Use the bundled standard-library client. The connector injects:
$GHOST_SITE_URL— site root, such ashttps://blog.example.com$GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY— Ghost custom integration key (id:hexsecret)
The key grants administrative publishing access. Never print, log, or place it in command arguments.
G="$SKILL_DIR/scripts/ghost.py"
[ -f "$G" ] || G=$(find /tmp -maxdepth 8 -path '*/skills/*/ghost/scripts/ghost.py' 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -f "$G" ] || { echo "ghost script not found" >&2; exit 1; }
python3 "$G" posts --limit 10
Create a private draft
python3 "$G" create --title "Title" --html-file article.html --status draft --confirm
Ghost's Admin API accepts HTML through ?source=html. Convert Markdown to HTML
first. create is a dry run unless the trailing argument is --confirm.
Publish
python3 "$G" create --title "Title" --html-file article.html --status published
python3 "$G" create --title "Title" --html-file article.html --status published --confirm
The first command only prints the proposed operation. Before the confirmed call,
show the final title and body and obtain explicit approval. Use the returned
.posts[0].url; never construct or guess a URL.
Update an existing post
Ghost requires the current updated_at value for conflict detection:
python3 "$G" update --id POST_ID --updated-at "2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z" \
--title "Revised title" --html-file revised.html
python3 "$G" update --id POST_ID --updated-at "2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z" \
--title "Revised title" --html-file revised.html --confirm
Errors
| HTTP | Meaning | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | Invalid/revoked Admin API key | Reconnect Ghost with a current custom-integration key |
| 403 | Integration lacks access | Check the integration and site permissions |
| 409 | Stale updated_at |
Re-read the post, review changes, and retry with its latest timestamp |
| 422 | Invalid post payload | Surface Ghost's validation message and fix the content |
If a confirmed create/update ends with a network error, the result is unknown:
do not repeat the write. Run posts, compare title/status/updated time, and only
retry after proving Ghost did not accept the original request.
After a confirmed publish returns a real URL, record it once with
publish_artifact(kind="article", channel="ghost", ...).