What is Valorem AI
Since v0.1Valorem AI is a multi-district website platform built for Texas Central Appraisal Districts (CADs). One shared platform hosts every district’s public website, each with its own branding, domain, and content — but you only ever see and edit your own district’s data.
There are two halves to the platform: the admin panel (what you’re using right now, at /admin) is where staff manage content, and the public website is what taxpayers see. Anything you publish in the admin appears on the public site, usually within seconds.
- The admin panel is built on Payload CMS.
- The public website is a fast, statically-rendered site (Astro) that reads your published content.
- Both are operated by safemode IT, the company that built and maintains Valorem AI.
Look for the small ⓘ icon next to many fields in the admin — hover it for a plain-language explanation of what that field does, and sometimes a link straight to the relevant guide article.
New to the platform? Start with the interactive Setup Tutorial — it walks through everything below in the order you’ll actually use it.