Umbraco

📺 Umbraco MCP as a Platform Intoduction

Phil Whittaker and Bolette Kern from Umbraco HQ present the "Umbraco in AI" framework, detailing how the Umbraco Management API integrates with AI agents. They discuss Local and Hosted MCPs, a CLI tool, and the Base MCP SDK, enabling developers to streamline AI integration and enhance package readiness with minimal effort.

📺 Phil Whittaker, Umbraco in AI

In this session, Umbraco HQ discusses integrating AI agents into Umbraco's framework, focusing on the development of a base MCP server and a chained MCP architecture. The aim is to enhance collaboration between AI and developers, streamline content management, and reduce friction for seamless interaction with Umbraco through shared best practices.

📰 The Pragmatic Enterprise: Balancing AI Innovation with Predictable TCO

Mats Persson discusses the recent rebranding in the enterprise digital experience platform (DXP) sector, emphasizing the risks of proprietary AI ecosystems. He advocates for a stable, open architecture that prioritizes true enterprise maturity, focusing on enhancing productivity, maintaining flexibility, and ensuring robust AI governance, rather than succumbing to legacy vendor hype.

📺 Matt Brailsford, AI in Umbraco

Matt Brailsford, lead developer on the Umbraco AI project at Umbraco HQ, discusses integrating AI into the Umbraco back office. He showcases a podcasting demo, illustrating AI's capabilities in transcription, summarization, and guest validation. Brailsford emphasizes Umbraco AI's extensibility for custom solutions, encouraging community engagement and experimentation.

📺 Bolette Kern, Umbraco CMS in the Age of AI

In the talk by Umbraco HQ, Polette discusses the integration of AI into Umbraco CMS, emphasizing a strategic approach that prioritizes choice, control, and governance. She explores how Umbraco is adapting to an unpredictable future, the evolving role of content management, and upcoming features aimed at enhancing editor collaboration.

📰 Umbraco.AI Security Advisory, June 4, 2026

Matt Brailsford announces a security patch for the Umbraco.AI package, addressing a vulnerability in versions 1.0.0 through 1.13.x. Users are urged to update to version 1.14.0 or later. The patch enforces strict configuration reference resolution, enhancing security by restricting access to sensitive information. Further details are available in the GitHub Security Advisory.

📰 AI on Your Terms: How Umbraco Reimagines AI

At Digital Excellence 2026, Jeppe Birkebæk Truelsen demonstrated how Umbraco enables membership organizations to scale content while maintaining brand voice and data security. By implementing a governance layer for AI, organizations can define boundaries and retain control, ensuring AI acts as an assistant rather than a decision-maker, fostering accountability and trust.

📰 The Agent-Ready CMS: Building Implementation Agent Skills for Umbraco

Phil Whittaker discusses the development of Implementation Agent Skills for Umbraco, aimed at surfacing "quiet standards" to enhance CMS project quality. By consolidating community knowledge, these skills will guide developers in best practices without enforcing rigid rules, ultimately improving project outcomes and fostering a sustainable knowledge base within the Umbraco ecosystem.

📰 Announcing the Umbraco in AI Community Team & the AI in Umbraco Advisory Board

Bolette Kern introduces the Umbraco in AI Community Team and Advisory Board, comprising 27 experts dedicated to enhancing AI integration in Umbraco. Their mission focuses on developing practical AI tools and improving editorial workflows, ensuring AI solutions meet real user needs while fostering creativity and efficiency in content management.

📰 The Agent-Ready CMS: Introducing Agent Skills: Umbraco Backoffice Extension

In this blog post by Phil Whittaker, the focus is on Agent Skills for Umbraco, which enhance AI's ability to assist developers in creating backoffice extensions. These skills provide structured knowledge, facilitate rapid prototyping, and improve coding accuracy, ultimately transforming how digital projects are delivered with AI integration.

📰 Umbraco Product Update - Q1 2026

In the first quarter of 2026, Filip Bech-Larsen highlights significant updates for Umbraco, including the launch of Umbraco Compose, advancements in AI integration, enhanced security in Umbraco Cloud, and improvements in search functionality. The updates aim to enhance stability, scalability, and user experience across the platform.

📺 AI in Umbraco: Feature demo

📰 How to Audit Umbraco Content for AI References (AEO / GEO Readiness)

Niels Christian Laursen's guide emphasizes the importance of structuring content for AI systems to enhance AEO/GEO readiness. It outlines practical strategies for Umbraco editors, focusing on clarity, trust signals, and technical controls to ensure content is discoverable, understandable, and reusable, ultimately improving visibility in AI-generated answers.

📰 The Agent-Ready CMS: What are Agent Skills?

Phil Whittaker discusses how Umbraco is evolving into an Agent-Ready CMS through the introduction of Agent Skills and Model Context Protocol (MCP). These innovations aim to enhance AI interactions by automating context management, enabling more efficient workflows, and ensuring that Umbraco remains integral to AI-driven projects.

💬 Umbraco Developer MCP 17.1.0 is here!

📰 AI, intentionally

Bolette Kern discusses Umbraco's thoughtful approach to integrating AI into its flexible content platform. Emphasizing user choice and modularity, Umbraco.AI allows organizations to define their AI strategies without being locked into rigid models. The focus is on stability, governance, and community-driven innovation, ensuring AI adapts to evolving needs.

🔗 Umbraco AI git repository

📰 Why AI Needs a Platform, Not Just Potential

Mats Persson, CEO of Umbraco, argues that businesses should avoid the extremes of building AI from scratch or relying on closed systems. Instead, an open content platform allows for innovation and flexibility, enabling enterprises to create tailored AI solutions while ensuring security, transparency, and responsible scaling.

📰 Introducing the Umbraco Sustainability Agent Profile

Martin Wülser discusses the introduction of an "agents.md" file by the Umbraco Community Sustainability team, aimed at guiding developers in using AI tools efficiently. This resource focuses on sustainability, reducing token usage, and promoting eco-friendly practices in Umbraco development, while encouraging community feedback for continuous improvement.

📰 Umbraco CMS Developer MCP for Umbraco 16

Phil Whittaker announces the official release of the Umbraco CMS Developer MCP for Umbraco 16, enhancing AI assistant integration with comprehensive API coverage and intelligent tools. The MCP server now supports over 330 tools, multi-culture content, and improved configuration management, paving the way for future developments and community contributions.