diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go
index 6a8dcf3..089ec79 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ hauler store add chart hauler-helm --repo oci://ghcr.io/hauler-dev --rewrite cus
 				return err
 			}
 
-			return store.AddChartCmd(ctx, o, s, args[0])
+			return store.AddChartCmd(ctx, o, s, args[0], rso, ro)
 		},
 	}
 	o.AddFlags(cmd)
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func addStoreRemove(rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) *cobra.Comm
 	o := &flags.RemoveOpts{}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "remove <artifact-ref>",
-		Short: "Remove an artifact from the content store (experimental)",
+		Short: "(EXPERIMENTAL) Remove an artifact from the content store",
 		Example: `# remove an image using full store reference
 hauler store info
 hauler store remove index.docker.io/library/busybox:stable
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
index aa7d043..49edde8 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
+	helmchart "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/engine"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml"
+
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/internal/flags"
 	v1 "hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/artifacts/file"
@@ -18,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/log"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/reference"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/store"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/action"
 )
 
 func AddFileCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.AddFileOpts, s *store.Layout, reference string) error {
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ func AddImageCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.AddImageOpts, s *store.Layout, re
 		}
 		l.Infof("signature verified for image [%s]", cfg.Name)
 	} else if o.CertIdentityRegexp != "" || o.CertIdentity != "" {
-		// verify signature using the provided keyless details
+		// verify signature using keyless details
 		l.Infof("verifying keyless signature for [%s]", cfg.Name)
 		err := cosign.VerifyKeylessSignature(ctx, s, o.CertIdentity, o.CertIdentityRegexp, o.CertOidcIssuer, o.CertOidcIssuerRegexp, o.CertGithubWorkflowRepository, o.Tlog, cfg.Name, rso, ro)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -180,7 +187,7 @@ func rewriteReference(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, oldRef name.Referenc
 
 }
 
-func AddChartCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.AddChartOpts, s *store.Layout, chartName string) error {
+func AddChartCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.AddChartOpts, s *store.Layout, chartName string, rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) error {
 	cfg := v1.Chart{
 		Name:    chartName,
 		RepoURL: o.ChartOpts.RepoURL,
@@ -191,19 +198,141 @@ func AddChartCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.AddChartOpts, s *store.Layout, ch
 	if o.Rewrite != "" {
 		rewrite = o.Rewrite
 	}
-	return storeChart(ctx, s, cfg, o.ChartOpts, rewrite)
+	return storeChart(ctx, s, cfg, o, rso, ro, rewrite)
 }
 
-func storeChart(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, cfg v1.Chart, opts *action.ChartPathOptions, rewrite string) error {
+// unexported type for the context key to avoid collisions
+type isSubchartKey struct{}
+
+// imageregex parses image references starting with "image:" and with optional spaces or optional quotes
+var imageRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^\s*image:\s*['"]?([^\s'"#]+)`)
+
+// helmAnnotatedImage parses images references from helm chart annotations
+type helmAnnotatedImage struct {
+	Image string `yaml:"image"`
+	Name  string `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// imagesFromChartAnnotations parses image references from helm chart annotations
+func imagesFromChartAnnotations(c *helmchart.Chart) ([]string, error) {
+	if c == nil || c.Metadata == nil || c.Metadata.Annotations == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// support multiple annotations
+	keys := []string{
+		"helm.sh/images",
+		"images",
+	}
+
+	var out []string
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		raw, ok := c.Metadata.Annotations[k]
+		if !ok || strings.TrimSpace(raw) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var items []helmAnnotatedImage
+		if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &items); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse helm chart annotation %q: %w", k, err)
+		}
+
+		for _, it := range items {
+			img := strings.TrimSpace(it.Image)
+			if img == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			img = strings.TrimPrefix(img, "/")
+			out = append(out, img)
+		}
+	}
+
+	slices.Sort(out)
+	out = slices.Compact(out)
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// imagesFromImagesLock parses image references from images lock files in the chart directory
+func imagesFromImagesLock(chartDir string) ([]string, error) {
+	var out []string
+
+	for _, name := range []string{
+		"images.lock",
+		"images-lock.yaml",
+		"images.lock.yaml",
+		".images.lock.yaml",
+	} {
+		p := filepath.Join(chartDir, name)
+		b, err := os.ReadFile(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		matches := imageRegex.FindAllSubmatch(b, -1)
+		for _, m := range matches {
+			if len(m) > 1 {
+				out = append(out, string(m[1]))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	for i := range out {
+		out[i] = strings.TrimPrefix(out[i], "/")
+	}
+	slices.Sort(out)
+	out = slices.Compact(out)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func applyDefaultRegistry(img string, defaultRegistry string) (string, error) {
+	img = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(img, "/"))
+	if img == "" || defaultRegistry == "" {
+		return img, nil
+	}
+
+	ref, err := reference.Parse(img)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if ref.Context().RegistryStr() != "" {
+		return img, nil
+	}
+
+	newRef, err := reference.Relocate(img, defaultRegistry)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return newRef.Name(), nil
+}
+
+func storeChart(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, cfg v1.Chart, opts *flags.AddChartOpts, rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts, rewrite string) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	l.Infof("adding chart [%s] to the store", cfg.Name)
+	// subchart logging prefix
+	isSubchart := ctx.Value(isSubchartKey{}) == true
+	prefix := ""
+	if isSubchart {
+		prefix = "  ↳ "
+	}
 
