For the last 25 years, the internet has been run by the Content Management System (CMS). WordPress, Drupal, Joomla—these tools existed to solve a specific problem: "The client doesn't know HTML."
We built massive, bloated architectures (databases, PHP, plugins, security patches) just to give non-technical people a "Save" button.
But with the rise of Agentic AI (like Claude Code), I believe the era of the CMS is over.
The Middleman is Dead
The CMS was a translator. It translated human intent ("Update the price") into machine code (HTML/Database queries). But now, we have a better translator.
If I can tell an AI Agent, "Update the price on the Luau page and re-publish," and the Agent can edit the raw HTML file in the Git repository directly, why do I need a database?
Why do I need login screens? Why do I need plugins? Why do I need to worry about SQL injection attacks?
The Return to Static
I am currently planning to migrate Hawaii-Guide.com—a site with over 1,000 pages—away from its CMS entirely.
This sounds insane to a traditional developer ("How will you manage 1,000 pages?"). But with an Agentic workflow, managing 1,000 static files is trivial. The AI manages the complexity. I just manage the intent.
The benefits are massive:
- Security: You can't hack a database that doesn't exist.
- Speed: Static HTML is instant. No server processing time.
- Cost: Hosting static files is practically free.
The New Stack
We are moving from a "Database Stack" (LAMP) to an "Agentic Stack."
- Logic: JavaScript (Client-side quizzes, interactions).
- Communication: SaaS APIs (Drip for email).
- Content: Raw HTML files managed by AI Agents.
The CMS was a crutch for an era of digital illiteracy. But now, the machine is literate. We don't need the crutch anymore.
The Protocol: Simplify the stack. If the Agent can write the code, delete the interface. The future of the web is static, secure, and managed by intelligence, not databases.
