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keystone
Schema-first headless CMS that generates a GraphQL API and admin UI
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- Stars
- 10k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
9,807 on 21 Apr 20269,988 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
Keystone 6 is a Node.js CMS and app framework published on npm as @keystone-6/*. You describe a schema in TypeScript and it generates a GraphQL API and a management UI for the content and data. The README mentions no AI features, so it fits here only as a general backend base.
Who it is for: Node/TypeScript developers who need a GraphQL backend with an admin UI
Strengths
- Schema definition produces both a GraphQL API and an admin UI
- Written in TypeScript and distributed as npm packages
- Follows semver and tracks Node Maintenance and Active LTS in CI
- Includes runnable examples and an API reference
Weaknesses
- README describes no AI or LLM features
- Guides and examples are still incomplete, per the README
- No Docker or compose files in the repo for deployment
- Keystone 5 is in maintenance mode, so migrating needs a separate codebase
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Node.js (Maintenance or Active LTS)
Quick answers
Is keystone open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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