| What it does | Flat-file PHP CMS with a built-in MCP server. Build by hand, in a web builder or with an AI agent — clients edit only what you allow.
| Write, read, and reflect in one calm space
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| Stage | Established
| Startup
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| Founded | Not given
| 2025
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| Based in | US
| SE
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| Pricing model | Not given
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Standard: $195 one-time per domain. Pro: $395 one-time per domain. Enterprise: custom pricing available. All licenses include two years of updates; after that the license converts to perpetual at no additional cost. No subscription fees.
| Free: Read, write, and publish stories at no cost. Plus: $8.99/month for unlimited publishing, full personal tools, and monetization. Pro: $14.99/month for everything in Plus with reduced 5% fees instead of 10%.
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| Key features | - Flat-file JSON storage with no database required
- Built-in MCP server for AI agents like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT
- Twig templating engine with CMS-specific filters and functions
- REST API with API keys and OAuth 2.1 authentication
- Command-line tool (tcms) for content, sync, and deployments
- Image processing with watermarking and OKLCH color handling
- Passkey (WebAuthn) authentication and member logins
| - 16 content types: novels, novellas, short stories, flash fiction, comics, webtoons, poems, haiku, screenplays, essays, speeches, quotes, and more
- Private journal with mood tracking and gratitude practice
- Digital pen-pal letter writing
- Daily habit tracker with streaks and calendar visualization
- Three specialized readers for novels, comics, and webtoons
- Author earnings with majority revenue share
- Personalized recommendations and discovery
- Scheduled publishing and series support
- Circles for reading and writing together
- Over 67,000 public-domain classics in free library
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| What makes it different | - One-time license per domain with perpetual use after two years of updates
- Content stays on your server with no platform dependency or subscription
- AI agents and human editors use the same access controls and permissions
- Built-in MCP server ships with the CMS, not as a bolt-on plugin
| - Algorithm-free discovery—readers choose what to read with no ranking or boosting
- Authors keep 90–95% of earnings, not algorithm-driven promotion
- Never trains AI on user work—standing pledge to protect author rights
- One platform for writing, reading, journaling, letters, and habits
- Calm, distraction-free design focused on the work, not metrics
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 41 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 10 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 19 | 6 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 31 | 17 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 40 | 3 |
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Total CMS
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