What does the Payload Development plugin cover?

It covers Payload CMS development topics: collections, fields, hooks, access control, plugins, and database adapters.

Is it a plugin or a standalone tool?

It is a plugin, meant to be added to an agent's available plugins.

Do I need an existing Payload project to use it?

The plugin is aimed at building Payload CMS sites, so having a Payload project to work on is the typical setup.

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Payload is a plugin that gives an AI agent the knowledge needed to build sites with the payload ai plugin. It covers Payload CMS development topics including collections, fields, hooks, access control, plugins, and database adapters, so the agent can write correct configuration and code for a Payload project.

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Have a Payload CMS project the agent will work on.

What your AI can do with it

Guides creation of Payload collections
Covers field definitions and configuration
Explains hooks and how to use them
Covers access control setup
Supports work with Payload plugins
Covers database adapters

Getting started

Have a Payload CMS project the agent will work on.
Add the Payload Development plugin to the agent's available plugins.
Ask the agent to build or modify collections, fields, hooks, access control, plugins, or database adapters in the project.

Signals

GitHub stars: 45k
Forks: 4k
Last commit: Sep 2026

Questions

What does the Payload Development plugin cover?: It covers Payload CMS development topics: collections, fields, hooks, access control, plugins, and database adapters.
Is it a plugin or a standalone tool?: It is a plugin, meant to be added to an agent's available plugins.
Do I need an existing Payload project to use it?: The plugin is aimed at building Payload CMS sites, so having a Payload project to work on is the typical setup.

Advanced

Item type: plugin
Key: payloadcms-payload-payload
Source: github.com/payloadcms/payload

github.com/payloadcms/payload