-	// TODO: This shouldn't be necessary
-	opts.RepoURL = cfg.RepoURL
-	opts.Version = cfg.Version
+	// normalize chart name for logging
+	displayName := cfg.Name
+	if strings.Contains(cfg.Name, string(os.PathSeparator)) {
+		displayName = filepath.Base(cfg.Name)
+	}
+	l.Infof("%sadding chart [%s] to the store", prefix, displayName)
 
-	chrt, err := chart.NewChart(cfg.Name, opts)
+	opts.ChartOpts.RepoURL = cfg.RepoURL
+	opts.ChartOpts.Version = cfg.Version
+
+	chrt, err := chart.NewChart(cfg.Name, opts.ChartOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -218,20 +347,226 @@ func storeChart(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, cfg v1.Chart, opts *action
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = s.AddOCI(ctx, chrt, ref.Name())
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := s.AddOCI(ctx, chrt, ref.Name()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.OCI.SaveIndex(); err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else {
-		s.OCI.SaveIndex()
 	}
 
+	l.Infof("%ssuccessfully added chart [%s:%s]", prefix, c.Name(), c.Metadata.Version)
+
+	tempOverride := rso.TempOverride
+	if tempOverride == "" {
+		tempOverride = os.Getenv(consts.HaulerTempDir)
+	}
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp(tempOverride, consts.DefaultHaulerTempDirName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+	chartPath := chrt.Path()
+	if strings.HasSuffix(chartPath, ".tgz") {
+		l.Debugf("%sextracting chart archive [%s]", prefix, filepath.Base(chartPath))
+		if err := chartutil.ExpandFile(tempDir, chartPath); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract chart: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// expanded chart should be in a directory matching the chart name
+		expectedChartDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, c.Name())
+		if _, err := os.Stat(expectedChartDir); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("chart archive did not expand into expected directory '%s': %w", c.Name(), err)
+		}
+		chartPath = expectedChartDir
+	}
+
+	// add-images
+	if opts.AddImages {
+		userValues := chartutil.Values{}
+		if opts.HelmValues != "" {
+			userValues, err = chartutil.ReadValuesFile(opts.HelmValues)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to read helm values file [%s]: %w", opts.HelmValues, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// set helm default capabilities
+		caps := chartutil.DefaultCapabilities.Copy()
+
+		// only parse and override if provided kube version
+		if opts.KubeVersion != "" {
+			kubeVersion, err := chartutil.ParseKubeVersion(opts.KubeVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				l.Warnf("%sinvalid kube-version [%s], using default kubernetes version", prefix, opts.KubeVersion)
+			} else {
+				caps.KubeVersion = *kubeVersion
+			}
+		}
+
+		values, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(c, userValues, chartutil.ReleaseOptions{Namespace: "hauler"}, caps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// helper for normalization and deduping slices
+		normalizeUniq := func(in []string) []string {
+			if len(in) == 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			for i := range in {
+				in[i] = strings.TrimPrefix(in[i], "/")
+			}
+			slices.Sort(in)
+			return slices.Compact(in)
+		}
+
+		// Collect images by method so we can debug counts
+		var (
+			templateImages   []string
+			annotationImages []string
+			lockImages       []string
+		)
+
+		// parse helm chart templates and values for images
+		rendered, err := engine.Render(c, values)
+		if err != nil {
+			// charts may fail due to values so still try helm chart annotations and lock
+			l.Warnf("%sfailed to render chart [%s]: %v", prefix, c.Name(), err)
+			rendered = map[string]string{}
+		}
+
+		for _, manifest := range rendered {
+			matches := imageRegex.FindAllStringSubmatch(manifest, -1)
+			for _, match := range matches {
+				if len(match) > 1 {
+					templateImages = append(templateImages, match[1])
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// parse helm chart annotations for images
