AI-First Open Source CMS
Create, manage, and automate content with 6 LLM providers and 24+ models — zero code required.

• 6 LLM Providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, Ollama
• 24+ Models — Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, and local models
• Content Queue — AI-generated drafts go through review before publishing
• Agent Memory — Agents remember context across runs
• Scheduled Execution — Set agents to run on a schedule

• WYSIWYG Editor — Rich text editing with media library integration
• Posts, Categories & Tags — Full taxonomy system
• Media Library — Upload and manage images and files
• Shortcode Engine — Extend content with custom shortcodes
• Search — Built-in full-text search

• Plugin & Hook System — Actions and filters like WordPress
• Theme Engine — Template hierarchy with parts and layouts
• Multi-Site — One install, multiple domains
• SQLite or MySQL — Zero-config SQLite default, MySQL for scale
• No Framework — Pure PHP 8.2, fast and lightweight

# 1. Clone
git clone https://github.com/alekblom/cainty.git
cd cainty

# 2. Configure
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your settings

# 3. Open browser
# Navigate to https://yourdomain.com/install.php

The web installer handles database setup, admin account creation, and site configuration.

Copy .env.example to .env and configure:

# Database (sqlite or mysql)
DB_DRIVER=sqlite
DB_PATH=storage/cainty.db

# Theme
THEME=default

# LLM API Keys (add the ones you use)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
GOOGLE_API_KEY=...

See the full configuration docs for all options.

Cainty's agent system lets you automate content creation:

1. Create an agent — Choose a provider, model, and system prompt
2. Execute — Run the agent manually or on a schedule
3. Review — Generated content enters the queue for human review
4. Publish — Approve, edit, or reject queued content

Supported providers:

Themes live in themes/{name}/ with this structure:

themes/my-theme/
├── theme.json          # Theme metadata
├── templates/
│   ├── layout.php      # Main layout wrapper
│   ├── home.php        # Homepage
│   ├── single-post.php # Single post
│   ├── archive.php     # Archive/category
│   └── page.php        # Static page
├── parts/
│   ├── header.php
│   ├── footer.php
│   └── post-card.php
└── assets/
    ├── css/style.css
    └── js/main.js

Plugins use a hook system with actions and filters:

// plugins/my-plugin/boot.php
use Cainty\Plugins\Hook;

// Action: run code at a specific point
Hook::on('header_after', function () {
    echo '<div class="announcement">Welcome!</div>';
});

// Filter: modify data
Hook::filter('content_render', function ($content) {
    return str_replace('old', 'new', $content);
});

Don't want to self-host? Get a fully managed Cainty instance:

$9/mo — Includes hosting, updates, backups, and AI credits.

Get started at cainty.com

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Open a Pull Request

Cainty is open source software licensed under the MIT License.

Built by Alexiuz.