Developers

It's still just Laravel.

Eloquent models. Blade views. Artisan commands. Queues and tests. Vela adds a CMS kernel, an AI layer, and a static-cache pipeline — everything else is the framework you already know.

What a developer opens

Open the repo. Feel at home.

01

Docs

Install, config, blocks, themes, AI providers, the CLI. Read the docs →

02

SDK

Build blocks, themes, or full plugins for the marketplace. SDK reference →

03

API reference

REST + MCP endpoints for headless use. API docs →

04

Design system

The tokens, components, and patterns that Vela ships with. Design system →

05

Changelog

Every release, every breaking change. See the changelog →

06

GitHub

Source, issues, discussions. MIT licensed. github.com/velabuild →

Clone, install, ship.

composer create-project velabuild/cms · php artisan vela:install · you're done.

Read the docs GitHub
MIT · Laravel 11 · PHP 8.1+