Garchi CMS

I've been building Garchi CMS for about a year. Started as a standard API-first headless CMS — and over the last few months, I've repositioned it as "agent-native content infrastructure." Native MCP server, OAuth 2.1, the whole thing is designed so AI agents can read/write content as first-class clients, not as an afterthought bolted on top of a REST API.

The repositioning feels right. When I talk to technical founders building agent workflows, the pain is real — they're duct-taping content layers because traditional CMSs assume a human in the loop. MCP changes the shape of that problem.

But I keep going back and forth on whether "agent-native CMS" is:

1. A genuine emerging category that's early but real (my bet)

2. A nice narrative wrapper on what's still just "headless CMS with an MCP server"

3. Too early — the market for agents-writing-content is still 12–18 months out

What I'd genuinely like feedback on from this community:

• If you're building anything agent-flavoured, would you reach for a CMS, or just use a database + your own API?

• Has anyone here successfully positioned into this category of agent native product? How did you know it was real vs. wishful thinking?

• For those who've shipped MCP integrations — did it actually move the needle, or was it mostly signal to investors/early adopters?

Not looking for validation. Happy to be told the positioning is off. I'd rather hear it now than after another six months of building toward the wrong story.

(Garchi is at garchi.co.uk if context helps — but the question matters more than the click.)

Just set up the Garchi product page on IH. Quick state of things:

Garchi started in March 2019 as a marketplace SaaS. Later in 2024, it was pivoted to a lightweight headless CMS I built because nothing on the market felt API-first or adaptable enough for the client work I was doing.

It's now a SaaS with two paying customers, an MCP server with 20+ tools, and as of this week, officially accepted into the OpenAI ChatGPT App Directory. Anthropic Claude Connectors submission is still in flight.

The bet: every CMS will eventually need to be agent-operable, and most won't be ready. Going to start posting here weekly with the wins, the failures, and what I'm learning building a CMS in the agentic era.

If you're building anything involving MCP, content, or non-technical founder tools — would love to hear what you're working on.