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<title>Into the Box 2026: Day 2 Keynote Highlights &#127881;</title>
<description>&#127908; ITB 2026: Keynote Day 2 Recap!
Day 2 of Into the Box 2026 shifted the spotlight from platform innovation to real-world impact showing how organizations are using the Ortus Solutions ecosystem to modernize massive systems, scale businesses, and embrace AI-driven development.
From enterprise migrations to mission-critical government systems, the message was clear:
This isn’t just technology evolution, it’s real production transformation at scale.
&#127909; Watch the Keynote
If you want the full stories, demos, and announcements from Day 2, watch the keynote below:
&#128218; Keynote Slides &amp;amp; Resources
Want to explore the details behind the stories and announcements?
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Includes architecture insights, migration patterns, and ecosystem updates shared during the keynote.
&#127775; Real-World Impact: Customer Success Stories
Day 2 opened with one of the strongest themes of the conference: modernization at scale is already happening.
These weren’t prototypes they were production systems handling millions and billions in real-world value.
✈️ Avoya Travel
Ian Woodward shared how ColdBox helped transform Avoya Travel’s infrastructure into a scalable, modern platform.
Key outcomes:
Migration away from legacy SFTP-based deployments
Introduction of Docker Swarm and CI/CD pipelines
Custom cruise API platform development
Scaling beyond $500M in sales
Custom ContentBox workflows for marketing operations
A clear example of modernization driving business growth—not just technical upgrades.
&#128188; Synaptrix
John Wilson showcased how a financial optimization platform built with Ortus tooling:
Scaled into a $30M acquisition
Now manages over $4.1B in assets
Was recently porned to BoxLang
Uses CommandBox-based infrastructure for deployment and scaling
This highlighted how fast-moving systems can evolve into enterprise-grade platforms.
&#127970; Installnet
Aaron Weinberg shared the modernization of a 26-year-old ColdFusion ERP system:
Migration toward AWS cloud architecture
Real-time systems powered by SocketBox
BoxLang-based notification services
Stronger DevOps collaboration with Ortus engineers
Early AI integration into development workflows
A textbook example of legacy modernization done right—without rewrites.
&#127963;️ U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
One of the most impactful stories came from government-scale modernization.
Key highlights:
Millions of lines of legacy ColdFusion code
Multiple production-critical environments
Rapid BoxLang compatibility improvements
Strong collaboration with Ortus engineering
Significant migration progress in weeks
This demonstrated that BoxLang is now viable for large-scale government systems.
&#128640; ColdBox 20-Year Evolution
A major milestone moment: 20 years of ColdBox.
⚡ ColdBox 8 Highlights
Native BoxLang “Prime” support
AI-native routing and runnables
MCP integrations
Improved modular architecture
Virtual threading support
Enhanced debugging and observability
ColdBox continues evolving into a modern, AI-aware application framework.
&#129302; AI-Native Development Expands
A recurring theme across Day 2: AI is now embedded across the ecosystem, not added on top.
ColdBox now enables:
Automatic AI route generation
AI runnable exposure
Direct MCP server integration
Native AI client interoperability
This pushes the platform closer to agent-ready backend systems.
&#129504; CB-MCP: Applications That Understand Themselves
CB-MCP continues to redefine how developers interact with applications.
It enables:
Application introspection via AI tools
Live diagnostics and testing
Route and cache inspection
Conversational system interaction
This is a major step toward self-describing, AI-operable systems.
&#129514; Developer Experience: TestBox Improvements
TestBox continues its evolution with a strong focus on performance and usability:
Streaming test execution
Better CLI runners
VS Code integration improvements
Large test suite optimization
AI-assisted testing workflows
The goal: faster feedback loops and smarter debugging.
