---
title: "CairnCMS"
pageType: "tool-profile"
schemaVersion: "1.0"
snapshotId: "tv-20260915-f4c107995a2e"
generatedAt: "2026-09-15T07:02:20.000Z"
canonicalUrl: "https://toolvitals.com/tools/cairncms/"
jsonUrl: "https://toolvitals.com/api/agent/tools/cairncms"
indexable: true
---

# CairnCMS

Self-hosted headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs plus admin app.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 89/100
- Health score: 86/100
- Shipping score: 93/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 100/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: Headless CMS (headless-cms)
- Category: CMS & Content (cms)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: GPL-3.0
- Tags: cms, headless, api, admin, open-source, self-hosted, api-first, admin-dashboard, automation, data-modeling, data-visualization, database-management, graphql, headless-cms, javascript, mariadb

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [CairnCMS/cairncms](https://github.com/CairnCMS/cairncms)
- Stars: 22 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 0
- Open issues: 2
- Last commit date: 2026-09-11
- Releases in 90 days: 5

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://cairncms.dev/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/CairnCMS/cairncms) — checked 2026-09-14

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.