+		annotationImages, err = imagesFromChartAnnotations(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Warnf("%sfailed to parse helm chart annotation for [%s:%s]: %v", prefix, c.Name(), c.Metadata.Version, err)
+			annotationImages = nil
+		}
+
+		// parse images lock files for images
+		lockImages, err = imagesFromImagesLock(chartPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Warnf("%sfailed to parse images lock: %v", prefix, err)
+			lockImages = nil
+		}
+
+		// normalization and deduping the slices
+		templateImages = normalizeUniq(templateImages)
+		annotationImages = normalizeUniq(annotationImages)
+		lockImages = normalizeUniq(lockImages)
+
+		// merge all sources then final dedupe
+		images := append(append(templateImages, annotationImages...), lockImages...)
+		images = normalizeUniq(images)
+
+		l.Debugf("%simage references identified for helm template: [%d] image(s)", prefix, len(templateImages))
+
+		l.Debugf("%simage references identified for helm chart annotations: [%d] image(s)", prefix, len(annotationImages))
+
+		l.Debugf("%simage references identified for helm image lock file: [%d] image(s)", prefix, len(lockImages))
+		l.Debugf("%ssuccessfully parsed and deduped image references: [%d] image(s)", prefix, len(images))
+
+		l.Debugf("%ssuccessfully parsed image references %v", prefix, images)
+
+		if len(images) > 0 {
+			l.Infof("%s  ↳ identified [%d] image(s) in [%s:%s]", prefix, len(images), c.Name(), c.Metadata.Version)
+		}
+
+		for _, image := range images {
+			image, err := applyDefaultRegistry(image, opts.Registry)
+			if err != nil {
+				if ro.IgnoreErrors {
+					l.Warnf("%s  ↳ unable to apply registry to image [%s]: %v... skipping...", prefix, image, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to apply registry to image [%s]: %w", image, err)
+			}
+
+			imgCfg := v1.Image{Name: image}
+			if err := storeImage(ctx, s, imgCfg, opts.Platform, rso, ro, ""); err != nil {
+				if ro.IgnoreErrors {
+					l.Warnf("%s  ↳ failed to store image [%s]: %v... skipping...", prefix, image, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to store image [%s]: %w", image, err)
+			}
+			s.OCI.LoadIndex()
+			if err := s.OCI.SaveIndex(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// add-dependencies
+	if opts.AddDependencies && len(c.Metadata.Dependencies) > 0 {
+		for _, dep := range c.Metadata.Dependencies {
+			l.Infof("%sadding dependent chart [%s:%s]", prefix, dep.Name, dep.Version)
+
+			depOpts := *opts
+			depOpts.AddDependencies = false
+			depOpts.AddImages = false
+			subCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, isSubchartKey{}, true)
+
+			var depCfg v1.Chart
+			var err error
+
+			if strings.HasPrefix(dep.Repository, "file://") {
+				depPath := strings.TrimPrefix(dep.Repository, "file://")
+				subchartPath := filepath.Join(chartPath, depPath)
+
+				depCfg = v1.Chart{Name: subchartPath, RepoURL: "", Version: ""}
+				depOpts.ChartOpts.RepoURL = ""
+				depOpts.ChartOpts.Version = ""
+
+				err = storeChart(subCtx, s, depCfg, &depOpts, rso, ro, "")
+			} else {
+				depCfg = v1.Chart{Name: dep.Name, RepoURL: dep.Repository, Version: dep.Version}
+				depOpts.ChartOpts.RepoURL = dep.Repository
+				depOpts.ChartOpts.Version = dep.Version
+
+				err = storeChart(subCtx, s, depCfg, &depOpts, rso, ro, "")
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				if ro.IgnoreErrors {
+					l.Warnf("%s  ↳ failed to add dependent chart [%s]: %v... skipping...", prefix, dep.Name, err)
+				} else {
+					l.Errorf("%s  ↳ failed to add dependent chart [%s]: %v", prefix, dep.Name, err)
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// chart rewrite functionality
 	if rewrite != "" {
 		rewrite = strings.TrimPrefix(rewrite, "/")
 		newRef, err := name.ParseReference(rewrite)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Errorf("unable to parse rewrite name: %w", err)
+			// error... don't continue with a bad reference
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse rewrite name [%s]: %w", rewrite, err)
 		}
 
