How to Use the Ghost MCP in Claude Code

Q: What's a good CI use case for Ghost and Claude Code?

Content linting is a great one. Use listpublishedposts, loop through them in a script, and use getpostbyslug to check for things like missing alt text, short posts, or posts without a featured image. Fail the build if rules aren't met.

Q: How can I get my Ghost site settings using Claude Code?

Just run claude mcp call ghost-mcp getsitesettings. The output will be the raw JSON from the Ghost API, which you can immediately pipe into tools like jq for parsing or grep for searching.

Pipe your Ghost CMS data directly into your shell scripts and CI/CD pipelines with this terminal-native MCP server for Claude Code.

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Run Content Checks in Your Pipeline

Add a step to your CI/CD pipeline to query your Ghost instance. For example, run a script that uses `list_published_posts` and `get_post_by_slug` to check every post for a required disclaimer. If a post is missing it, you can fail the build. It's a simple, powerful way to enforce content rules automatically. This MCP server connects your deployment scripts directly to your live content, closing the loop between code and content.

Generate Sitemaps from the Terminal

Run a cron job that calls the Ghost tools via Claude Code. You can use `list_published_posts` and `list_static_pages` to get all public URLs, then pipe that output to a script that generates a fresh `sitemap.xml`. No more stale sitemaps. You can apply the same pattern for any kind of data export. Use the tools to create custom RSS feeds, generate JSON files for another service, or back up key metadata. It's all scriptable.

Monitor Your Blog with Shell Scripts

Write a simple shell script to watch your site's health. Start with `verify_api_connection` to see if the API is up. Then, check when the last post was published with `list_published_posts`. You could even check your monetization setup by parsing the output of `list_subscription_tiers`. Pipe the results to a monitoring service or just get a daily status report in your terminal. Because it's all command-line, it integrates with any tool that can read from standard output.

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

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Common questions about Ghost MCP in Claude Code

You call them from the command line and pipe the output. For example, run `claude mcp call ghost-mcp list_blog_authors | jq` to get a formatted JSON list of your authors right in the terminal.

No, the tools on this MCP server are read-only. You can list published posts with `list_published_posts`, but you can't create drafts or schedule them for publication.

Content linting is a great one. Use `list_published_posts`, loop through them in a script, and use `get_post_by_slug` to check for things like missing alt text, short posts, or posts without a featured image. Fail the build if rules aren't met.

Just run `claude mcp call ghost-mcp get_site_settings`. The output will be the raw JSON from the Ghost API, which you can immediately pipe into tools like `jq` for parsing or `grep` for searching.

It's a read-only connection to your Ghost Content API, so the server can't modify any data. It only fetches post content, author names, and tag details. Your API token is managed securely by Vinkius and never exposed in your scripts.

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