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The superpowered Node.js Headless CMS for developers

About KeystoneJS

KeystoneJS is a Node.js headless CMS for developers. It lets you describe your schema and automatically exposes a GraphQL API and a polished Admin UI, so you can ship backend features quickly without boilerplate.

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Key Features

When you’re building apps, Keystone’s core strengths show up as a schema-first backend, a typed development flow, and an admin/editor that stays in sync with your data model:

Schema-driven backend

Describe your models once; Keystone generates a GraphQL API and a management UI that reflect your data types and relationships.

TypeScript-first development

Code in TypeScript (or JavaScript) and rely on Prisma for automatic migrations; fits a git-based workflow and CI.

Access control & security

Fine-grained permissions, session management, and per-field access rules that enforce business policies in API and UI.

Admin UI & content editor

Rich text editing, flexible field types, and support for custom React components to tailor content workflows.

Summary

Best for backend-focused developers, startups building bespoke CMS-backed apps, and product teams that need flexible content modeling with strong typing.

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