Bold Foundry is a commercial Next.js 16 starter for teams and agencies: every architectural decision already made, conventions written down for AI agents — and the content layer behind adapters. Sanity, Payload or Strapi: you pick at setup, with zero lock-in.
$ git clone git@github.com:letsgobold/bold-foundry.git Cloning into 'bold-foundry'... remote: Enumerating objects: done. Resolving deltas: 100% — done. bold-foundry/ ├── src/app # App Router · cache components ├── src/content-ports # Sanity / Payload / Strapi adapters ├── src/motion # GSAP + Lenis primitives ├── AGENTS.md # conventions for AI agents └── .agents/skills/ # 12 skills 724 files · 77k lines TS · AGENTS.md · 12 skills · drift 0 $
The same week lost at the start of every build — counted honestly.
You're not buying code — you're buying a class of decisions: written down, reasoned and proven in production.
A content-port layer: sections and components consume normalized types only, while a per-CMS adapter provides fetching, revalidation and preview. Setup picks the backend — Sanity, Payload or Strapi. Zero vendor lock-in; zero SaaS fees when you go self-hosted.
AGENTS.md plus a skills catalog encoding the project's conventions. An AI agent works inside established rules and ships — instead of re-designing the architecture on every run.
Two languages from day one: field-level localization, localized routes with aliases, per-locale metadata and sitemap. A third language is configuration, not a refactor.
GSAP + Lenis + WebGL scenes with ready-made entrance and pinned-section primitives — plus a memory-testing checklist so animations never eat the heap.
Two-layer fetchers with on-demand revalidation and static fallbacks: pages render fully even without a database, and content refreshes the moment an editor saves.
node:test for logic, Playwright for e2e and a11y, a CI pipeline ready to wire up. A green build means something from day one.
Export, dry-run and apply content between environments — no manual admin clicking, no “works on my machine” in production.
One content-port architecture, three interchangeable backends. Pick at setup — switch without a rewrite.
Realtime collaboration and a polished Studio. Hosted — the best pick when an editorial team works in parallel and wants live editing.
Embedded in the Next.js app, on your own Postgres. Self-hosted: full control, zero subscription fees — this is how letsgobold.com runs.
A mature self-hosted OSS running as a separate service, REST-first. The natural pick when the CMS should live alongside many consuming apps.
The starter is extracted from a living production site — not written for a demo.
No tiers, no seats, no renewal math.
The four things everyone asks before requesting access.
Yes — a private repository with the complete code, no obfuscation and no runtime dependency on us. The code is yours forever.
We launch with the Payload adapter — extracted from our production code. Sanity and Strapi follow in later phases; the content-port architecture is designed for all three from day one.
A template gives you looks; Bold Foundry gives you architecture: the data layer, caching, i18n, the motion system, tests and AI-agent conventions. You'll change the looks anyway — the architectural decisions are what you don't want to make from scratch.
One-time fee, lifetime updates, use in commercial projects for you and your clients. No subscription.
22+ hours back on every build — and a codebase your AI agents already know how to work in.