> workflow

Six steps to pages that rank.

Initialize a project, configure your chrome, select niches and schemas, generate content with AI, and build static HTML — all from the command line.

01

Initialize your project

Run contento init in any directory to create a project. Contento writes a contento.config.json next to your existing site code — commit it to git, share it with your team, and reference its project ID for every later command.

  • ■ One project per site or section — lives in a local config file
  • ■ Set name, domain, and output path in a single command
  • ■ No Contento account, no remote server — the CLI is the whole product
terminal 
$ contento init \
    --name "DevTools Resources"

  ✓ Project created

  ID       proj_8f3a...
  Name     DevTools Resources
  Domain   example.com
  Status   active
terminal 
$ contento projects chrome proj_8f3a... \
    --header chrome/header.html \
    --footer chrome/footer.html \
    --css chrome/styles.css

  ✓ Chrome updated
  Project chrome updated successfully.
02

Configure your chrome

Upload your site's header, footer, and CSS via the contento projects chrome command. Point it at your local HTML and CSS files, and generated pages will look like native pages on your existing site.

  • ■ Upload your existing header/footer HTML — pages match your site
  • ■ Upload from files or pass inline HTML strings
  • ■ Paths to header / footer / CSS files saved in your project config
  • ■ Templates re-read on every build — edit in place, rebuild to apply
03

Choose Niches

Browse 150+ niches across 8 categories. Each niche carries structured context — audience profile, pain points, monetization strategies, and subtopics — that is injected into every AI prompt.

  • ■ 150+ built-in niches with rich context
  • ■ Fork system niches for customization
  • ■ Create custom niches from scratch
  • ■ 10–30 subtopics per niche for long-tail coverage
terminal 
$ contento niches list --category "Software"

  Name                 Category          Subtopics
  ────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Developer Tools      Software / SaaS   20
  Project Management   Software / SaaS   18
  CRM Platforms        Software / SaaS   15
  DevOps              Software / SaaS   22
  ... 21 more

$ contento niches fork --id niche_01... \
    --name "Custom DevTools"

  Forked: Custom DevTools (niche_f8a2...)
terminal 
$ contento schemas list

  Slug             Title Pattern
  ──────────────────────────────────────────────
  idea-list        {count} {subtopic} Ideas for {year}
  checklist        The Ultimate {subtopic} Checklist
  how-to           How to {action} with {subtopic}
  comparison       {A} vs {B}: Which Is Better?
  alternatives     Best {tool} Alternatives
  faq              {subtopic} FAQ: {n} Questions
  glossary         {niche} Glossary: {n} Terms
  resource-list    Top {subtopic} Resources
  template-pack    Free {subtopic} Templates
  tool-page        {subtopic} Calculator
04

Pick a Content Schema

Select from 10 built-in content types. Each schema defines the exact JSON structure the AI must produce, with field-level constraints (item counts, string lengths, enums) and a deterministic title pattern.

  • ■ 10 schemas optimized for different traffic patterns
  • ■ Strict field validation: counts, lengths, enums
  • ■ Deterministic titles — never AI-generated
  • ■ Custom schemas via the CLI
05

Generate Content

Create a collection that combines your niches and schema, then kick off a generation job. Contento's concurrent AI workers expand subtopics, build prompts, generate JSON, validate output, and retry failures — all streamed to your terminal in real time.

  • ■ Concurrent AI workers for fast generation
  • ■ Schema validation on every generated page
  • ■ Automatic retry with adjusted prompts on failure
  • ■ Real-time progress streaming in the terminal
terminal 
$ contento collections generate col_9d2f...

  ✓ Generation started (Job: job_4a1b...)

  [00:04] ██▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁  6/48  (12%)
  [00:12] ███████▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 22/48  (46%)
  [00:20] ████████████▁▁▁▁ 36/48  (75%)
  [00:26] ████████████████ 48/48 (100%)

  Validation: 46 passed, 2 retried, 0 failed
  ✓ Generation complete!
terminal 
$ contento build proj_8f3a... --output ./dist

  ✓ Built 48 pages to ./dist/
  HTML files:  48
  Sitemap:     ./dist/sitemap.xml

  Deploy with your existing pipeline: git push, netlify deploy, rsync, etc.

# Deploy with your existing pipeline:
# rsync, Netlify, Vercel, S3, GitHub Pages, etc.
$ netlify deploy --dir=./dist --prod
06

Build & Deploy

Run contento build <project-id> --output ./dist and Contento renders every published page locally — chrome applied, internal links inserted, sitemap written. The output is plain HTML in your dist/ directory. Deploy with whatever pipeline you already use.

  • ■ Static HTML output — no runtime dependency
  • ■ Internal linking pass adds cross-links
  • ■ Sitemap and JSON-LD + OG tags auto-generated
  • ■ Deploy anywhere: Netlify, Vercel, S3, GitHub Pages, rsync

The complete pipeline

Every step is available through the CLI. Add --json to any command for machine-readable output.

pipeline.txt 

  Initialize              contento init
       │
       ▼
  Configure Chrome        contento projects chrome
       │
       ▼
  Select Niches           contento niches list
       │
       ▼
  Pick Schema             contento schemas list
       │
       ▼
  Generate                contento collections generate
       │                         └ subtopic expansion
       │                         └ concurrent AI workers
       │                         └ schema validation
       ▼
  Build                   contento build <project-id> --output ./dist
       │                         └ chrome applied
       │                         └ internal linking pass
       │                         └ sitemap + JSON-LD + OG
       ▼
  Deploy with your pipeline  Netlify, Vercel, S3, rsync...

Ready to start?

Install the CLI and build your first batch of pages in under 10 minutes.

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