+		// if rewrite omits a tag... keep the existing tag
+		oldTag := ref.(name.Tag).TagStr()
+		if !strings.Contains(rewrite, ":") {
+			rewrite = strings.Join([]string{rewrite, oldTag}, ":")
+			newRef, err = name.ParseReference(rewrite)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse rewrite name [%s]: %w", rewrite, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// rename chart name in store
 		s.OCI.LoadIndex()
 
 		oldRefContext := ref.Context()
@@ -239,14 +574,7 @@ func storeChart(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, cfg v1.Chart, opts *action
 
 		oldRepo := oldRefContext.RepositoryStr()
 		newRepo := newRefContext.RepositoryStr()
-		oldTag := ref.(name.Tag).TagStr()
-
-		var newTag string
-		if strings.Contains(rewrite, ":") {
-			newTag = newRef.(name.Tag).TagStr()
-		} else {
-			newTag = oldTag
-		}
+		newTag := newRef.(name.Tag).TagStr()
 
 		oldTotal := oldRepo + ":" + oldTag
 		newTotal := newRepo + ":" + newTag
@@ -266,11 +594,10 @@ func storeChart(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, cfg v1.Chart, opts *action
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not find chart [%s] in store", ref.Name())
 		}
 
-		cfg.Name = newRef.Name()
-		fmt.Println("chart name (new): ", cfg.Name)
-
-		s.OCI.SaveIndex()
+		if err := s.OCI.SaveIndex(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	l.Infof("successfully added chart [%s]", ref.Name())
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
index 04b367a..ebd59de 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 func LoadCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.LoadOpts, rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	tempOverride := o.TempOverride
+	tempOverride := rso.TempOverride
 
 	if tempOverride == "" {
 		tempOverride = os.Getenv(consts.HaulerTempDir)
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/remove.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/remove.go
index 33b820e..f8bc095 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/remove.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/remove.go
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ import (
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/store"
 )
 
+func formatReference(ref string) string {
+	tagIdx := strings.LastIndex(ref, ":")
+	if tagIdx == -1 {
+		return ref
+	}
+
+	dashIdx := strings.Index(ref[tagIdx+1:], "-")
+	if dashIdx == -1 {
+		return ref
+	}
+
+	dashIdx = tagIdx + 1 + dashIdx
+
+	base := ref[:dashIdx]
+	suffix := ref[dashIdx+1:]
+
+	if base == "" || suffix == "" {
+		return ref
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s [%s]", base, suffix)
+}
+
 func RemoveCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.RemoveOpts, s *store.Layout, ref string) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
@@ -38,18 +61,18 @@ func RemoveCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.RemoveOpts, s *store.Layout, ref st
 	}
 
 	if len(matches) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reference [%s] not found in store (hint: use `hauler store info` to list store contents)", ref)
+		return fmt.Errorf("reference [%s] not found in store (use `hauler store info` to list store contents)", ref)
 	}
 
 	if len(matches) >= 1 {
 		l.Infof("found %d matching references:", len(matches))
 		for _, m := range matches {
-			l.Infof(" - %s", m.reference)
+			l.Infof(" - %s", formatReference(m.reference))
 		}
 	}
 
