Introduction

ACMS (Any Content Management System) is a framework-agnostic, schema-less CMS. Replace a string with acms.something in your code and it becomes instantly editable — no schema definitions, no boilerplate, no lock-in.

How It Works

Traditional CMS platforms make you define content models before you can use them. ACMS works in reverse: you write code, and the schema materializes automatically.

// You write this:
<h1>{acms.hero.title}</h1>
<p>{acms.hero.subtitle}</p>

// ACMS detects the fields, registers them, and makes them editable.
// That's it.

Three Independent Components

ACMS is composed of three pieces you can mix and match:

1. Client Library (@useacms/client) — The proxy system that detects field access. Works with any JavaScript framework: React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, SvelteKit, Next.js, Nuxt, vanilla JS, and more.

2. Storage Adapters — Pluggable backends where your content lives. Choose local files, GitHub, Vercel Edge Config, Cloudflare KV, Convex, or build your own.

3. Editing Environment — How content gets edited. Use the self-hosted dashboard, build a custom UI with the REST API, edit acms.json directly, or use the hosted SaaS platform.

None of these components are coupled. You can swap any one without touching the others.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Your App (any JS framework)            │
│  import { acms } from '@useacms/client' │
└───────────────┬─────────────────────────┘
                │
         ┌──────▼───────┐
         │ @useacms/client │  ← Proxy detects field access
         └──────┬───────┘
                │
    ┌───────────┼───────────┐
    ▼           ▼           ▼
 Local      GitHub      Vercel / CF    ← Storage (you choose)
 File       Gist/Repo   / Convex
    │           │           │
    ▼           ▼           ▼
 Dashboard   Custom UI   SaaS         ← Editing (you choose)

How Is It Different?

	Traditional CMS	Headless CMS	ACMS
Schema	Define up front	Define up front	Auto-detected from code
Lock-in	High	Medium	None
Framework	Specific	API-based	Any JS framework
Setup time	Hours	Minutes	Seconds
Type safety	Manual	Manual/Generated	Auto-generated

Next Steps

Ready to try it? Head to the Getting Started guide to set up ACMS in under 5 minutes.