&#128230; CommandBox, BX CLI &amp;amp; Cloud-Native Shift
The ecosystem continues moving toward lightweight, cloud-native tooling:
New BX CLI (BoxLang-native)
Faster startup performance
Smaller Docker images
Reduced security/CVE footprint
Improved lock file system
Better CI/CD workflows
BoxLang is increasingly positioned as the foundation for modern runtime deployment.
⚡ ContentBox, CBWire &amp;amp; Ecosystem Tools
&#128240; ContentBox
ContentBox continues modernizing:
Faster admin interface
Reactive UI improvements
Headless CMS enhancements
Future AI integrations
&#128268; CBWire
BoxLang Prime support
AlpineJS integration improvements
Reactive UI updates
Improved security model
Simplified component workflows
&#128272; Security &amp;amp; Identity Evolution
New ecosystem direction includes:
Passkey support (passwordless future)
CBSSO for unified authentication
Improved admin scaffolding
Stronger identity workflows across apps
&#127757; Closing: “Life is More Than Software”
The keynote closed with a deeply human message from Jorge Reyes, shifting the focus from technology to purpose.
He reflected on:
The rapid acceleration of AI
Ethical challenges in modern software
The importance of human identity in an AI era
Keeping purpose at the center of innovation
Ortus also highlighted community and humanitarian initiatives, including:
365 Christian Men / Women podcasts
Support for children’s homes in El Salvador
Community-driven outreach programs
&#128293; Final Takeaway
Day 2 of Into the Box 2026 made one thing unmistakably clear:
Enterprise modernization is happening now
AI is becoming foundational across the ecosystem
BoxLang is proving itself at scale
ColdBox continues to evolve after 20 years
Developer tooling is becoming faster, smarter, and more integrated
And most importantly: technology remains grounded in human purpose
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<title>BoxLang AI 3.2.0 — Image Generation, Web Search, Fluent Audio, Agent Registry &amp; MCP Observability</title>
<description>BoxLang AI 3.2.0 is here, and it's a landmark release. We're shipping five major features — image generation, web search, a fluent audio builder API, a centralized agent registry, and deep MCP observability — along with a suite of analytics improvements and a critical bug fix. Let's dig in. &#127881;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>&#128640; Into the Box 2026: Keynote Day 1 Recap</title>
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Into the Box 2026
The opening keynote at Into the Box 2026 showcased the next major leap in the Ortus Solutions ecosystem—bringing together AI-native development, modern JVM architecture, and a deeply upgraded developer experience across the stack.
From ColdBox to BoxLang, the message was clear:
The future of the platform is faster, smarter, and built for AI-first development.
&#127909; Watch the Keynote
If you want the full context, demos, and live explanations from the team, watch the Day 1 keynote below:
&#128218; Keynote Slides &amp;amp; Resources
Want to dive deeper or revisit the announcements at your own pace?
You can access the full keynote slides and supporting resources here:
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&#128293; The Big Picture
This year’s keynote wasn’t just about features—it was about direction.
Ortus is building toward a unified developer ecosystem where:
AI is built into the framework, not bolted on
Applications are cloud-native by default
Tooling understands your app in real time
Developers move faster with less complexity
Everything announced pointed toward one goal:
Make building modern applications on the JVM radically simpler and smarter.
&#128640; ColdBox 8: A Major Leap Forward
ColdBox continues its 20-year evolution with one of its most significant upgrades yet.
ColdBox 8 tightens its integration with BoxLang and introduces a more adaptive, intelligent runtime experience.
Key highlights:
Native BoxLang “Prime” support
AI-native routing and runnables
Modular architecture improvements
Virtual threading support for performance scaling
Enhanced dependency injection system
Faster bootstrapping and startup times
Stronger Java interoperability
Expanded observability and debugging tools
ColdBox can now automatically detect CFML, BoxLang, or hybrid environments making multi-runtime applications seamless.
With 720+ modules, the ecosystem continues to be one of the most mature in the JVM/CFML world.
