# Ghost MCP Setup Process Documentation

## Phase 0 Research & Setup Progress

### Current Status
- ✅ Ghost instance running at http://localhost:2368
- ✅ Ghost admin accessible at http://localhost:2368/ghost
- ✅ MySQL database healthy and connected
- ✅ Ghost initialized with default site (title: "Ghost")
- 🔄 Admin account setup (requires completion)
- ⏳ API key generation (pending admin setup)

### Research Findings
- Ghost API is responding correctly
- Admin API requires authentication (expected behavior)
- Site is initialized but admin access needed for API keys

### Setup Steps

#### 1. Ghost Admin Account Creation
**URL**: http://localhost:2368/ghost
**Status**: Needs completion

**Steps:**
1. Navigate to http://localhost:2368/ghost
2. Complete the Ghost setup wizard:
   - Create admin account (email, password, site title)
   - Complete site configuration
3. Access admin dashboard

#### 2. API Key Generation Process
**Status**: Pending admin account creation

**Steps:**
1. In Ghost Admin, navigate to Settings → Integrations
2. Click "Add custom integration"
3. Create integration named "Ghost MCP Development"
4. Copy both API keys:
   - **Content API Key**: For read-only operations
   - **Admin API Key**: For read/write operations

#### 3. API Key Testing
**Status**: Pending API key generation

**Tests to perform:**
1. Test Content API with key
2. Test Admin API authentication
3. Document authentication flows

### Next Steps
1. Complete Ghost admin setup
2. Generate and test API keys
3. Begin API research and documentation

### Research Documentation Structure
```
contracts/
├── setup-process.md          # This file
├── admin-api-auth.md         # JWT authentication research
├── content-api-auth.md       # Content API authentication
├── error-responses.md        # Error response catalog
├── ghost-filtering.md        # Filtering syntax research
├── content-formats.md        # Content format requirements
├── api-endpoints.md          # Complete endpoint catalog
└── rate-limits.md           # Rate limiting behavior
```