Cosmic
Cosmic is a headless CMS and API toolkit
Hello,
I'm Tony, CEO at Cosmic. We're excited to announce the launch of the Cosmic AI Platform, a revolutionary system that transforms how you create content, build, and deploy applications.
The Cosmic AI Platform reinvents what a CMS can be - it's now a complete AI-enabled application development and deployment platform. Build and deploy anything you can imagine using natural language, in minutes.
Key features:
- AI Content Studio: Generate complete content models and content from natural language descriptions
- AI-Powered Development: Build applications with Next.js, React, Astro, and Vue.js using AI
- Full Deployment Pipeline: GitHub integration, Vercel deployments, environment management, and domain services
The platform is available now on all Cosmic accounts. We've increased our free tier to 300k tokens (up from 10k) so you can try these new capabilities.
Log in to the Cosmic dashboard to try it out. and read more about the release here. We'd love to get your feedback!
Tony Spiro
Read below to learn more about the release.
AI Studio
Content Model Generation
The AI Studio generates complete content structures from natural language descriptions. Instead of manually configuring fields, relationships, and validation rules, you can describe what you need and receive a fully functional content model with multiple content types, relationships, and demo content to get started fast.
Content model capabilities:
- Generate content models for any type of website or application
- Add new content types that integrate with existing structures
- Configure relationships between content types automatically
- Create complex multi-language structures with custom validation
Working examples:
- "Create a content model for an e-commerce store with products, collections, and customer reviews"
- "Add an Events content model that relates to my existing blog posts and authors"
- "Set up a portfolio website with projects, skills, and testimonials"
Content Management
Beyond structure creation, the AI handles content generation and management at scale.
Content operations:
- Generate realistic sample content for testing and development
- Bulk update existing content with new fields and metadata
- Maintain consistency across large content datasets
- Apply SEO optimization and structured data automatically
Practical applications:
- "Create 10 sample blog posts with realistic content for my existing blog model"
- "Update all product entries to include pricing and availability status"
Application Development and Deployment
AI-Powered Code Generation
The Cosmic AI Platform generates production-ready applications using your existing content structure. Applications are built with modern frameworks and include proper TypeScript definitions, responsive design, and performance optimizations.
Supported frameworks:
- Next.js applications with server-side rendering
- React dashboards and single-page applications
- Astro static sites with modern tooling
- Vue.js progressive web applications
GitHub Repository Integration
Connect existing GitHub repositories or create new ones with full workflow support and deployment preview capabilities.
Repository management:
- Connect private and public GitHub repositories
- Access repositories from all GitHub organizations
- Branch detection and management
- Protected branch support with pull request workflows
Deployment Pipeline
Applications deploy through an integrated pipeline with enterprise-level capabilities.
Deployment capabilities:
- Vercel integration with automatic deployments
- Preview URLs for every deployment
- Environment variable management across deployment targets
- Real-time deployment logs and monitoring
- Custom domain assignment and management
- Pull request preview deployments
Environment Configuration
Manage application configuration securely across all deployment environments.
Environment management:
- Add, edit, and remove environment variables
- Target-specific configuration for production, preview, and development
- Encrypted storage for sensitive information
- Bulk operations for efficient management
Domain Management
Complete deployment workflow includes integrated domain services.
Domain capabilities:
- Domain purchase directly from the platform
- Automatic DNS configuration
- SSL certificate provisioning
- Custom domain assignment to deployments
A New Era for CMS
The Cosmic AI Platform represents a new approach to content management and application development. The integration of AI throughout the entire workflow—from content modeling to deployment—provides capabilities that weren't previously available in a single platform.
The system is designed for teams that need to move quickly from concept to production while maintaining code quality, deployment reliability, and security. Whether building content sites, applications, or complex multi-tenant systems, the platform provides the tools necessary for modern development workflows.
Next steps
To get started with the new Cosmic AI Platform log in to your Cosmic account and find the new links to the AI content studio and code development pages, available on all accounts and plans. And see what others in the Cosmic community are building on the Community page. We're excited to see what you build with the Cosmic AI Platform.
🚀 Cosmic - Headless CMS and API toolkit v2.0
How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
Tony, the CEO, worked on CMS tools for years (WordPress, Drupal, etc) and found the process of building websites with legacy CMS systems daunting. He started building Cosmic to have an API-powered CMS that enabled content to be delivered to any website or app.
How did you decide to apply to Y Combinator? What was your experience applying, going through the batch, and fundraising at demo day?
We had showed our product to various developers that we thought would give us good feedback. One of their best points of feedback was to apply to YC. Doing YC was a great experience. Being apart of the network, events, staying connected though Bookface, finding quality candidates to join us on our mission, has been hugely beneficial.
How have you kept in touch with the YC community and continued to use YC resources & programs since the batch ended?
We haven’t kept in touch with group partners or other YC batch mates, however we have certainly stayed connected on Bookface and have used it as a way to source talent to join our team, and keep up with the latest startup advice and latest news.
What's the history of your company from getting started until the present day? What were the big inflection points?
It’s been ups and downs, but it has trended up!
What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
We believe that content is still king. Cosmic provides a way to build content powered websites and apps faster and easier. Businesses that use Cosmic have found themselves unblocked with their content ops, enabling them to move faster to market, and giving them an unfair advantage in the marketplace.
What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
We see a world where content powered apps will be easier than ever to build with three layers provided by Cosmic:1. A service that gives developers and content teams a strong foundation will a scalable dashboard, API, and asset management service.2. A marketplace that enables teams to leverage the Cosmic community to build the best websites and apps on the internet.3. An integration network that enables effortless connections to 3rd-party services to enable faster deployment and automation to reach customers all over the world.When we have achieved these goals, the world will have the most optimized developer experience for building content powered websites and apps, development will be faster, easier, and cheaper, and the web user experience will be better all over the world.