&#129302; AI-Native Development is Now Real
One of the most exciting shifts in the keynote was the introduction of AI-native development patterns inside ColdBox.
Developers can now build AI-powered features directly into their applications without complex orchestration layers.
What’s now possible:
Native AI endpoints through routing
AI chat interfaces in minutes
Built-in embeddings and AI workflows
Streaming AI responses out of the box
Direct MCP server integrations
ColdBox “AI runnables” automatically expose standardized endpoints like:
invoke
stream
batch
info
This dramatically reduces boilerplate and accelerates AI feature development.
&#129504; CB-MCP: Your App, AI-Readable
CB-MCP introduces a powerful new idea: Your application should be understandable and operable by AI tools.
With CB-MCP, developers and AI agents can interact with live applications to:
Inspect routes and architecture
Run diagnostics in real time
Execute tests
Analyze cache and system state
Interact conversationally with the system
This is a major step toward AI-operable backend systems.
&#128230; BoxLang + CommandBox: Lighter, Faster, Cloud-Ready
The evolution of BoxLang and CommandBox continues pushing toward cloud-native simplicity.
Key updates:
New BX CLI experience
Smaller, optimized runtimes
Faster container startup times
Reduced Docker image sizes
Lower security/CVE footprint
Improved CI/CD integration
Smarter package locking system
The direction is clear: lighter deployments, faster startup, and simpler infrastructure.
&#129514; Developer Experience First
TestBox continues evolving with a strong focus on developer velocity:
Streaming test execution
Better CLI workflows
VS Code integration improvements
Parallel testing enhancements
AI-assisted debugging workflows
Everything is aimed at shortening feedback loops and improving productivity.
⚡ Ecosystem Momentum: ContentBox &amp;amp; Beyond
ContentBox continues modernizing with:
Faster admin experience
Reactive AlpineJS UI improvements
Improved media handling
Headless CMS enhancements
Upcoming AI integrations
Other ecosystem tools (QB, Quick, CBWire, CBQ, PassKeys, CBSSO) are also evolving toward full BoxLang compatibility and modern architecture patterns.
&#128293; Final Takeaway
Day 1 of Into the Box 2026 made the vision extremely clear:
The Ortus ecosystem is evolving into:
An AI-native development platform
A cloud-first JVM ecosystem
A developer experience–driven toolkit
A unified runtime with BoxLang at its core
This is not incremental change—it’s a platform-level shift in how applications are built, deployed, and understood.
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<title>&#128270; Introducing bx-meilisearch: Blazing-Fast Search for BoxLang Applications</title>
<description>Search is one of those features that can make or break an application. Users expect it to be instant, forgiving of typos, and smart about relevance. Building that experience from scratch is a significant investment. That is exactly why we built bx-meilisearch — a BoxLang-native module that puts the full power of Meilisearch at your fingertips with a fluent, chainable DSL that feels right at home in any BoxLang application.</description>
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<title>Intro to the BoxLang Formatter ✨</title>
<description>You know the drill. Someone opens a PR and half the review comments are about tabs vs spaces, where braces go, or why that one function has its arguments formatted differently from everything else. It's noise. And it's over.</description>
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<title>Introducing the BoxLang Starter Plan: Your Path to Modernization Starts Here</title>
<description>We listen. A lot. And one message has come through loud and clear from our community: teams want a way to get into the BoxLang ecosystem with commercial licensing, real tooling, and actual support — without jumping straight to a full BoxLang+ subscription.</description>
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<title>Everything We Announced at Into The Box 2026: BoxLang, CFML Modernization, AI, ColdBox 8, and the Future of the Ortus Ecosystem</title>
<description>Into The Box 2026 was not just another conference. It was a clear statement about where CFML, BoxLang, and the Ortus ecosystem are heading next.</description>
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<title>Announcing MatchBox Open Beta: BoxLang, Now Running in New Places &#129408;</title>
<description>Ortus Solutions is excited to announce the open beta of MatchBox, a new open source project in the BoxLang ecosystem. MatchBox is a custom BoxLang virtual machine written in Rust. It is built for the places where a full JVM runtime is not the right fit: small native command-line tools, compact web services, browser applications, WebAssembly containers, and even embedded hardware like ESP32 devices.</description>
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<title>Ortus &amp; BoxLang April Recap 2026</title>
<description>This collection brings together the latest updates, releases, events, and insights from the Ortus ecosystem, covering BoxLang, ColdBox, and modern CFML development. From major product launches and AI advancements to in-depth technical guides and real-world modernization strategies, these resources highlight how developers and organizations are building scalable, future-ready applications on the JVM.
