# The Respira Manifesto — We build sites that breathe > A manifesto for builders using AI in the era of the open web. WordPress is 42% of the internet. Builders are the difference between what AI generates and what a human deserves. Source: https://www.respira.press/manifesto --- ! A letter to builders · November 2025 · revised October 2026 # We build sites that breathe. A manifesto for builders using AI in the era of the open web — for the craftspeople, not the algorithms. Written by **Mihai** Brașov, Romania Day **337** of Respira Seven pledges below Pledge01 / 07 I build for humans who visit, not algorithms that rank. The reader on the other end of your work is a person, not a crawler. Make pages that reward their attention, not ones that game attention. [ Link ](#pledge-01) Pledge02 / 07 I review before I ship. and I refuse first drafts. What the model generates is a starting point, not a deliverable. The thirty seconds between draft and ship is where craft lives. [ Link ](#pledge-02) Pledge03 / 07 I use AI to build faster, not to build worse. Speed is a gift. Slop is a choice. Use the machine to move ten times faster and then spend one of those units being a builder again. [ Link ](#pledge-03) Pledge04 / 07 I duplicate before I touch. so the gate is always there. Every change stages itself before it meets a real reader. Safety is not overhead, it is the permission to build boldly. [ Link ](#pledge-04) Pledge05 / 07 I sign my work. because a human stood behind it. The site breathes because a person decided which breath to take. Put your name on the page and mean it. [ Link ](#pledge-05) Pledge06 / 07 I know when not to build, because not everything that can ship should. Knowing limits is part of the craft. A change you cannot undo, a page nobody asked for, an agent let loose on a client’s live site: sometimes the best edit is the one you do not make. [ Link ](#pledge-06) Pledge07 / 07 I listen to the site before I change it. Every site carries knowledge no model has: why a page is the way it is, what the client never wants, what broke last time. Read it first. The owner’s word outranks the best practice. [ Link ](#pledge-07) In closing Faster is easy. *Better takes intention.* Respira is for builders who want both. Mihai Mihai · Founder, Respira Brașov, Romania · Day 337 of building Respira [ Tweet the manifesto ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=We%20build%20sites%20that%20breathe.%20A%20manifesto%20for%20builders%20in%20the%20era%20of%20AI%3A&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.respira.press%2Fmanifesto) [ LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.respira.press%2Fmanifesto) The Signatories ### Builders who signed this. Version 1.1 (October 2026) adds pledges 06 and 07\. Signatures from before then were given to version 1.0. 18 Builders · and counting Sign the manifesto with your **respira.press** account. One sentence. Your handle. That's it. [ Sign in ](https://www.respira.press/login?next=%2Fmanifesto%23sign) [Create account](https://www.respira.press/signup?next=%2Fmanifesto%23sign) ![Uprise Marketing Solutions](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIA0uWtXqoHiSLoVM-owiHmej-EEMNFL8gx9RBFjgrJWyjFVg=s96-c) Uprise Marketing Solutions 15d ago Respira is the frontend MCP bridge for wordpress ecosystem (and more) we were all expecting to come!. M mahdialvansaz 17d ago I wasn't really a fan of WordPress before, but Raspira makes it super easy and enjoyable to work with WordPress and its shipping features. ![Luis Bacay](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKDDG4Rh2xZRjcqkCYMPcAngXCHkWBxbEBCjr1gruZEraNHsOjv=s96-c) Luis Bacay Sep 17, 2026 My AI Agents + Respira has made my life easier with WordPress work. ![Connor Bulmer](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIjZZuuNJ3-OoUlGNZFkrmOF5LLxPMnuMc6hdyx_Ge52DTa4As=s96-c) Connor Bulmer Sep 14, 2026 For page builders to be agentic friendly without janky workarounds A alessandrogamb23 Sep 4, 2026 Agent + Respira meaning you will have much more time on your hands. Just let the DUO do the work. ![jacobscottv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67080081?v=4) jacobscottv Aug 19, 2026 if you have a hermes agent, and you love wordpress. meet the tool of your life. S sebastian Aug 5, 2026 Combine Divi with good AI. Seems good with Respira B brad Aug 4, 2026 Came here to speed up my Divi workflow! ![Pancho Aragon](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLdq_vRIgH4xdfMhgs-Mhk8z1PZxFCoZ-3f34tzLeHlzzyxaQ=s96-c) Pancho Aragon Jul 31, 2026 For the community of builders to be all sync. ST Scott Tambling Jul 23, 2026 Respira and my family of agents are merely tools to enhance my productivity and artistic potential as a creative director... J jake.stamper Jul 15, 2026 Creating new opportunities and ways to translate creativity across the board. T tfstash1 Jul 10, 2026 testing at the moment with Flatsome + OpenCode (Gemini 3.5 atm) love it A altimitdesign Jun 11, 2026 Nice having an AI agent that actually understands your WordPress setup ![Cody Larkin](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKGfe8UEV-tOE4t1KbYsbbnHSbJyMLJ6b9J75MUL4VdNalRUvhk=s96-c) Cody Larkin May 26, 2026 imma need more tokens ![Issam Rahouly](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIqArEBZRv0Pm_v0ADsqgILt7lo66qwrJ5rLsaaGhOaeTPHEhI=s96-c) Issam Rahouly May 19, 2026 Using Claude to bridge the gap between ideas and production code, without ever compromising on human oversight SH Stefan Huber May 4, 2026 Very nice plugin for WordPress AI developement ![Eric Doucet](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocI_tGQoY1ROIiYhQ1yoE8x5yOtmkFd_0BSwyQ9GVkEEHT_UtvR8yg=s96-c) Eric Doucet May 3, 2026 Very nice plugin makes my life easier. ![Mihai Dragomirescu](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJ4epcU34bi8z6vCQQPJqoMaJoCS1kqZSBFfy3tHXkWAzN8Hweemg=s96-c) Mihai Dragomirescu Apr 20, 2026 Let's do this!