Your AI writes it. Your AI publishes it.
ThinCMS is a self-hosted CMS designed to be controlled entirely by AI. Write content with your favourite AI tool, then let it publish, design, and manage your site — no control panel required.
AI Controls Everything
Content, design, templates, navigation, SEO, forms — your AI agent manages it all through 45 typed MCP tools.
No Login Required
Skip the admin panel entirely. Your AI connects directly via MCP and handles publishing, updates, and design changes in seconds.
Deploy in Minutes
Install on any VPS, add the MCP to your AI tool, and start publishing. SQLite-powered — no database server needed.
Three steps to your first publish
No complex setup. No learning curve. If you can use an AI assistant, you can run a website.
Install on your VPS
Deploy ThinCMS to any server with a single command. SQLite means no database server to configure. A $5/month VPS is all you need.
npx thincms init
Connect your AI tool
Add the ThinCMS MCP server to Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent. One config file, done.
mcp: thincms
Publish content
Tell your AI to write a blog post, update the design, add a page, or change the navigation. It handles everything — publishing in seconds.
"Publish my new article"
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
ThinCMS exposes 45 typed MCP tools. Your AI agent doesn't just publish posts — it controls the entire content layer.
Posts, pages & media
Create, edit, schedule, and publish blog posts and pages. Upload images. Organise with categories, tags, series, and authors. All through natural language.
Templates & styling
Your AI controls the stylesheet, page frame, navigation, and custom HTML. Change colours, layouts, and typography without ever opening a control panel.
Built-in from the start
Meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph images, canonical URLs, and auto-generated sitemaps. Your AI sets them as it publishes — no plugin required.
Lead capture & newsletters
Built-in forms with webhook support. Contact forms, newsletter signups, and custom surveys — all created and managed by your AI agent.
Built-in traffic insights
Privacy-friendly analytics with page views, unique visitors, top pages, referrers, and trend data. No third-party scripts needed.
Smart lead generation
Create popups and CTAs with targeting rules, trigger logic, and mobile optimisation. Link to any form, control suppression, and deploy in seconds.
What ThinCMS doesn't do
We believe in being upfront. ThinCMS is focused and opinionated. Here's what's outside our scope.
E-commerce
ThinCMS is not a store builder. If you need shopping carts, payment processing, and inventory management, look at Shopify or WooCommerce.
Plugin marketplace
There is no plugin ecosystem. ThinCMS is designed to be complete out of the box. Extensibility comes through the API and MCP tools.
Visual page builder
No drag-and-drop page builder. Your AI writes the content and the HTML. If you need a visual builder, Webflow may be a better fit.
Built for creators who use AI
Whether you're publishing your own content or managing sites for clients, ThinCMS lets your AI do the heavy lifting.
For authors & creators
You write content with AI and want a fast, modern publishing platform that your AI controls directly. Install once, publish forever.
Ideal for: Authors, bloggers, content creators, solopreneurs, and anyone who uses AI to create and wants their AI to publish too.
Solo from $99/yrFor agencies & freelancers
You manage multiple client sites and want one installation that serves them all. Multi-tenant architecture is built in — available exclusively on Agency plans.
Ideal for: Web agencies, freelance developers, content studios, and anyone managing multiple websites from a single server.
Agency from $299/yrSee what AI-driven feels like
Watch the demo, check out pricing, or install the free trial on your own server. No credit card required to try.