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# Pico CMS

Flat-file content management system.

## Decision context

- Status: critical
- ToolVitals score: 22/100
- Health score: 30/100
- Shipping score: 10/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 80/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-15

## Classification

- Use case: Content Management (content-management)
- Category: CMS & Content (cms)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: MIT
- Tags: cms, flat-file, content-management, open-source, markdown, markdown-to-html, php, pico, pico-cms, picocms, simple, twig, website, yaml, flat-file-cms, website-publishing

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [picocms/Pico](https://github.com/picocms/Pico)
- Stars: 3905 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 607
- Open issues: 18
- Last commit date: 2026-07-08
- Releases in 90 days: 0

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://picocms.org/) — checked 2026-09-15
- [Source repository](https://github.com/picocms/Pico) — checked 2026-09-15

## 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.