No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.
Sign in, install the Ghost in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.
TL;DR
Drive Ghost (open-source publishing platform) from any AI agent: posts, pages, tags, members, newsletters. 12 tools, Admin API JWT auth.
💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → Ghost, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no
git clone, no local server.
Ghost + Gemini
Drive Ghost (open-source publishing platform) from any AI agent: posts, pages, tags, members, newsletters. 12 tools, Admin API JWT auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
GHOST_ADMIN_API_URL, GHOST_ADMIN_JWT
Step 1 — Get credentials
org/docs/admin-api/).
Setup:
- Sign in to Ghost Admin → Settings → Advanced → Integrations → Add custom integration.
- Copy the Admin API Key — format is
<id>:<secret>(e.g.5f3a...c4:b9d8...e2). - Set:
GHOST_ADMIN_API_URL= your Ghost site's admin API base, e.g.https://yoursite.com/ghost/api/adminGHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY= the fullid:secretkey from step 2
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Gemini
Gemini CLI reads MCP servers from ~/.gemini/settings.json (or %APPDATA%\gemini\settings.json on Windows). Add:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"httpUrl": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
- Save the file and restart
gemini. - Run
/mcpinside the Gemini CLI —Ghostshould be listed as available. - Vertex AI Studio: pass
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcpto thetoolsarray of your request with the same Bearer header.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
ghost_list_posts | List posts |
ghost_get_post | Fetch a post by ID (or by slug with /slug/{slug}/) |
ghost_create_post | Create a post |
ghost_update_post | Update a post |
ghost_delete_post | Delete a post permanently |
ghost_list_pages | List static pages (separate from posts) |
ghost_list_tags | List tags with member/post counts |
ghost_list_members | List members (subscribers, both free and paid) |
ghost_create_member | Create a member (subscribe email) |
ghost_update_member | Update a member |
ghost_list_newsletters | List newsletters on the site (Ghost supports multiple newsletters per site since v5) |
ghost_site | Return site info (title, description, version, url) |
FAQ
Does Gemini 1.5 Pro or 2.x support MCP? Yes — Gemini CLI ≥ 0.4 and Vertex AI tools API both accept MCP httpUrl connectors with Bearer headers.
Next steps
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