editlayer (CLI)

Command-line setup for EditLayer — a tiny, secure visual editing layer for custom-coded Next.js (App Router) marketing sites. Mark static copy as editable, then let owners/marketing edit it in place with ?edit=true and publish to GitHub (Vercel auto-redeploys). No CMS required.

Looking for the library? Install @editlayer/next.

Usage

# In your Next.js project (after: npm install @editlayer/next)
npx editlayer init

This scaffolds:

• editlayer.config.ts
• editlayer/content.json, history.json, drafts.json, access.json
• app/api/editlayer/* route handlers (login, verify, session, logout, publish, drafts, history, invite)

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---|---| | editlayer init | Scaffold config, content files, and API routes | | editlayer validate | Validate config and content files | | editlayer fields | List all Editable* fields found in your source | | editlayer doctor | Check environment variables and setup | | editlayer invite <email> --role owner\|editor | Generate a signed invite link |

What is EditLayer?

EditLayer gives non-developers Webflow-style copy editing on a coded Next.js site while developers keep full control of structure and code. Only fields you explicitly wrap in EditableText / EditableLink / EditableImage are editable. Auth is magic-link based, roles are owner/editor, and publishing commits JSON content to your Git repo.

Full docs: https://github.com/zlatkomarjanovic/editlayer

License

MIT