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Ghost MCP Server

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Ghost MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Ghost CMS. Manage your Ghost blog content directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Features

  • ๐Ÿ“ Create & Edit Posts - Draft and publish blog posts
  • ๐Ÿ” Search Posts - Find posts by status, tags, or query
  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ Tag Management - List and organize your tags
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Analytics - Basic analytics integration support
  • ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Delete Posts - Remove unwanted content
  • ๐Ÿ“š Resource Access - Browse posts as MCP resources

Installation

NPM (recommended)

npm install -g @mcpanvil/ghost-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/mcpanvil/ghost-mcp.git
cd ghost-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm link

Configuration

  1. Get your Ghost API keys:

    • Log into your Ghost Admin
    • Go to Settings > Integrations
    • Create a new Custom Integration
    • Copy the Admin API Key and Content API Key
  2. Set up environment variables:

# Create a .env file or set these in your environment
GHOST_URL=https://your-site.ghost.io
GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY=your-admin-api-key
GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY=your-content-api-key

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghost": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@mcpanvil/ghost-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GHOST_URL": "https://your-site.ghost.io",
        "GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY": "your-admin-key",
        "GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY": "your-content-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

With Claude Code

# Install globally first
npm install -g @mcpanvil/ghost-mcp

# Add to Claude Code
claude mcp add ghost "npx @mcpanvil/ghost-mcp"

# Set environment variables
export GHOST_URL="https://your-site.ghost.io"
export GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY="your-admin-key"
export GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY="your-content-key"

With Cursor

Add to Cursor's MCP settings:

{
  "ghost": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["@mcpanvil/ghost-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GHOST_URL": "https://your-site.ghost.io",
      "GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY": "your-admin-key",
      "GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY": "your-content-key"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

create_post

Create a new blog post.

{
  title: string;        // Required
  content: string;      // Required (HTML or Markdown)
  status?: 'draft' | 'published';
  tags?: string[];
  excerpt?: string;
  featured?: boolean;
}

update_post

Update an existing post.

{
  id: string;          // Required (post ID)
  title?: string;
  content?: string;
  status?: 'draft' | 'published';
  tags?: string[];
  excerpt?: string;
  featured?: boolean;
}

search_posts

Search and list posts.

{
  query?: string;
  status?: 'draft' | 'published' | 'all';
  limit?: number;      // 1-100, default 10
  tags?: string[];
}

get_post

Get a specific post by ID or slug.

{
  id: string;         // Post ID or slug
}

delete_post

Delete a post.

{
  id: string;         // Post ID
}

list_tags

List all available tags.

{
  limit?: number;     // 1-100, default 20
}

get_analytics

Get analytics information (requires additional setup).

{
  days?: number;      // 1-365, default 30
}

Example Workflows

Writing a New Blog Post

Human: Create a draft blog post about building MCP servers

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