diff --git a/_proto/hapi/chart/chart.proto b/_proto/hapi/chart/chart.proto
index 4529b440f..90e4938cc 100644
--- a/_proto/hapi/chart/chart.proto
+++ b/_proto/hapi/chart/chart.proto
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ message Chart {
 	// Charts that this chart depends on.
 	repeated Chart dependencies = 3;
 
-  // Default config for this template.
-  hapi.chart.Config values = 4;
+  	// Default config for this template.
+  	hapi.chart.Config values = 4;
 
 }
diff --git a/_proto/hapi/chart/config.proto b/_proto/hapi/chart/config.proto
index 541564268..0829632ac 100644
--- a/_proto/hapi/chart/config.proto
+++ b/_proto/hapi/chart/config.proto
@@ -11,4 +11,15 @@ option go_package = "chart";
 //
 message Config {
   string raw = 1;
+
+  map<string,Value> values = 2;
+}
+
+//
+// Value:
+//
+//		TODO
+//
+message Value {
+	string value = 1;
 }
diff --git a/_proto/hapi/chart/metadata.proto b/_proto/hapi/chart/metadata.proto
index 3068aa452..08e03985d 100644
--- a/_proto/hapi/chart/metadata.proto
+++ b/_proto/hapi/chart/metadata.proto
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ message Metadata {
 	string home = 2;
 
 	// Source is the URL to the source code of this chart
-	string source = 3;
+	repeated string sources = 3;
 	
 	// A SemVer 2 conformant version string of the chart
 	string version = 4;
diff --git a/cmd/helm/init.go b/cmd/helm/init.go
index ec6f284fc..674e0d904 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/init.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/init.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const installDesc = `
+const initDesc = `
 This command installs Tiller (the helm server side component) onto your
 Kubernetes Cluster and sets up local configuration in $HELM_HOME (default: ~/.helm/)
 `
diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..073edfd97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/deis/tiller/pkg/chart"
+	"github.com/deis/tiller/pkg/helm"
+)
+
+const installDesc = `
+This command installs a chart archive.
+`
+
+func init() {
+	RootCommand.Flags()
+	RootCommand.AddCommand(installCmd)
+}
+
+var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "install [CHART]",
+	Short: "install a chart archive.",
+	Long:  installDesc,
+	RunE:  runInstall,
+}
+
+func runInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("This command needs at least one argument, the name of the chart.")
+	}
+
+	ch, err := loadChart(args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	res, err := helm.InstallRelease(ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("release.name:   %s\n", res.Release.Name)
+	fmt.Printf("release.chart:  %s\n", res.Release.Chart.Metadata.Name)
+	fmt.Printf("release.status: %s\n", res.Release.Info.Status.Code)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loadChart(path string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if fi.IsDir() {
+		return chart.LoadDir(path)
+	}
+
+	return chart.Load(path)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/chart/chart.go b/pkg/chart/chart.go
index 964f8490b..73b948e26 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/chart.go
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ func (c *Chart) ChartsDir() string {
 	return filepath.Join(c.loader.dir(), preCharts)
 }
 
