Features

Features

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

ThinCMS ships with a complete content management toolkit — all controlled by your AI agent through 45 typed MCP tools. No plugins, no bloat, no surprises.

Content Management

Everything your AI needs to publish

Your AI agent creates, schedules, and manages all your content. Every feature below is accessible through MCP tools — no admin panel login required.

Publishing

Posts & pages

Draft, publish, schedule, and archive. Featured content, pinned posts, series grouping, and category/tag organisation. Your AI handles the full publishing workflow.

Media

Media library

Upload images and files via AI or API. Alt text, captions, public/private visibility. Upload from URL, local file, or base64 — your AI picks the right method.

SEO

SEO out of the box

Meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph images, canonical URLs, and auto-generated sitemaps on every page and post. Your AI sets them as it publishes.

Forms

Built-in form builder

Contact forms, newsletter signups, and custom HTML surveys. Webhook support for integrating with external tools. CSV export for submissions.

Design

Full theme control

Your AI controls the stylesheet, page frame HTML, navigation, and custom scripts. Change colours, typography, layouts — all without you touching code.

Analytics

Built-in traffic insights

Privacy-friendly analytics: page views, unique visitors, top pages, referrers, and daily trends. No third-party scripts, no cookie banners needed.

Popups

Smart lead generation

Create popups and CTAs with page targeting, trigger logic (time, scroll, exit-intent), mobile optimisation, and suppression rules. Link to any form.

Navigation

Header & footer nav

Manage header and footer navigation with pages, blog routes, and external links. Your AI updates navigation as it creates new pages.

Content Blocks

Reusable components

Create reusable HTML blocks and insert them anywhere with template tags. Edit once, update everywhere — perfect for CTAs, banners, and notices.

AI Integration

MCP server with 45 typed tools

ThinCMS includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps every API endpoint as a typed tool. Connect any MCP-compatible AI agent and manage content through natural language.

Zero boilerplate

AI agents call typed functions like thincms_create_post() instead of constructing HTTP requests. Authentication is configured once.

Full coverage

Every API endpoint is exposed: posts, pages, categories, authors, tags, media, template, navigation, settings, scripts, forms, popups, analytics, search, and preview.

Schema-aware

Every tool has a typed schema. AI agents know exactly which fields are available, which are required, and what values are valid — minimising errors.

API

API-first architecture

Every operation in ThinCMS is available through a consistent REST API. Use API keys for automated workflows or session authentication for interactive use.

Full CRUD

Create, read, update, and delete posts, pages, categories, authors, tags, media, forms, templates, navigation, scripts, and more through documented endpoints.

Bulk operations

Create up to 100 posts in a single API call. Import content programmatically without rate-limit friction.

Headless ready

Use ThinCMS as a headless CMS with any front-end framework. Fetch content via API and render with React, Vue, Svelte, or static site generators.

Under the Hood

Simple architecture. Serious capability.

ThinCMS is built on a modern, lightweight stack. You don't need to know the details — but they're here if you want them.

Database

SQLite — no server needed

Your entire database is a single file. Back up with a copy command. Deploy anywhere without provisioning a database server. Move hosts by copying files.

Stack

Next.js & TypeScript

Built on Next.js 14 with TypeScript and Prisma ORM. A modern, well-supported stack for developers who want to extend or customise.

Multi-Tenant

Agency plans only

Multi-tenant architecture is available exclusively on Agency plans. One installation serves multiple sites with fully isolated content, users, and configuration.

Transparency

What ThinCMS doesn't do

We believe in being upfront. ThinCMS is focused and opinionated. Here's what's outside our scope — for now.

Not included

E-commerce

ThinCMS is not a store builder. If you need shopping carts, payment processing, and inventory management, look at Shopify or WooCommerce.

Not included

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.

Not included

Visual page builder

No drag-and-drop builder. Your AI writes the content and the HTML directly. If you need visual editing, tools like Webflow may be a better fit.

Ready to try it?

Watch the demo or check out pricing. Install the free trial on your own server — no credit card required.