# atmos helm delete

Uninstall a Helm release (`helm uninstall`) for a component in a stack.
Deleting a release that does not exist is a no-op.

Atmos reports the effective delete wait policy when the operation starts, emits elapsed-time
heartbeats while Helm is waiting, and prints a terminal success or failure status. Bulk output
identifies the component and stack on every line.

## Usage

```shell
atmos helm delete <component> --stack <stack> [options]
atmos helm delete monitoring -s plat-ue2-dev

# Preview without removing release state or Kubernetes resources
atmos helm delete monitoring -s plat-ue2-dev --dry-run --wait=watcher --timeout=10m

# Delete components filtered by tags or labels (composes with --all/--affected)
atmos helm delete --all --tags production,tier-1
```

## Flags

- **`--stack`, `-s` (required)**
  Atmos stack.
- **`--all` / `--affected` / `--include-dependents` (optional)**
  Process multiple Helm components in reverse dependency order, deleting dependents before their dependencies.
- **`--tags` / `--labels` (optional)**
  Filter by tags (comma-separated, matches any) or labels (comma-separated 
  `key=value`
   or 
  `key:value`
   pairs within one occurrence, and/or repeated for more, matches all): 
  `--tags=production,tier-1`
  , 
  `--labels=cost-center=platform`
   or 
  `--labels cost-center=platform --labels compliance=sox`
  . Compose with 
  `--all`
  /
  `--affected`
   to narrow the selected set further; cannot be combined with a single component argument.
- **`--wait[=strategy]` (optional)**
  Use 
  `watcher`
  , 
  `hookOnly`
  , or 
  `legacy`
   while deleting. Passing 
  `--wait`
   without a value selects 
  `watcher`
  . Boolean values remain accepted temporarily but are deprecated.
- **`--timeout` (optional)**
  Helm uninstall timeout, such as 
  `10m`
  . 
  `0s`
   is explicitly unbounded.
- **`--no-hooks` (optional)**
  Disable Helm chart uninstall hooks. Atmos lifecycle hooks are unaffected.
- **`--dry-run` (optional)**
  Preview the uninstall without deleting release history or Kubernetes resources.