diff --git a/apps/kubecost/charts/charts.yaml b/apps/kubecost/charts/charts.yaml
index 4efafe3af9..7318cf48c5 100644
--- a/apps/kubecost/charts/charts.yaml
+++ b/apps/kubecost/charts/charts.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ charts:
   kubecost:
   - version: 2.5.3
     appVersion: 2.5.3
+  - version: 2.9.7
+    appVersion: 2.9.7
diff --git a/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.5.3/Chart.yaml b/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.5.3/Chart.yaml
index 0a3fc8f7d6..81ec28f795 100644
--- a/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.5.3/Chart.yaml
+++ b/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.5.3/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: kubecost
-description: A Helm chart to refer the official "kubecost" helm chart
+description: A Helm chart that references the official "kubecost" Helm chart.
 type: application
 version: 2.5.3
 dependencies:
diff --git a/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.9.7/Chart.lock b/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.9.7/Chart.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df233a79fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.9.7/Chart.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+dependencies:
+- name: cost-analyzer
+  repository: https://kubecost.github.io/cost-analyzer/
+  version: 2.9.7
+digest: sha256:8093579d21cfb8854f9c66da7867083dd8747112db722a04b5af9d7f0594993e
+generated: "2026-10-08T17:28:39.685733455Z"
diff --git a/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.9.7/Chart.yaml b/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.9.7/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b208c0c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/kubecost/charts/kubecost-2.9.7/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: kubecost
+description: A Helm chart that references the official "kubecost" Helm chart.
+type: application
+version: 2.9.7
+dependencies:
+  - name: cost-analyzer
+    version: 2.9.7
+    repository: https://kubecost.github.io/cost-analyzer/
diff --git a/apps/kubecost/charts/st-charts.yaml b/apps/kubecost/charts/st-charts.yaml
index 7aacec3ec5..6baec2b2cc 100644
--- a/apps/kubecost/charts/st-charts.yaml
+++ b/apps/kubecost/charts/st-charts.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ st-charts:
   dep_name: cost-analyzer
   version: 2.5.3
   repository: https://kubecost.github.io/cost-analyzer/
+- name: kubecost
+  dep_name: cost-analyzer
+  version: 2.9.7
+  repository: https://kubecost.github.io/cost-analyzer/
diff --git a/apps/kubecost/example/Chart.yaml b/apps/kubecost/example/Chart.yaml
index 917e102fd8..cbaadefd95 100644
--- a/apps/kubecost/example/Chart.yaml
+++ b/apps/kubecost/example/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: example
 type: application
 version: 2.5.3
 dependencies:
+  # cost-analyzer 2.9 requires a federated store and the agent only accepts
+  # object storage, so the example has to bring one.
+  - name: minio
+    version: 17.0.21
+    repository: oci://ghcr.io/k0rdent/catalog/charts
   - name: kubecost
-    version: 2.5.3
+    version: 2.9.7
     repository: oci://ghcr.io/k0rdent/catalog/charts
+    mcs_dep_index: 0
diff --git a/apps/kubecost/example/values.yaml b/apps/kubecost/example/values.yaml
index e69de29bb2..6d7facc5e2 100644
--- a/apps/kubecost/example/values.yaml
+++ b/apps/kubecost/example/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+minio:
+  minio:
+    # MCS deploys each dependency as its own release, so pin the name kubecost
+    # points at instead of letting it follow the release name.
+    fullnameOverride: minio
+    global:
+      security:
+        allowInsecureImages: true
+    image:
+      repository: bitnamilegacy/minio
+    console:
+      image:
+        repository: bitnamilegacy/minio-object-browser
+    auth:
+      rootUser: kubecost
+      rootPassword: kubecost-example
+    defaultBuckets: kubecost
+
+kubecost:
+  global:
+    # Both became mandatory in cost-analyzer 2.9; clusterId has to match the
+    # chart's own prometheus.server.global.external_labels.cluster_id default.
+    clusterId: cluster-one
+    federatedStorage:
+      # The finops agent rejects anything but object storage ("storage with type
+      # FILESYSTEM is not supported"), so point it at the bundled MinIO. Use a
+      # real S3/GCS/Azure bucket for anything beyond a demo.
+      config: |
+        type: S3
+        config:
+          bucket: kubecost
+          endpoint: minio:9000
+          access_key: kubecost
+          secret_key: kubecost-example
+          insecure: true