It also captures key moments from the community, including webinars and major events like Into the Box 2026, showcasing the ongoing innovation, collaboration, and evolution happening across the Ortus world.
Product Releases &amp;amp; Tools
Introducing skills.boxlang.io — The Open Agent Skills Ecosystem for BoxLang &amp;amp; the Ortus World
This post introduces skills.boxlang.io, a public, agent-agnostic registry of reusable AI “skills” for the entire Ortus ecosystem. It enables teams to define, version, and share structured AI knowledge across tools like Copilot and Claude, eliminating prompt duplication and creating a scalable, standardized way to power intelligent agents
Introducing skills.boxlang.io — The Open Agent Skills Ecosystem for BoxLang &amp;amp; the Ortus World
This post introduces skills.boxlang.io, a public, agent-agnostic registry of reusable AI “skills” for the entire Ortus ecosystem. It enables teams to define, version, and share structured AI knowledge across tools like Copilot and Claude, eliminating prompt duplication and creating a scalable, standardized way to power intelligent agents.
Introducing cbMCP — Your ColdBox App, Live to Every AI Agent
This post introduces cbMCP, a ColdBox module that turns your running application into a live MCP server for AI agents. It allows tools like Claude or Copilot to directly inspect routes, handlers, and system state in real time—eliminating guesswork and enabling smarter, context-aware AI development.
Build Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with BoxLang
This post introduces the new BoxLang Desktop Runtime, enabling developers to build cross-platform desktop apps using Electron, Vite, and BoxLang. It highlights a “write once, run anywhere” approach—allowing the same codebase to run on macOS, Windows, and Linux with minimal setup and no rewrites.
Introducing BoxLings! An Interactive Teacher for BoxLang and TDD/BDD
This post introduces BoxLings, an interactive CLI learning tool that teaches BoxLang through hands-on exercises and real test feedback. It combines 100+ progressive challenges with a TDD/BDD-first approach, helping developers learn by fixing code, reading tests, and building real skills step by step.
BoxLang Goes Serverless on Google Cloud
This post highlights how BoxLang expands its multi-runtime capabilities by enabling serverless deployments on Google Cloud. It shows how developers can run event-driven functions without managing infrastructure, taking advantage of automatic scaling, faster development cycles, and cost-efficient cloud execution.
ColdBox 8.1.0 Released: AI Routing, MCP, and BoxLang-First Power
This release introduces powerful AI-focused features like toAi() and toMCP() routing, enabling developers to instantly expose AI agents and MCP servers via REST endpoints. It also includes scheduler improvements, better cluster reliability, and deeper alignment with BoxLang as a first-class runtime.
Content &amp;amp; Resources
The Loneliness of CTO Leadership: How to Make Important Decisions with Confidence
This article explores the isolation that often comes with CTO leadership and how it affects decision-making. It highlights strategies like building advisory circles and using structured frameworks to make more confident, high-impact decisions.
BoxLang AI Series: Complete Guide to Building AI Agents
This post brings together the full BoxLang AI series into a complete guide for building production-ready AI agents. It covers core concepts like tools, memory, and agent orchestration, showing how to design scalable, intelligent systems that can reason, act, and integrate with real-world data and APIs.