 	if !o.Force {
-		fmt.Printf("are you sure you want to delete %d artifact(s) from the store? (yes/no) ", len(matches))
+		fmt.Printf("are you sure you want to remove [%d] artifact(s) from the store? (yes/no) ", len(matches))
 
 		var response string
 		_, err := fmt.Scanln(&response)
@@ -58,31 +81,31 @@ func RemoveCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.RemoveOpts, s *store.Layout, ref st
 		}
 		switch response {
 		case "yes", "y":
-			l.Infof("deleting artifacts from store...")
+			l.Infof("starting to remove artifacts from store...")
 		case "no", "n":
-			l.Infof("deletion cancelled")
+			l.Infof("successfully cancelled removal of artifacts from store")
 			return nil
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid response '%s' - please answer 'yes' or 'no'", response)
 		}
 	}
 
-	//remove artifact(s)
+	// remove artifact(s)
 	for _, m := range matches {
 		if err := s.RemoveArtifact(ctx, m.reference, m.desc); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove artifact %s: %w", m.reference, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove artifact %s: %w", formatReference(m.reference), err)
 		}
 
-		l.Infof("removed [%s] of type %s with digest [%s]", m.reference, m.desc.MediaType, m.desc.Digest.String())
+		l.Infof("successfully removed [%s] of type [%s] with digest [%s]", formatReference(m.reference), m.desc.MediaType, m.desc.Digest.String())
 	}
 
 	// clean up unreferenced blobs
 	l.Infof("cleaning up unreferenced blobs...")
-	deletedCount, deletedSize, err := s.CleanUp(ctx)
+	removedCount, removedSize, err := s.CleanUp(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Warnf("garbrage collection failed: %v", err)
-	} else if deletedCount > 0 {
-		l.Infof("removed %d unreferenced blobs (freed %d bytes)", deletedCount, deletedSize)
+		l.Warnf("garbage collection failed: %v", err)
+	} else if removedCount > 0 {
+		l.Infof("successfully removed [%d] unreferenced blobs [freed %d bytes]", removedCount, removedSize)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
index 99eb120..7e81967 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 func SyncCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.SyncOpts, s *store.Layout, rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	tempOverride := o.TempOverride
+	tempOverride := rso.TempOverride
 
 	if tempOverride == "" {
 		tempOverride = os.Getenv(consts.HaulerTempDir)
@@ -506,8 +506,17 @@ func processContent(ctx context.Context, fi *os.File, o *flags.SyncOpts, s *stor
 				if err := convert.ConvertCharts(&alphaCfg, &v1Cfg); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				for i, ch := range v1Cfg.Spec.Charts {
-					if err := storeChart(ctx, s, ch, &action.ChartPathOptions{}, v1Cfg.Spec.Charts[i].Rewrite); err != nil {
+				for _, ch := range v1Cfg.Spec.Charts {
+					if err := storeChart(ctx, s, ch,
+						&flags.AddChartOpts{
+							ChartOpts: &action.ChartPathOptions{
+								RepoURL: ch.RepoURL,
+								Version: ch.Version,
+							},
+						},
+						rso, ro,
+						"",
+					); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				}
@@ -517,8 +526,29 @@ func processContent(ctx context.Context, fi *os.File, o *flags.SyncOpts, s *stor
 				if err := yaml.Unmarshal(doc, &cfg); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+				registry := o.Registry
+				if registry == "" {
+					annotation := cfg.GetAnnotations()
+					if annotation != nil {
+						registry = annotation[consts.ImageAnnotationRegistry]
+					}
+				}
+
 				for i, ch := range cfg.Spec.Charts {
-					if err := storeChart(ctx, s, ch, &action.ChartPathOptions{}, cfg.Spec.Charts[i].Rewrite); err != nil {
+					if err := storeChart(ctx, s, ch,
+						&flags.AddChartOpts{
+							ChartOpts: &action.ChartPathOptions{
+								RepoURL: ch.RepoURL,
+								Version: ch.Version,
+							},
+							AddImages:       ch.AddImages,
+							AddDependencies: ch.AddDependencies,
+							Registry:        registry,
+							Platform:        o.Platform,
+						},
+						rso, ro,
+						cfg.Spec.Charts[i].Rewrite,
+					); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/internal/flags/add.go b/internal/flags/add.go
index c442ff6..92089a9 100644
--- a/internal/flags/add.go
+++ b/internal/flags/add.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ func (o *AddImageOpts) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	f.StringVar(&o.CertOidcIssuer, "certificate-oidc-issuer", "", "(Optional) Cosign option to validate oidc issuer")
 	f.StringVar(&o.CertOidcIssuerRegexp, "certificate-oidc-issuer-regexp", "", "(Optional) Cosign option to validate oidc issuer with regex")
 	f.StringVar(&o.CertGithubWorkflowRepository, "certificate-github-workflow-repository", "", "(Optional) Cosign certificate-github-workflow-repository option")
-	f.BoolVarP(&o.Tlog, "use-tlog-verify", "v", false, "(Optional) Allow transparency log verification. (defaults to false)")
-	f.StringVarP(&o.Platform, "platform", "p", "", "(Optional) Specifiy the platform of the image... i.e. linux/amd64 (defaults to all)")
-	f.StringVar(&o.Rewrite, "rewrite", "", "(Optional) Rewrite artifact path to specified string (experimental)")
+	f.BoolVar(&o.Tlog, "use-tlog-verify", false, "(Optional) Allow transparency log verification (defaults to false)")
+	f.StringVarP(&o.Platform, "platform", "p", "", "(Optional) Specify the platform of the image... i.e. linux/amd64 (defaults to all)")
+	f.StringVar(&o.Rewrite, "rewrite", "", "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Rewrite artifact path to specified string")
 }
 
