diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d4df1c8..734a833 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,23 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test
         run: go test ./...
+
+  helm-lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
+
+      - name: Helm lint
+        run: helm lint chart/agentikube/
+
+      - name: Helm template
+        run: |
+          helm template agentikube chart/agentikube/ \
+            --namespace sandboxes \
+            --set storage.filesystemId=fs-test \
+            --set sandbox.image=test:latest \
+            --set compute.clusterName=test-cluster
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 160de4a..f68ed93 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: build install clean fmt vet lint
+.PHONY: build install clean fmt vet lint crds helm-lint helm-template
 
 build:
 	go build -o agentikube ./cmd/agentikube
@@ -16,3 +16,16 @@ vet:
 	go vet ./...
 
 lint: fmt vet
+
+crds:
+	./scripts/download-crds.sh
+
+helm-lint:
+	helm lint chart/agentikube/
+
+helm-template:
+	helm template agentikube chart/agentikube/ \
+		--namespace sandboxes \
+		--set storage.filesystemId=fs-test \
+		--set sandbox.image=test:latest \
+		--set compute.clusterName=test-cluster
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21ce483..598fa08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/github/go-mod/go-version/harivansh-afk/agentikube)](https://github.com/harivansh-afk/agentikube/blob/main/go.mod)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/harivansh-afk/agentikube)](https://github.com/harivansh-afk/agentikube/releases/latest)
 
-A small Go CLI that spins up isolated agent sandboxes on Kubernetes.
+A Helm package used for spinning up isolated stateful agent sandboxes via k8 pods
 
 <img width="1023" height="745" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d62b6d99-b6bf-4ac3-9fb3-9b8373afbbec" />
 
@@ -20,6 +20,31 @@ A small Go CLI that spins up isolated agent sandboxes on Kubernetes.
 
 ## Quick start
 
+### Option A: Helm chart
+
+```bash
+# 1. Create your values file
+cat > my-values.yaml <<EOF
+compute:
+  clusterName: my-eks-cluster
+storage:
+  filesystemId: fs-0123456789abcdef0
+sandbox:
+  image: my-registry/sandbox:latest
+EOF
+
+# 2. Install
+helm install agentikube ./chart/agentikube \
+  -n sandboxes --create-namespace \
+  -f my-values.yaml
+
+# 3. Create a sandbox and jump in
+agentikube create demo --provider openai --api-key <key>
+agentikube ssh demo
+```
+
+### Option B: CLI only
+
 ```bash
 # 1. Copy and fill in your config
 cp agentikube.example.yaml agentikube.yaml
@@ -53,11 +78,13 @@ Running `create <handle>` adds:
 cmd/agentikube/main.go         # entrypoint
 internal/config/               # config structs + validation
 internal/manifest/             # template rendering
-internal/manifest/templates/   # k8s YAML templates
+internal/manifest/templates/   # k8s YAML templates (used by CLI)
 internal/kube/                 # kube client helpers
 internal/commands/             # command implementations
+chart/agentikube/              # Helm chart
+scripts/                       # helper scripts (CRD download)
 agentikube.example.yaml        # example config
-Makefile                       # build/install/fmt/vet
+Makefile                       # build/install/fmt/vet/helm
 ```
 
 ## Build and test locally
diff --git a/scripts/download-crds.sh b/scripts/download-crds.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f4090be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/download-crds.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Download agent-sandbox CRDs into chart/agentikube/crds/
+# Run this before packaging the chart: make crds
+
+REPO="kubernetes-sigs/agent-sandbox"
+BRANCH="main"
+BASE_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${REPO}/${BRANCH}/k8s/crds"
+DEST="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)/chart/agentikube/crds"
+
+CRDS=(
+  sandboxtemplates.yaml
+  sandboxclaims.yaml
+  sandboxwarmpools.yaml
+)
+
+echo "Downloading CRDs from ${REPO}@${BRANCH} ..."
+mkdir -p "$DEST"
+
+for crd in "${CRDS[@]}"; do
+  echo "  ${crd}"
+  curl -sSfL "${BASE_URL}/${crd}" -o "${DEST}/${crd}"
+done
+
+echo "CRDs written to ${DEST}"