# Thinkmill/keystatic

First class CMS experience, TypeScript API, Markdown & YAML/JSON based, no DB

Repository: https://github.com/Thinkmill/keystatic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/keystatic
Homepage: https://keystatic.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cms, json, markdoc, markdown, yaml, content-management-system, javascript, static-content, typescript
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:25:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 92
- inputs: {"age_days": 1301, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2319, forks 154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:37.026599+00:00)

## What it is
Keystatic is a Git-based content management system with a first-class admin UI and a fully typed TypeScript API for defining content models. Content is stored as Markdown and YAML/JSON files in your repository, requiring no database.

## Use cases
- manage blog posts in a git repo without a database
- add a CMS to an Astro or Next.js site
- edit markdown content through a friendly admin UI
- define typed content collections in TypeScript
- let non-developers edit static site content via GitHub

## When to choose
- your content lives in a git repository as markdown or YAML/JSON
- you want a database-free CMS with type-safe content APIs
- you're building a static or server-rendered site and need an editing UI

## When to avoid
- you need real-time collaborative editing or a traditional database-backed CMS
- non-technical editors can't work with git-based workflows
- you need heavy editorial workflows like multi-stage approvals

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: markdown, serialization, ui-components, file-system
- domain: cms, web-development, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: git-based-cms, markdoc, yaml, no-database, typescript-api, static-content, cms, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- Thinkmill/keystatic (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.026599+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 2026-08-30T02:38:50.772168+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Thinkmill/keystatic (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.026599+00:00, sha dc328339af87)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.