 type AddFileOpts struct {
@@ -45,24 +45,37 @@ func (o *AddFileOpts) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 type AddChartOpts struct {
 	*StoreRootOpts
 
-	ChartOpts *action.ChartPathOptions
-	Rewrite   string
+	ChartOpts       *action.ChartPathOptions
+	Rewrite         string
+	AddDependencies bool
+	AddImages       bool
+	HelmValues      string
+	Platform        string
+	Registry        string
+	KubeVersion     string
 }
 
 func (o *AddChartOpts) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 
 	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.RepoURL, "repo", "", "Location of the chart (https:// | http:// | oci://)")
-	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.Version, "version", "", "(Optional) Specifiy the version of the chart (v1.0.0 | 2.0.0 | ^2.0.0)")
+	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.Version, "version", "", "(Optional) Specify the version of the chart (v1.0.0 | 2.0.0 | ^2.0.0)")
 	f.BoolVar(&o.ChartOpts.Verify, "verify", false, "(Optional) Verify the chart before fetching it")
 	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.Username, "username", "", "(Optional) Username to use for authentication")
 	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.Password, "password", "", "(Optional) Password to use for authentication")
-	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.CertFile, "cert-file", "", "(Optional) Location of the TLS Certificate to use for client authenication")
-	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.KeyFile, "key-file", "", "(Optional) Location of the TLS Key to use for client authenication")
+	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.CertFile, "cert-file", "", "(Optional) Location of the TLS Certificate to use for client authentication")
+	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.KeyFile, "key-file", "", "(Optional) Location of the TLS Key to use for client authentication")
 	f.BoolVar(&o.ChartOpts.InsecureSkipTLSverify, "insecure-skip-tls-verify", false, "(Optional) Skip TLS certificate verification")
 	f.StringVar(&o.ChartOpts.CaFile, "ca-file", "", "(Optional) Location of CA Bundle to enable certification verification")
-	f.StringVar(&o.Rewrite, "rewrite", "", "(Optional) Rewrite artifact path to specified string (EXPERIMENTAL)")
+	f.StringVar(&o.Rewrite, "rewrite", "", "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Rewrite artifact path to specified string")
 
