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For reporters and writers.

Covering Vela, comparing CMSes, writing about AI in content tools, or profiling open-source builders? Everything you need is here. Questions get same-day replies from a founder.

Quick facts

The two-minute version.

What

AI-powered CMS

A Laravel-based CMS and site builder with AI chat, visual builder, and a CLI. One platform, four doors.

Why

The no-code/framework trap

Vela is both — so non-developers can edit and developers can extend. No separate tools, no copy-paste between them.

Licence

MIT, open source

The core is free to use, modify, and redistribute. No license-key servers, no feature gates.

Stack

Laravel 11 · PHP 8.1+

Built on the framework most PHP developers already know. No Vela DSL. No walled garden.

AI

Provider-agnostic

OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini — swap from the admin. Bring your own keys. We don't train on your content.

Status

v0.1 · early access

Public beta. Active development. Founding-member pricing for the hosted plan is open.

Brand assets

Logos, screenshots, founder bio.

Use the files below freely in coverage. Don't recolour the logo or stretch it; everything else is fair game.

vela-logo-dark.png

Full wordmark on a light background. Download →

vela-logo-light.png

Full wordmark on a dark background. Download →

vela-icon.png

Square app icon. Download →

Admin screenshot

Vela admin — Pages list (1920 × 1056). Download →

Founder quote — use freely

"Every site-building tool asks you to pick a side: the no-code tool or the framework. We're building Vela so you never have to pick. Chat it, click it, code it, or script it — same site, same source of truth."

— Mark Walker, Vela

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