Keel Open source website template
Keel is for software that is given away rather than sold: frameworks, libraries, SDKs and CLIs. There is no pricing table, just a path to adoption: copy the install line, read the docs, see who runs it in production, and follow each release in a changelog where every version gets its own page.
Who Keel is for
- Open-source frameworks, runtimes and libraries
- Developer SDKs and API clients that need docs, releases and adopters in one place
- Internal platform teams publishing a tool to the rest of the company
- Any technical project whose conversion is 'read the docs', not 'buy now'
- Maintainers who want a changelog and a showcase that grow without touching the layout
What’s included
- Pages
- 5 pages, written and laid out
- Grows with you
- 4 showcase entries at /showcase/, 3 changelog entries at /changelog/ — add one and its index and detail page both update
- Enquiries
- A working form — messages land in your Sitelas inbox
- Fonts
- Geist · light theme
Build Keel by asking your AI agent
- 1Connect Sitelas to Claude, ChatGPT or another AI agent that supports MCP. How to connect
- 2Ask for it in plain words: “Build a website for an open-source framework, runtime or library home page using the Keel template.”
- 3Open the preview link it sends back, ask for changes, and publish when it reads right.
Then keep changing it from the same chat
- Rewrite the copy“Rewrite the ‘Documentation’ page with my details, in a warmer voice.”
- Change the design“Keep the layout, but swap Geist for another typeface and use my brand colours.”
- Add showcase entries“Add three showcase entries from these notes, each with its own page.”
- Swap the photos“Replace the photos on the ‘Showcase’ page with my own.”
Everything here can also be done by hand in the visual editor.
About the Keel template
Built for open-source projects
Visitors come to try it, so the install command, the quickstart and the docs come before anything else.
What's on the site
- Home with an install command you can copy in one click
- Documentation, with install steps, a supported-versions table and clear notes and warnings
- Showcase, adopters named by sector
- Changelog and About the project
Keeping it current
The showcase and changelog are collections, so a new release is one entry with its own page. It looks composed without any photography.
When to pick something else
Keel is the wrong template for these. Where there is a better one, it is linked.
Free to use · No credit card required
Key Highlights
Questions about Keel
Is there room for documentation?
Yes, one page of it. The Documentation page has sections with code blocks visitors copy from, notes and tips, and a supported-versions table. A full reference across many pages is better kept on your docs host and linked from the menu.
How do I publish a new release?
Add an entry to the changelog collection with its date, summary and upgrade notes. It gets its own page and appears in the list; no redesign needed.
Who is Keel for?
Keel is built for an open-source framework, runtime or library home page, a developer SDK or API client with docs, releases and adopters and an internal platform tool published to the rest of a company. Not built for commercial SaaS with pricing tiers and a sales funnel — try Orrery instead.
What pages come with Keel?
5 pages, already written and laid out: Home, Documentation, Showcase, Changelog and About the project. Add, rename or remove pages whenever you like.
Can Claude or ChatGPT build my site from Keel?
Yes. Connect Sitelas to your AI agent and ask for a site that uses Keel. It fills in your details, sends you a preview link, and publishes when you approve. The same chat can keep running the site afterwards.
Can I change Keel without code?
Yes. The Geist type, all 5 pages and the showcase entries, every photo and every colour can be changed in the visual editor, or by asking your AI agent.
What does it cost?
Nothing to start, with no trial clock. A free site runs on a sitelas.com address; Pro is $9 a month per site ($90 a year) for your own domain, analytics and more room.
Guides that use Keel
Build and Run a Website From Cursor, VS Code, or Gemini CLI
Sitelas is a connector, not an app — so the agent already in your editor can build your site and then keep running it. Here is the config for Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and Claude Code, the first sentence to say, and the real site an agent built through it.
Can an AI Agent Build and Run a Website?
Every tool can generate a page now. The real question is whether an AI agent can build a real website, publish it, and keep running it. On Sitelas, an agent with a single API key gets the same tools as a person: design and publish a site, then read its form submissions and analytics — while a human keeps control of what ships and what costs money.
I Hired My First Engineer Without Leaving a Claude Chat
A careers page built and published, applications collected, a ranked shortlist and interview invites drafted, all from one Claude chat with the Sitelas, Gmail and Calendar connectors.
Make Keel yours
All 5 pages open in the editor already written, with 4 starter showcase entries. Make the words and photos yours, then publish.
Free to use · No credit card required
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