ColdFusion Modernization for UK Universities (Without Downtime)
This article explores how UK universities modernize legacy ColdFusion systems without disrupting critical services. It highlights strategies like phased upgrades, cloud adoption, and zero-downtime deployments to maintain uptime while improving performance, security, and scalability.
BoxLang Updates
BoxLang v1.13.0: Compatibility, Concurrency, and Formatter Maturity
This release focuses on stability and production readiness, delivering major improvements in CFML compatibility, concurrency handling, and runtime reliability. It also introduces a production-ready formatter with CI/CD support, along with security and performance fixes across the platform.
BoxLang AI v3 Has Landed: Multi-Agent Orchestration, Tooling, Skills and So Much More
This post announces the release of BoxLang AI v3, a major update that redefines how AI agents, models, and tools interact within the BoxLang ecosystem. It introduces a powerful AI Skills system for reusable, versioned knowledge, along with multi-agent orchestration, MCP server integration, and a revamped tooling architecture—enabling developers to build more scalable, modular, and intelligent AI-driven applications on the JVM.
Mini serie of BoxLang AI BoxLang AI Deep Dive
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 1 of 7: The Skills Revolution (AI 3.0 Series)
This post kicks off a 7-part deep dive series on building production-ready AI systems with BoxLang AI 3.0. It introduces the concept of “AI Skills” as reusable, versioned knowledge modules that eliminate prompt duplication and inconsistency across agents. By treating instructions as structured, shareable assets, developers can create more scalable, maintainable, and consistent AI-driven systems across their applications.
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 2 of 7: Building a Production-Grade AI Tool Ecosystem (AI 3.0 Series)
This post continues the BoxLang AI 3.0 deep dive series, focusing on how to build a scalable and production-ready AI tool ecosystem. It explores the internal architecture behind tools—introducing components like BaseTool, ClosureTool, and the global tool registry—designed to handle lifecycle management, observability, and execution automatically. By abstracting complexity away from developers, BoxLang enables consistent, reusable, and modular tool integration across AI agents and workflows.
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 3 of 7: Multi-Agent Orchestration — Building AI Teams That Work (AI 3.0 Series)
This post explores how BoxLang AI 3.0 enables true multi-agent orchestration by introducing hierarchical agent structures where agents can delegate tasks to specialized sub-agents automatically. It highlights how agents are organized in a tree with built-in cycle detection, stateless execution, and per-call memory isolation—allowing developers to build scalable “AI teams” that collaborate efficiently without manual wiring or complex coordination logic.
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 4 of 7: Middleware — The Missing Layer in Every AI Framework (AI 3.0 Series)
This post dives into the middleware system in BoxLang AI 3.0, introducing a critical layer that sits between agent execution and actual LLM/tool interactions. It explains how middleware enables cross-cutting concerns like logging, retries, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop validation without modifying core agent logic. By using a hook-based lifecycle and composable middleware stack, developers can gain full control, observability, and testability of AI workflows—solving one of the biggest challenges in building reliable, production-grade AI systems.
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 5 of 7: One API, 17 Providers — The Provider Architecture Deep Dive (AI 3.0 Series)
This post explores the provider architecture behind BoxLang AI 3.0, focusing on how a single unified API can seamlessly support 17 different AI providers. It introduces a capability-based system that ensures type-safe interactions, prevents runtime errors, and allows developers to switch providers with zero code changes. By abstracting provider-specific logic into a structured hierarchy and transport layer, BoxLang eliminates vendor lock-in and enables flexible, future-proof AI integrations across cloud and local environments.
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 6 of 7: Memory Systems &amp;amp; RAG — Building AI That Remembers (AI 3.0 Series)
This post explores how BoxLang AI 3.0 implements advanced memory systems and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to build AI applications that retain context and knowledge over time. It introduces two core memory types—standard memory for conversation history and vector memory for semantic retrieval—along with over 20 memory strategies, document loaders, and multi-tenant identity routing. By combining short-term context with long-term knowledge through hybrid memory, developers can build intelligent AI systems that are context-aware, scalable, and grounded in real data rather than relying solely on model responses.
BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 7 of 7: MCP — The Protocol That Connects Everything (AI 3.0 Series)
This final post in the BoxLang AI 3.0 series explores the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standardized way for AI agents to discover and interact with tools across different systems and languages. It explains how BoxLang acts as both an MCP client and server—allowing developers to consume external tools or expose their own—while eliminating integration complexity. By adopting MCP, BoxLang enables a truly interoperable AI ecosystem where agents, tools, and services can seamlessly connect regardless of implementation.
How to Develop AI Agents Using BoxLang AI: A Practical Guide
This hands-on guide walks through how to build real-world AI agents using BoxLang AI, moving beyond simple chatbots into systems that can reason, act, and remember. It covers core concepts like tools, memory, and agents, and demonstrates how to create a production-ready support agent capable of querying data, calling APIs, and handling multi-step workflows. The article emphasizes a unified API approach, multi-provider flexibility, and scalable architecture for building intelligent, autonomous applications on the JVM.
Updates
BoxLang v1.12.0: Destructuring, Spread, Ranges, Watchers, Oh My!
This release introduces major language enhancements like destructuring, spread syntax, and a new range operator, along with real-time file watchers and performance improvements. It marks a shift toward more expressive, modern development features while continuing to improve stability and speed across the BoxLang ecosystem.
BoxLang AI v3.1 Released: Audio, Async, Parallel Pipelines, and More
This release expands BoxLang AI with audio capabilities, async execution, and parallel pipelines, enabling faster and more scalable AI workflows. It also adds new tooling, provider support, and stability improvements for production-ready AI applications.
Ortus Upcoming Events &amp;amp; Webinars
CFCamp Pre-Conference Workshops Led by Ortus Solutions
Ortus Solutions is hosting hands-on pre-conference workshops at CFCamp, designed to give developers practical experience with CFML, Ortus tools, and best practices before the main event kicks off.
Save your Spot
Ortus Past Events
Join Our Webinar: Intro to BoxLang AI – One API to Rule Them All (Part II)
This post highlights a webinar held on April 16, 2026, focused on building production-ready AI workflows using BoxLang AI. It showcases how developers can leverage a single unified API to work across multiple AI providers, create autonomous agents, and build scalable RAG pipelines—demonstrating practical approaches to modern AI development on the JVM.
Into the Box 2026 is Here: Learn All the Details!
This post highlights Into the Box 2026, held from April 29 to May 1 in Washington, DC, under the theme “Modernization in Motion: Building a Dynamic Future.” The event featured deep dives into BoxLang, AI, cloud-native development, and modern architectures, along with hands-on workshops, networking opportunities, and full access to session recordings and resources.
Watch the Keynote 01 &amp;amp; 02
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<title>Boxlang SOAP Compatibility Module Released</title>
<description>We're thrilled to announce the first stable release of bx-compat-soap, the official SOAP web services compatibility module for BoxLang web runtimes.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>ColdBox CLI 8.11 is here, and it's one of the most significant releases we've shipped for AI-assisted development. This release wires the CLI directly into our brand new public skills directory at skills.boxlang.io, brings our AI tooling in line with industry-wide agent conventions, and introduces a wave of quality-of-life improvements that make AI integration feel less like setup and more like infrastructure.</description>
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<description>Today we're releasing cbMCP, the official ColdBox MCP Server — a BoxLang-only module that turns your running ColdBox application into a fully-compliant Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Plug in any MCP-capable AI client — Claude Desktop, VS Code Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode — and your AI assistant gets live, read-only introspection across the entire ColdBox platform: routing, handlers, modules, WireBox, CacheBox, LogBox, schedulers, interceptors, and async executors. &#127919;</description>
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