ghost-mcp MCP server

Name: ghost-mcp
Author: MFYDev

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Ghost CMS through LLM interfaces like Claude. Allow you to control your Ghost blog by simply asking Claude etc.

What ghost-mcp does

Summarised from the project README; check the repository for the latest details.

Features

Secure Ghost Admin API requests with `@tryghost/admin-api`
Comprehensive entity access including posts, users, members, tiers, offers, and newsletters
Advanced search functionality with both fuzzy and exact matching options
Detailed, human-readable output for Ghost entities
Robust error handling using custom `GhostError` exceptions
Integrated logging support via MCP context for enhanced troubleshooting

Tools exposed (10)

Posts
Members
Newsletters
Offers
Invites
Roles
Tags
Tiers
Users
Webhooks

Requirements

Node.js (runs with npx)
Environment variables: GHOST_API_URL, GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY

Repository: MFYDev/ghost-mcp
Website: https://fanyangmeng.blog/from-python-to-typescript-improving-ghost-mcp-server
Stars: ★236
Language: TypeScript
Last updated: 2026-04-27
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How to install ghost-mcp MCP in Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code

Install

Taken from the project README (README mcpServers JSON). Check the README for required API keys before use.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghost-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@fanyangmeng/ghost-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GHOST_API_URL": "https://yourblog.com",
        "GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY": "your_admin_api_key",
        "GHOST_API_VERSION": "v5.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghost-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@fanyangmeng/ghost-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GHOST_API_URL": "https://yourblog.com",
        "GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY": "your_admin_api_key",
        "GHOST_API_VERSION": "v5.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "ghost-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@fanyangmeng/ghost-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GHOST_API_URL": "https://yourblog.com",
        "GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY": "your_admin_api_key",
        "GHOST_API_VERSION": "v5.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to config generator – combine it with other servers, or get the Windsurf format.

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