Chat your website to life: The CMS, Reimagined

"Why can't building a website feel as fast as drafting a tweet?" Prologue A tired founder stares at a blank landing page and thinks: "Code, hosting, SEO, deployment—why so many moving parts?" That frustration sparked Vilcos. Chapter 1 — Foundations Vilcos unites three modern stacks: Chainlit + Agno – a model-agnostic AI co-developer that edits HTML/CSS/JS on demand. Vite + Tailwind – hot-reload frontend workflow for instant feedback. Docker + Fly.io – global deployment in a single command. Workflow overview: # Modern installation (new!) npx create-vilcos-app my-website # Standard operations ./vilcos start # Live AI editing & preview ./vilcos publish # Static build & SEO post-processing ./vilcos deploy # Multi-stage Docker → Fly.io edge Get started in seconds with npx create-vilcos-app my-website and a polished black-themed template appears, ready for conversation-driven edits. Chapter 2 — Conversational Development Drag-and-drop builders limit creativity. Vilcos lets you talk to your site: Ask – "Add a pricing table with three tiers." See – Chainlit patches the code in seconds. Refine – "Switch to dark mode." Immediate. An embedded knowledge base keeps the AI grounded in your exact template files, avoiding hallucinations and ensuring output matches your site's existing structure. Chapter 3 — Deployment Without Drama Docker compiles; Caddy serves; Fly.io distributes. Zero-config HTTPS and anycast IPs. Add a CNAME in Cloudflare, run fly deploy, and you're online worldwide in under a minute. Why It Matters Speed – Idea → live site in one sitting. Simplicity – One repo, one CLI, no CI pipeline gymnastics. Portability – Templates are plain files—take them anywhere. Flexibility – Works with any AI model that Agno supports. Accessibility – Install with a single command using the familiar npx pattern. Join the project, open a chat with Vilcos, and build something remarkable. Built with practical caffeine and a commitment to making the web faster to create.

May 9, 2025 - 20:03

Chat your website to life: The CMS, Reimagined

"Why can't building a website feel as fast as drafting a tweet?"

Prologue

A tired founder stares at a blank landing page and thinks: "Code, hosting, SEO, deployment—why so many moving parts?" That frustration sparked Vilcos.

Chapter 1 — Foundations

Vilcos unites three modern stacks:

Chainlit + Agno – a model-agnostic AI co-developer that edits HTML/CSS/JS on demand.
Vite + Tailwind – hot-reload frontend workflow for instant feedback.
Docker + Fly.io – global deployment in a single command.

Workflow overview:

# Modern installation (new!)
npx create-vilcos-app my-website

# Standard operations
./vilcos start    # Live AI editing & preview
./vilcos publish  # Static build & SEO post-processing
./vilcos deploy   # Multi-stage Docker → Fly.io edge

Get started in seconds with npx create-vilcos-app my-website and a polished black-themed template appears, ready for conversation-driven edits.

Chapter 2 — Conversational Development

Drag-and-drop builders limit creativity. Vilcos lets you talk to your site:

Ask – "Add a pricing table with three tiers."
See – Chainlit patches the code in seconds.
Refine – "Switch to dark mode." Immediate.

An embedded knowledge base keeps the AI grounded in your exact template files, avoiding hallucinations and ensuring output matches your site's existing structure.

Chapter 3 — Deployment Without Drama

Docker compiles; Caddy serves; Fly.io distributes.

Zero-config HTTPS and anycast IPs.
Add a CNAME in Cloudflare, run fly deploy, and you're online worldwide in under a minute.

Why It Matters

Speed – Idea → live site in one sitting.
Simplicity – One repo, one CLI, no CI pipeline gymnastics.
Portability – Templates are plain files—take them anywhere.
Flexibility – Works with any AI model that Agno supports.
Accessibility – Install with a single command using the familiar npx pattern.

Join the project, open a chat with Vilcos, and build something remarkable.

Built with practical caffeine and a commitment to making the web faster to create.