb1ad40b951b1fa",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1b-20261016:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.75 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}