Schema drift is the quiet tax on every content-driven product. It shows up as broken pages, invalid payloads, and last-minute hotfixes. Type-first CMS workflows are how we finally get out of that loop.
What “type-first” really means
In cms0, your TypeScript schema is the source of truth. The CLI extracts a descriptor from your types, the admin service turns it into database tables and content routes, and the SDK returns typed responses validated by Zod.
No more “broken content” deployments
Traditional CMS changes can land without your app knowing. In a type-first flow, a schema change means a code change. You review it, ship it, and every client gets the updated types.
Safer migrations at speed
cms0 stores schema snapshots and applies migrations with guardrails. You can move fast without hoping your data model survives the week.
Better tools for teams
- Developers get typed SDK accessors and generated schemas.
- Editors get a studio UI that matches the real schema.
- Product teams ship without surprise regressions.
Bottom line
Type-first content systems scale better because they let the schema lead. That’s the philosophy behind cms0.