diff --git a/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/agent-flow-configmap.yaml b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/agent-flow-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cff35fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/agent-flow-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.langflow.flows.loadDefaults }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-agent
+  namespace: {{ include "openrag.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "openrag.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  openrag_agent.json: |-
+{{ .Files.Get "flows/openrag_agent.json" | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/ingestion-flow-configmap.yaml b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/ingestion-flow-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad236517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/ingestion-flow-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.langflow.flows.loadDefaults }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-ingestion
+  namespace: {{ include "openrag.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "openrag.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  ingestion_flow.json: |-
+{{ .Files.Get "flows/ingestion_flow.json" | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/nudges-flow-configmap.yaml b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/nudges-flow-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ebe05fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/nudges-flow-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.langflow.flows.loadDefaults }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-nudges
+  namespace: {{ include "openrag.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "openrag.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  openrag_nudges.json: |-
+{{ .Files.Get "flows/openrag_nudges.json" | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/url-flow-configmap.yaml b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/url-flow-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..911ee5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/openrag/templates/configmaps/flows/url-flow-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.langflow.flows.loadDefaults }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-url
+  namespace: {{ include "openrag.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "openrag.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  openrag_url_mcp.json: |-
+{{ .Files.Get "flows/openrag_url_mcp.json" | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openrag/templates/langflow/deployment.yaml b/helm/openrag/templates/langflow/deployment.yaml
index f583f9a1..54ba3db8 100644
--- a/helm/openrag/templates/langflow/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/openrag/templates/langflow/deployment.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,29 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.langflow.flows.loadDefaults }}
+      initContainers:
+        - name: load-default-flows
+          image: busybox:1.36
+          command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              FLOWS_DIR="{{ .Values.langflow.persistence.mountPath }}/{{ .Values.langflow.persistence.flowsSubPath }}"
+              mkdir -p "$FLOWS_DIR"
+              if [ -z "$(ls -A $FLOWS_DIR 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+                echo "Loading default flows..."
+                cp /default-flows/*.json "$FLOWS_DIR/"
+                echo "Flows loaded: $(ls $FLOWS_DIR)"
+              else
+                echo "Flows already exist, skipping."
+              fi
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: langflow-data
+              mountPath: {{ .Values.langflow.persistence.mountPath }}
+            - name: default-flows
+              mountPath: /default-flows
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: langflow
           image: "{{ .Values.langflow.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.langflow.image.tag | default .Values.global.imageTag }}"
@@ -196,6 +219,19 @@ spec:
           {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
           {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.langflow.flows.loadDefaults }}
+        - name: default-flows
+          projected:
+            sources:
+              - configMap:
+                  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-ingestion
+              - configMap:
+                  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-agent
+              - configMap:
+                  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-nudges
+              - configMap:
+                  name: {{ include "openrag.fullname" . }}-flow-url
+        {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/openrag/values.yaml b/helm/openrag/values.yaml
index c589ea74..ade7e1fa 100644
--- a/helm/openrag/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/openrag/values.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ langflow:
 
   # Flow configuration (UUIDs for Langflow workflows)
   flows:
+    loadDefaults: true                        # Load default OpenRAG flows on first deployment
     chatFlowId: "1098eea1-6649-4e1d-aed1-b77249fb8dd0"
     ingestFlowId: "5488df7c-b93f-4f87-a446-b67028bc0813"
     urlIngestFlowId: "72c3d17c-2dac-4a73-b48a-6518473d7830"