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ghost-publisher MCP Server

API key required

Local-first MCP server for safe Ghost authoring, diagnostics, scheduling, and publishing.

To add ghost-publisher to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 9 environment variables, listed below.

DevTools

Install

npx -y ghost-publisher-mcp@0.10.1

Environment variables

GHOST_URLSet in your MCP config
GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEYSet in your MCP config
GHOST_API_VERSIONSet in your MCP config
GHOST_PERMISSION_PROFILESet in your MCP config
GHOST_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP config
GHOST_UPLOAD_ROOTSSet in your MCP config
GHOST_DEPLOY_HOOK_URLSet in your MCP config
GHOST_PUBLIC_POST_URL_TEMPLATESet in your MCP config
GHOST_PUBLIC_PAGE_URL_TEMPLATESet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add ghost-publisher --env GHOST_URL=<YOUR_GHOST_URL> --env GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY=<YOUR_GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY> --env GHOST_API_VERSION=<YOUR_GHOST_API_VERSION> --env GHOST_PERMISSION_PROFILE=<YOUR_GHOST_PERMISSION_PROFILE> --env GHOST_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_GHOST_READ_ONLY> --env GHOST_UPLOAD_ROOTS=<YOUR_GHOST_UPLOAD_ROOTS> --env GHOST_DEPLOY_HOOK_URL=<YOUR_GHOST_DEPLOY_HOOK_URL> --env GHOST_PUBLIC_POST_URL_TEMPLATE=<YOUR_GHOST_PUBLIC_POST_URL_TEMPLATE> --env GHOST_PUBLIC_PAGE_URL_TEMPLATE=<YOUR_GHOST_PUBLIC_PAGE_URL_TEMPLATE> -- npx -y ghost-publisher-mcp@0.10.1

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

ghost-publisher exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

GHOST_URL
GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY
GHOST_API_VERSION
GHOST_PERMISSION_PROFILE
GHOST_READ_ONLY
GHOST_UPLOAD_ROOTS
GHOST_DEPLOY_HOOK_URL
GHOST_PUBLIC_POST_URL_TEMPLATE
GHOST_PUBLIC_PAGE_URL_TEMPLATE

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install ghost-publisher?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add ghost-publisher to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with ghost-publisher?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to ghost-publisher as well.

Does ghost-publisher need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GHOST_URL, GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY, GHOST_API_VERSION, GHOST_PERMISSION_PROFILE, GHOST_READ_ONLY, GHOST_UPLOAD_ROOTS, GHOST_DEPLOY_HOOK_URL, GHOST_PUBLIC_POST_URL_TEMPLATE, GHOST_PUBLIC_PAGE_URL_TEMPLATE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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