Jukka-Pekka Keisala introduces a free Umbraco extension for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), enhancing site visibility to AI crawlers like ChatGPT and Claude. The extension simplifies content structuring, improves discoverability, and provides analytics on AI traffic. This tool aims to make Umbraco sites ready for the evolving search landscape.
Make your Umbraco site readable by AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, …).
Hayley Mark looks at how Umbraco AI enhances content management by integrating AI features directly into the CMS, allowing organizations to choose preferred AI providers and customize functionalities. With a focus on flexibility, governance, and human oversight, Umbraco AI supports editors in various tasks while ensuring responsible use of AI technology.
2026-07-16 from 14:00 to 20:00 (Europe/London) - Method4, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GB
Improve the SEO of any Umbraco page in one click.
Translate whole Umbraco pages in one click.
Make your Umbraco site visible to AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini).
Phil Whittaker discusses Umbraco’s MCP platform and software factory, designed to enable partners and clients to create agentic AI tools for a more agent-ready CMS ecosystem. The Base MCP SDK and create-umbraco-mcp-server streamline development, allowing for local, hosted, and CLI MCP servers, enhancing integration and usability within the Umbraco environment.
Shannon Thompson Deminick discusses leveraging GitHub Next's Agentic Workflows to automate maintenance for Examine, a search library for Umbraco. The AI agents improved performance and efficiency, triaged issues, and facilitated releases, resulting in significant speed and memory allocation enhancements. This approach streamlined development, allowing for measurable, focused improvements.
Matt Brailsford discusses the integration of AI into content editing through Umbraco AI, emphasizing the need for a safe space for experimentation and a clear definition of quality. He argues that providing editors with the ability to branch content and check standards could enhance creativity and consistency, ultimately improving their workflow.
2026-07-16 from 14:00 to 20:00 (Europe/London) - Method4, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GB
Alan Ballard describes his experience setting up an MCP server to connect Claude with Umbraco, revealing it to be simpler than expected. He outlines the setup process, including configuring a JSON file and creating an API user. The integration allows Claude to assist in content creation and management, enhancing productivity and consistency.
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.
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.
AI-powered schema mapping for SchemeWeaver using Umbraco.AI
Plug Azure AI Search into Umbraco Search as a fully-featured provider: filtering, faceting, sorting, culture/segment variants, and protected content out of the box.