 	cmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("username", "password")
 	cmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("cert-file", "key-file", "ca-file")
+
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.AddDependencies, "add-dependencies", false, "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Fetch dependent helm charts")
+	f.BoolVar(&o.AddImages, "add-images", false, "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Fetch images referenced in helm charts")
+	f.StringVar(&o.HelmValues, "values", "", "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Specify helm chart values when fetching images")
+	f.StringVarP(&o.Platform, "platform", "p", "", "(Optional) Specify the platform of the image, e.g. linux/amd64")
+	f.StringVarP(&o.Registry, "registry", "g", "", "(Optional) Specify the registry of the image for images that do not alredy define one")
+	f.StringVar(&o.KubeVersion, "kube-version", "v1.34.1", "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Override the kubernetes version for helm template rendering")
 }
diff --git a/internal/flags/sync.go b/internal/flags/sync.go
index 8c73e64..3246c65 100644
--- a/internal/flags/sync.go
+++ b/internal/flags/sync.go
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ func (o *SyncOpts) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	f.StringVarP(&o.Platform, "platform", "p", "", "(Optional) Specify the platform of the image... i.e linux/amd64 (defaults to all)")
 	f.StringVarP(&o.Registry, "registry", "g", "", "(Optional) Specify the registry of the image for images that do not alredy define one")
 	f.StringVarP(&o.ProductRegistry, "product-registry", "c", "", "(Optional) Specify the product registry. Defaults to RGS Carbide Registry (rgcrprod.azurecr.us)")
-	f.BoolVarP(&o.Tlog, "use-tlog-verify", "v", false, "(Optional) Allow transparency log verification. (defaults to false)")
-	f.StringVar(&o.Rewrite, "rewrite", "", "(Optional) Rewrite artifact path to specified string (experimental)")
+	f.BoolVar(&o.Tlog, "use-tlog-verify", false, "(Optional) Allow transparency log verification (defaults to false)")
+	f.StringVar(&o.Rewrite, "rewrite", "", "(EXPERIMENTAL & Optional) Rewrite artifact path to specified string")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1/chart.go b/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1/chart.go
index d0196c5..5c8b6ac 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1/chart.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ type Chart struct {
 	RepoURL string `json:"repoURL,omitempty"`
 	Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
 	Rewrite string `json:"rewrite,omitempty"`
+
+	AddImages       bool `json:"add-images,omitempty"`
+	AddDependencies bool `json:"add-dependencies,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ThickCharts struct {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/chart.go b/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/chart.go
index ef167fc..fdf1748 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/chart.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ type Chart struct {
 	Name    string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	RepoURL string `json:"repoURL,omitempty"`
 	Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
-	Rewrite string `json:"rewrite,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ThickCharts struct {
diff --git a/pkg/content/chart/chart.go b/pkg/content/chart/chart.go
index b01c1db..5f86b12 100644
--- a/pkg/content/chart/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/content/chart/chart.go
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ var (
 	settings               = cli.New()
 )
 
-// Chart implements the  OCI interface for Chart API objects. API spec values are
-// stored into the Repo, Name, and Version fields.
+// chart implements the oci interface for chart api objects... api spec values are stored into the name, repo, and version fields
 type Chart struct {
 	path        string
 	annotations map[string]string
 }
 
-// NewChart is a helper method that returns NewLocalChart or NewRemoteChart depending on chart contents
+// newchart is a helper method that returns newlocalchart or newremotechart depending on chart contents
 func NewChart(name string, opts *action.ChartPathOptions) (*Chart, error) {
 	chartRef := name
 	actionConfig := new(action.Configuration)
@@ -60,13 +59,31 @@ func NewChart(name string, opts *action.ChartPathOptions) (*Chart, error) {
 	client.SetRegistryClient(registryClient)
 	if registry.IsOCI(opts.RepoURL) {
 		chartRef = opts.RepoURL + "/" + name
-	} else if isUrl(opts.RepoURL) { // OCI Protocol registers as a valid URL
+	} else if isUrl(opts.RepoURL) { // oci protocol registers as a valid url
 		client.ChartPathOptions.RepoURL = opts.RepoURL
-	} else { // Handles cases like grafana/loki
+	} else { // handles cases like grafana and loki
 		chartRef = opts.RepoURL + "/" + name
 	}
 
+	// suppress helm downloader oci logs (stdout/stderr)
+	oldStdout := os.Stdout
+	oldStderr := os.Stderr
+	rOut, wOut, _ := os.Pipe()
+	rErr, wErr, _ := os.Pipe()
+	os.Stdout = wOut
+	os.Stderr = wErr
+
 	chartPath, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(chartRef, settings)
+
+	wOut.Close()
+	wErr.Close()
+	os.Stdout = oldStdout
+	os.Stderr = oldStderr
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, rOut)
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, rErr)
+	rOut.Close()
+	rErr.Close()
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -151,9 +168,8 @@ func (h *Chart) RawChartData() ([]byte, error) {
 	return os.ReadFile(h.path)
 }
 
