Overview
Ghost is a focused publishing and newsletter platform, the closest thing to a WordPress blog plus an email tool without the plugin sprawl. For agentic work the Admin API is what matters: an agent can create and publish posts and fire webhooks that kick off repurposing downstream. There's no official MCP server, so the credible ones are community-built.
Key Features
- ✓Admin API for programmatic publishing (Publisher tier and up)
- ✓Webhooks to trigger downstream automation on publish
- ✓Content API for reading posts on every plan
- ✓Built-in newsletters and paid memberships
- ✓MIT licensed and fully free to self-host
Related tools
Other Web Hosting & Infrastructure tools to consider:
ShortPixel
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Free (100 credits/mo) / $8.33/mo annual
WP Rocket
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$59/year, 1 site
Bluehost
Affordable WordPress hosting with an AI site builder and MCP server
$3.99/mo Starter, 36 months; renews $9.99/mo
Cloudways
Managed cloud hosting for WordPress on DigitalOcean, AWS and Google Cloud
$11/mo on DigitalOcean, billed hourly
WP Engine
Premium managed WordPress hosting with headless CMS and MCP support
$28/mo billed annually (first year), $35 monthly