+// LoadValues loads the contents of values.toml into a map
+func (c *Chart) LoadValues() (Values, error) {
+	return ReadValuesFile(filepath.Join(c.loader.dir(), preValues))
+}
+
 // chartLoader provides load, close, and save implementations for a chart.
 type chartLoader interface {
 	// Chartfile resturns a *Chartfile for this chart.
diff --git a/pkg/helm/client.go b/pkg/helm/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a68a1efb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/helm/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package helm
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/deis/tiller/pkg/proto/hapi/services"
+)
+
+type client struct {
+	cfg  *config
+	conn *grpc.ClientConn
+	impl services.ReleaseServiceClient
+}
+
+func (c *client) dial() (err error) {
+	c.conn, err = grpc.Dial(c.cfg.ServAddr, c.cfg.DialOpts()...)
+	c.impl = services.NewReleaseServiceClient(c.conn)
+	return
+}
+
+func (c *client) install(req *services.InstallReleaseRequest) (res *services.InstallReleaseResponse, err error) {
+	if err = c.dial(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	return c.impl.InstallRelease(context.TODO(), req, c.cfg.CallOpts()...)
+}
+
+func (c *client) Close() error {
+	return c.conn.Close()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/helm/config.go b/pkg/helm/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e515a112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/helm/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package helm
+
+import (
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+type config struct {
+	ServAddr string
+	Insecure bool
+}
+
+func (cfg *config) DialOpts() (opts []grpc.DialOption) {
+	if cfg.Insecure {
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithInsecure())
+	} else {
+		// TODO: handle transport credentials
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (cfg *config) CallOpts() (opts []grpc.CallOption) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (cfg *config) client() *client {
+	return &client{cfg: cfg}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/helm/error.go b/pkg/helm/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f5a02499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/helm/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package helm
+
+const (
+	errNotImplemented = Error("helm api not implemented")
+	errMissingSrvAddr = Error("missing tiller address")
+	errMissingTpls    = Error("missing chart templates")
+	errMissingChart   = Error("missing chart metadata")
+	errMissingValues  = Error("missing chart values")
+)
+
+type Error string
+
+func (e Error) Error() string {
+	return string(e)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/helm/helm.go b/pkg/helm/helm.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e535c1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/helm/helm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package helm
+
+import (
+	"github.com/deis/tiller/pkg/chart"
+	chartpb "github.com/deis/tiller/pkg/proto/hapi/chart"
+	"github.com/deis/tiller/pkg/proto/hapi/services"
+)
+
+var Config = &config{
+	ServAddr: ":44134",
+	Insecure: true,
+}
+
+func ListReleases(limit, offset int) (<-chan *services.ListReleasesResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errNotImplemented
+}
+
+func GetReleaseStatus(name string) (*services.GetReleaseStatusResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errNotImplemented
+}
+
+func GetReleaseContent(name string) (*services.GetReleaseContentResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errNotImplemented
+}
+
+func UpdateRelease(name string) (*services.UpdateReleaseResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errNotImplemented
+}
+
+func UninstallRelease(name string) (*services.UninstallReleaseResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errNotImplemented
+}
+
+func InstallRelease(ch *chart.Chart) (res *services.InstallReleaseResponse, err error) {
+	chpb := new(chartpb.Chart)
+
+	chpb.Metadata, err = mkProtoMetadata(ch.Chartfile())
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	chpb.Templates, err = mkProtoTemplates(ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	chpb.Dependencies, err = mkProtoChartDeps(ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var vals *chartpb.Config
+
+	vals, err = mkProtoConfigValues(ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	res, err = Config.client().install(&services.InstallReleaseRequest{
+		Chart:  chpb,
+		Values: vals,
+	})
+
+	return
+}
+
+// pkg/chart to proto/hapi/chart helpers. temporary.
+func mkProtoMetadata(ch *chart.Chartfile) (*chartpb.Metadata, error) {
+	if ch == nil {
+		return nil, errMissingChart
+	}
+
+	md := &chartpb.Metadata{
+		Name:        ch.Name,
+		Home:        ch.Home,
+		Version:     ch.Version,
+		Description: ch.Description,
+	}
+
+	md.Sources = make([]string, len(ch.Source))
+	copy(md.Sources, ch.Source)
+
+	md.Keywords = make([]string, len(ch.Keywords))
+	copy(md.Keywords, ch.Keywords)
+
+	for _, maintainer := range ch.Maintainers {
+		md.Maintainers = append(md.Maintainers, &chartpb.Maintainer{
+			Name:  maintainer.Name,
+			Email: maintainer.Email,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return md, nil
+}
+
+func mkProtoTemplates(ch *chart.Chart) ([]*chartpb.Template, error) {
+	tpls, err := ch.LoadTemplates()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_ = tpls
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func mkProtoChartDeps(ch *chart.Chart) ([]*chartpb.Chart, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func mkProtoConfigValues(ch *chart.Chart) (*chartpb.Config, error) {
+	vals, err := ch.LoadValues()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errMissingValues
+	}
+
+	_ = vals
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/chart.pb.go b/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/chart.pb.go
index 81937a65e..ee27d39f5 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/chart.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/chart.pb.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ It is generated from these files:
 It has these top-level messages:
 	Chart
 	Config
+	Value
 	Maintainer
 	Metadata
 	Template
diff --git a/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/config.pb.go b/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/config.pb.go
index decab3377..e4cd27998 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/config.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/config.pb.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ var _ = math.Inf
 // 		A config supplies values to the parametrizable templates of a chart.
 //
 type Config struct {
-	Raw string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=raw" json:"raw,omitempty"`
+	Raw    string            `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=raw" json:"raw,omitempty"`
+	Values map[string]*Value `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=values" json:"values,omitempty" protobuf_key:"bytes,1,opt,name=key" protobuf_val:"bytes,2,opt,name=value"`
 }
 
 func (m *Config) Reset()                    { *m = Config{} }
@@ -27,16 +28,44 @@ func (m *Config) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m)
 func (*Config) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*Config) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptor1, []int{0} }
 
+func (m *Config) GetValues() map[string]*Value {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Values
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+//
+// Value:
+//
+// 		TODO
+//
+type Value struct {
+	Value string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=value" json:"value,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (m *Value) Reset()                    { *m = Value{} }
+func (m *Value) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*Value) ProtoMessage()               {}
+func (*Value) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptor1, []int{1} }
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*Config)(nil), "hapi.chart.Config")
+	proto.RegisterType((*Value)(nil), "hapi.chart.Value")
 }
 
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diff --git a/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/metadata.pb.go b/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/metadata.pb.go
index 56ee4e021..42f16e125 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/metadata.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/proto/hapi/chart/metadata.pb.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	// The URL to a relecant project page, git repo, or contact person
 	Home string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=home" json:"home,omitempty"`
 	// Source is the URL to the source code of this chart
-	Source string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=source" json:"source,omitempty"`
+	Sources []string `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=sources" json:"sources,omitempty"`
 	// A SemVer 2 conformant version string of the chart
 	Version string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=version" json:"version,omitempty"`
 	// A one-sentence description of the chart
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ func init() {
 
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