payloadcms — Payload CMS operator

Keyword: payload, payloadcms, headless cms, payload config

When to use this skill

• Set up a new Payload project (or add Payload into an existing Next.js app)
• Define or evolve collections, globals, access control, and field schemas
• Run/dev/test Payload locally and verify admin/API behavior
• Plan safe content-model migrations and rollback strategy
• Prepare production-ready Payload changes with explicit validation checks

When not to use this skill

• Generic API contract work with no Payload runtime context → use api-design
• Auth architecture decisions outside Payload-specific setup → use authentication-setup
• Pure DB physical schema tuning without Payload model constraints → use database-schema-design
• Broad deployment orchestration not specific to Payload runtime → use deployment-automation