Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.
Payload is an open-source, full-stack framework for Next.js that provides a TypeScript backend and an administration panel for managing application data and content. Developers use it as a headless content management system or as the backend and application framework for their own projects. The catalogue add-ons help agents work with Payload projects and their development workflows.
This repository also configures its own agents. See what payload tells them →
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Use when working with Payload projects (payload.config.ts, collections, fields, hooks, access control, Payload API). Use when debugging validation errors, security issues, relationship queries, transactions, or hook behavior.
At most 3 mods per repository are shown here, and a mod shipped inside a plugin is left to that plugin's page — the rest are on their repository pages: