v0.2 · alpha · MIT
Helm

AI agent orchestration for backend development.

terminal
$ curl -fsSL https://getkaze.dev/helm/install.sh | bash $ helm init
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helm status
$ helm status
Helm v0.2
Project: my-api
Type: brownfield
Phase: build
Profile: guided
Language: en-US
Pipeline:
[done] survey 92%
[done] research 95%
[done] planning 92%
[done] architect 94%
[done] roadmap 94%
[done] breakdown 92%
[done] review 100%
[>> ] build in progress_
[ ] verify pending
[ ] ship pending
Deviations: 0

Structured, not free-form

AI-assisted development works best when structured. Instead of free-form prompting, Helm guides your project through a pipeline of specialized agents, each with clear acceptance criteria and quality gates.

The wheel that steers

Named after the helm, the wheel that steers a ship. It translates the captain's intent into the rudder's movement. Helm does the same for your development pipeline.

12 agents, one pipeline

Five phases (Discover, Plan, Build, Quality, Deploy), each driven by specialized agents that know their mission from the handoff.

Quality gates

Two QA checkpoints at 95% threshold. Review validates planning, Verify validates implementation. Every task traces to a requirement.

Session continuity

Checkpoint state, close Claude Code, resume later. All progress survives across sessions. Decisions are never lost.

Markdown-driven

Agent definitions are plain markdown files. No proprietary runtime. Fork, edit, and extend the pipeline to match your workflow.

Pipeline

Every project flows through the same structured phases.

Discover
Scout Research
Plan
Planning Architect Roadmap Breakdown
Quality
Review
Build
Build
Quality
Verify
Deploy
Ship

Explore

Read-only. Agents analyze and suggest but perform no writes. Safe for initial assessment.

Guided

Default. Agents propose actions, you confirm before writes. Full control with AI leverage.

Autonomous

Agents execute without confirmation when gate scores pass 95%. Reverts to guided when quality drops.

10 governance rules

Boundaries, quality bars, handoff protocols, security. Agents can't skip steps or inflate scores.