# emdash-cms/emdash

EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress

Repository: https://github.com/emdash-cms/emdash
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/emdash
Homepage: https://emdashcms.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: astro, cms, emdash, typescript
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:42:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 11
- inputs: {"age_days": 154, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 511}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11961, forks 1112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:50.526651+00:00)

## What it is
EmDash is a full-stack, type-safe CMS built on Astro and TypeScript, positioned as a modern successor to WordPress. It runs on Cloudflare Workers (D1 + R2) or Node.js with SQLite, and features sandboxed plugins, a visual schema builder, admin UI, and MCP support for AI agents.

## Use cases
- build a blog with categories, tags, and full-text search
- replace WordPress with a type-safe TypeScript CMS
- create a marketing landing page with pricing and contact forms
- build a portfolio site with project galleries
- migrate content from a WordPress site via WXR export
- let AI agents manage site content through MCP
- create custom content types from an admin panel without code

## When to choose
- you want a WordPress-like CMS with modern TypeScript and Astro foundations
- you deploy on Cloudflare Workers or a simple Node.js server with SQLite
- plugin security is a concern and you want sandboxed plugin isolation
- you want both humans and AI agents to edit content via APIs and MCP
- you need WordPress content migration support

## When to avoid
- you need a headless CMS for a non-Astro frontend
- you require the mature plugin ecosystem of WordPress today
- you cannot use Cloudflare paid features and need sandboxed plugins
- you need multi-database support beyond SQLite/D1
- you need a battle-tested CMS for large enterprise deployments

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, templating, plugin-system, search-engine, file-upload, mcp, api-framework
- domain: cms, web-development, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, self-hosted
- tags: astro, typescript, wordpress-alternative, serverless, cloudflare-workers, content-management, admin-panel, sandboxed-plugins, agent-ready, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- emdash-cms/emdash (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.526651+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:02.342764+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/emdash-cms/emdash (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.526651+00:00, sha 2e240f509fb4)
  - homepage: https://emdashcms.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:11.451315+00:00, sha b1c6669d6929)
  - site_page: https://docs.emdashcms.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:11.460352+00:00, sha 25f5a22da8ca)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/emdash (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:11.462150+00:00, sha 8f1fe6808514)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.