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Driving Sitecore XM Cloud Authoring with an MCP Server
Learn how to wire an MCP server to the Sitecore Authoring GraphQL API so an AI coding agent can create items, compose layout XML, and provision sites, without SPE elevation.
One Component, Every Brand: Themes and Rendering Variants in XM Cloud
Learn how to make a single component wear any brand using CSS-variable themes, Sitecore Styles, and rendering variants, with zero brand-specific component code.
Debugging Silent Edge Composition Failures in XM Cloud
Learn how to diagnose the dreaded empty page, when Sitecore Edge returns a stub layout and your head app crashes with "route undefined".
Next.js 16 in Content SDK: Use proxy.ts, not middleware.ts
Learn why Content SDK 2.x on Next.js 16 swaps middleware.ts for proxy.ts, why keeping both hard-fails your build, and where your custom gate logic goes now.
Local XM Cloud With Content-SDK
Learn how to stand up Sitecore XM Cloud locally with Windows Docker containers: initialize the environment, sync serialized items, configure the Content SDK rendering host, and wire Sitecore Pages for local editing—step-by-step for experienced Sitecore devs new to Docker.
Part 2: Wildcard Pages with Content SDK: Item Resolver
Learn how to create dynamic wildcard pages in Sitecore XM Cloud using the Content SDK Item Resolver. This guide walks through handling flexible URL structures, resolving route data dynamically, and integrating GraphQL queries for context-driven page rendering.
Wildcards in Content SDK Part 1: Sitemap
Learn how to extend the Sitecore Content SDK in XM Cloud to publish custom sitemap documents for blogs, products, and other bespoke routes—complete with GraphQL lookups and middleware wiring
Fetching Component Properties Server-Side in Sitecore XM Cloud
Learn how to use getComponentServerProps in Sitecore XM Cloud to fetch component data server-side with GraphQL. See a real example of a Related Blogs component that queries the top related posts by category before rendering.
Part 2: Content SDK CLI - Custom Templates
Learn how to create custom scaffolding templates for the Sitecore Content SDK CLI. Generate React components pre-wired with GraphQL queries and simplify component creation in XM Cloud with one CLI command.
Part 1: Content SDK CLI - Custom Commands
Creating a Custom Command with the Content SDK CLI
Adding Coveo Headless Search to XM Cloud
Using Context, State Management, and Sitecore Data Sources for Flexible Search Experiences
Concept: Tag-Based Filtering with Dynamic Item Listings in Sitecore XM Cloud
Empower content authors with dynamic listings powered by SXA tags, React context, and GraphQL
Concept: Combining Rendering Variants with Placeholder Settings
Use rendering variants and placeholder settings together to create context-aware, modular, and reusable components in Sitecore XM Cloud but not break design.
Simplifying GraphQL Queries in Sitecore XM Cloud with TypeScript
Automatically convert .graphql files into usable TypeScript constants for clean, scalable query management.
Powershell Event Handlers in XM Cloud
Overcoming XM Cloud Limits with SPE