diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index f576d2b..07d971d 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
-  repository: harbor.cryptophys.work/cryptophys/mcp-server
-  tag: latest
-  pullPolicy: Always
+  repository: python
+  tag: "3.10-slim"
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+# Build MCP at runtime for now
+initContainers:
+  enabled: true
 
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
@@ -46,3 +50,8 @@ containerSecurityContext:
   capabilities:
     drop:
       - ALL
+
+env:
+  HOME: /tmp
+  PIP_USER: "1"
+  PYTHONUSERBASE: /tmp/.local