Kwilbase is the Kordspace open-source content platform. It is a headless CMS that stores site content as structured records and serves it to any front end. The Kordspace website itself runs on Kwilbase for its work archive, carousels, rates, leads and research lists.
The challenge
Most CMS platforms tie content to a single theme or page builder, which makes reuse across sites and apps painful. We needed a content system that could drive marketing pages, portals and internal tools from the same source, with safe admin controls.
Our approach
We designed Kwilbase around structured content types with explicit relationships, public-read and admin-write access rules, and a lightweight admin workspace with tabs per content area. Front ends pull content over an API, so the same records feed the website, search and sitemap.
The outcome
Kwilbase runs the Kordspace.com admin in production and is being opened up as a standalone open-source project. It demonstrates our approach to content systems: structured, secure by default, and front-end agnostic.
Technical highlights
- Powers the Kordspace.com admin today
- Content modelled as structured data, not page blobs
- Editorial roles kept separate from user accounts
Place in the journey
2025+ Rust + Agentic Systems + Open SourcePart of the 2025+ Rust + Agentic Systems + Open Source chapter of Marco Lopes' work.