How to Use the Ghost MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the Ghost MCP Server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add in your terminal, specifying the HTTP transport and the Vinkius URL. Once added, you can run commands like listposts directly from your shell.

Q: How do I view newsletter lists in Claude Code?

Just ask the CLI agent to list them. It executes listnewsletters and prints the active email lists directly to your terminal.

Q: Can I check my subscription offers from the command line?

Yes, you can call listoffers to print all active promotional discounts. This helps you verify live IDs during terminal-based testing.

Q: How does Claude Code protect my Ghost post content?

All post data retrieved via getpostdetails is transmitted over encrypted SSH/HTTPS channels directly to your terminal. Vinkius uses zero-trust ephemeral runtimes to spin up the MCP connection, ensuring your drafts are never cached or exposed.

Pipe Ghost content and manage newsletters directly from your terminal with Claude Code and this MCP Server.

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Claude Code lets you query your publication using raw terminal commands. You can list your subscribers with `list_members` and pipe the JSON output directly into grep or jq. This makes it easy to filter active users or export join dates without opening a browser. It brings your CMS data directly into your command-line workflow.

Script automated newsletter drafting

Set up headless scripts to draft updates. Claude Code uses `create_post` to push your terminal logs or release notes directly to your draft folder. It can verify the site configuration first by running `get_site_settings` to ensure it is hitting the correct production environment before executing.

Bulk audit page structures and tags

Run audits on your static layouts. The agent uses `list_pages` and `list_tags` to fetch your site's structure, outputting a clean tree diagram in your shell. You can quickly see which pages lack proper tags or which ones are missing from your main navigation without clicking through an admin UI.

Setup guide

Set up Ghost MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see ghost-alternative-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Ghost transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Ghost tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http ghost-alternative-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Ghost MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghost-alternative-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Ghost MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add` in your terminal, specifying the HTTP transport and the Vinkius URL. Once added, you can run commands like `list_posts` directly from your shell.

Yes, you can write bash scripts that trigger Claude Code to run `create_post` with local file contents. This is perfect for automating changelogs.

Just ask the CLI agent to list them. It executes `list_newsletters` and prints the active email lists directly to your terminal.

Yes, you can call `list_offers` to print all active promotional discounts. This helps you verify live IDs during terminal-based testing.

All post data retrieved via `get_post_details` is transmitted over encrypted SSH/HTTPS channels directly to your terminal. Vinkius uses zero-trust ephemeral runtimes to spin up the MCP connection, ensuring your drafts are never cached or exposed.

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