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Magnus Hedemarkandfactory-droid[bot] <138933559+factory-droid[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> cc7e61ed30 docs(ghost): thicken Admin API skill
Full lastfm-model rebuild of the ghost skill against current docs.ghost.org
research:

- Fix JWT signer correctness: hex-decode the secret half before HMAC-SHA256
  signing (official contract; literal-hex signing produced invalid tokens),
  document HS256 + kid header + aud /admin/ + 5-minute token window, add
  admin_api_audience() derivation and Ghost-scheme error handling with
  researched signatures (409 UPDATE_COLLISION, 404 non-public guidance,
  INVALID_AUTH_HEADER hint, 204 delete tolerance).
- Extend CLI surface: get-post, update-post (updated_at collision guard),
  delete-post, create-page, create-tag, posts pagination (--page/--order,
  meta.pagination surfaced), scheduled posting with --published-at guard;
  dry-run now previews method/URL/payload exactly as executed.
- Add 5 cited reference files (auth/basics, content-vs-admin split incl.
  draft-visibility asymmetry, endpoint guide, worked recipes, gotchas).
- Add scripts/test_ghost.py: 28 offline tests incl. fixed-vector JWT
  known-answer checks and jq-executed pipeline-consumability chains.
- Add evals/evals.json (6 cases incl. npm ghost-cli negative probe).
- Rewrite SKILL.md (155-line body) and README in lastfm model.

Co-authored-by: factory-droid[bot] <138933559+factory-droid[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Ghost CMS content management from the terminal

Let your agent browse, draft, publish, and schedule content on a Ghost blog or newsletter site through the Admin API — no web editor required.

Why Install This Skill

Editing a Ghost site usually means clicking through the admin UI. This skill hands your agent direct, scripted control instead:

  • See the whole editorial state — published posts, plus the drafts and scheduled queue that public site feeds never show.
  • Publish programmatically — create posts and pages as drafts, then flip them live after review, with safe collision-checked updates.
  • Schedule content — stage posts to appear at future times.
  • Keep tags tidy — list tags with usage counts, add new ones, drive exports.

It speaks Ghost's exact authentication dialect automatically: your Admin API key (id:secret) becomes a fresh short-lived signed JWT for every command, so there are no tokens to mint, rotate, or paste anywhere.

Not to be confused with Ghost's official npm ghost-cli tool, which installs and operates Ghost servers (ghost install, nginx/SSL setup, upgrades). This skill manages content on an already-running site; that one manages servers.

What You Get

Path Purpose
SKILL.md Command reference: setup, browse/create/publish recipes, gotchas
scripts/ghost CLI tool covering site info, post/page/tag operations, JSON + dry-run modes
scripts/test_ghost.py Offline test suite for the CLI (all network mocked)
references/admin-auth-and-basics.md Full JWT signing walkthrough with auth error signatures
references/content-vs-admin-api.md Content vs Admin API choice guide and draft-visibility trap
references/posts-pages-tags-endpoints.md Endpoint map, pagination loop patterns, error envelope
references/worked-recipes.md Copy-paste workflows: draft→publish, exports, scheduling
references/gotchas-field-guide.md Symptom-first troubleshooting for common failures

Quick Start

export GHOST_URL="https://your-ghost-site.com"
export GHOST_ADMIN_KEY="<RECORD_KEY>"    # Ghost Admin → Integrations → Custom integration

ghost site                # connectivity check
ghost posts --status draft
ghost create-post --title "Hello from the terminal" --html "<p>First!</p>"

Preview any write safely by adding --dry-run before the subcommand.

Triggers

Load this skill when working with Ghost CMS content: listing posts/pages/tags, drafting or publishing blog content, scheduling posts, exporting site content, fixing Ghost API authentication errors, or investigating why drafts don't show up in a Ghost site feed.

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+ with the requests library.
  • A running Ghost 5.x/6.x site where you can create a Custom Integration (Ghost Admin → Settings → Integrations).
  • The integration's Admin API Key exported as GHOST_ADMIN_KEY, plus the site URL as GHOST_URL. Keep the key server-side; it signs mutations and must never ship in client code or CI logs.