EmDash 1.0: the stable CMS with a secure plugin registry

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TLDR: EmDash 1.0 is a stable, open-source Astro CMS with editor tools, agent interfaces, production workflows, and a decentralized plugin registry.
Best for: Teams that want an Astro CMS editors can use and agents can operate.
The tip: Use the admin for editors and the API, CLI, or built-in MCP server for agents.
What you need: Astro
A deployment target
Start here: Build the site with Astro
Manage content through the EmDash admin
Connect agents through the API, CLI, or built-in MCP server
Filed note: EmDash 1.0 turns the Astro-based CMS into a stable open-source publishing stack with an API, CLI, MCP server and sandboxed plugin registry.

Highlights: Developers build with Astro, editors manage content through the EmDash admin, and agents can work through the API, CLI, or built-in MCP server.
Each audience gets a native interface.
Real deployments shaped much of that work, uncovering edge cases and identifying needs that only show up when a site is serving real traffic and being used by real teams of editors.
The 1.0 release was informed by production use.
Excerpt: It was not. Today, we are releasing EmDash 1.0: a stable, free, and open source CMS built on Astro.
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