-// chartData loads the chart contents into memory and returns a NopCloser for the contents
-//
-//	Normally we avoid loading into memory, but charts sizes are strictly capped at ~1MB
+// chartdata loads the chart contents into memory and returns a NopCloser for the contents
+// normally we avoid loading into memory, but charts sizes are strictly capped at ~1MB
 func (h *Chart) chartData() (gv1.Layer, error) {
 	info, err := os.Stat(h.path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -256,14 +272,14 @@ func newDefaultRegistryClient(plainHTTP bool) (*registry.Client, error) {
 	opts := []registry.ClientOption{
 		registry.ClientOptDebug(settings.Debug),
 		registry.ClientOptEnableCache(true),
-		registry.ClientOptWriter(os.Stderr),
+		registry.ClientOptWriter(io.Discard),
 		registry.ClientOptCredentialsFile(settings.RegistryConfig),
 	}
 	if plainHTTP {
 		opts = append(opts, registry.ClientOptPlainHTTP())
 	}
 
-	// Create a new registry client
+	// create a new registry client
 	registryClient, err := registry.NewClient(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -272,12 +288,21 @@ func newDefaultRegistryClient(plainHTTP bool) (*registry.Client, error) {
 }
 
 func newRegistryClientWithTLS(certFile, keyFile, caFile string, insecureSkipTLSverify bool) (*registry.Client, error) {
-	// Create a new registry client
-	registryClient, err := registry.NewRegistryClientWithTLS(os.Stderr, certFile, keyFile, caFile, insecureSkipTLSverify,
-		settings.RegistryConfig, settings.Debug,
+	// create a new registry client
+	registryClient, err := registry.NewRegistryClientWithTLS(
+		io.Discard,
+		certFile, keyFile, caFile,
+		insecureSkipTLSverify,
+		settings.RegistryConfig,
+		settings.Debug,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return registryClient, nil
 }
+
+// path returns the local filesystem path to the chart archive or directory
+func (h *Chart) Path() string {
+	return h.path
+}
diff --git a/testdata/hauler-manifest-pipeline.yaml b/testdata/hauler-manifest-pipeline.yaml
index 4c751b0..6188541 100755
--- a/testdata/hauler-manifest-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/testdata/hauler-manifest-pipeline.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   name: hauler-content-images-example
 spec:
   images:
-    - name: busybox
-    - name: busybox:stable
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox:stable
       platform: linux/amd64
     - name: gcr.io/distroless/base@sha256:7fa7445dfbebae4f4b7ab0e6ef99276e96075ae42584af6286ba080750d6dfe5
 ---
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ metadata:
   name: hauler-content-images-example
 spec:
   images:
-    - name: busybox
-    - name: busybox:stable
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox:stable
       platform: linux/amd64
     - name: gcr.io/distroless/base@sha256:7fa7445dfbebae4f4b7ab0e6ef99276e96075ae42584af6286ba080750d6dfe5
 ---
diff --git a/testdata/hauler-manifest.yaml b/testdata/hauler-manifest.yaml
index 4691779..4c7d013 100755
--- a/testdata/hauler-manifest.yaml
+++ b/testdata/hauler-manifest.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   name: hauler-content-images-example
 spec:
   images:
-    - name: busybox
-    - name: busybox:stable
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox:stable
       platform: linux/amd64
     - name: gcr.io/distroless/base@sha256:7fa7445dfbebae4f4b7ab0e6ef99276e96075ae42584af6286ba080750d6dfe5
 ---
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ metadata:
   name: hauler-content-images-example
 spec:
   images:
-    - name: busybox
-    - name: busybox:stable
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox
+    - name: ghcr.io/hauler-dev/library/busybox:stable
       platform: linux/amd64
     - name: gcr.io/distroless/base@sha256:7fa7445dfbebae4f4b7ab0e6ef99276e96075ae42584af6286ba080750d6dfe5
 ---