# ghost

Gives your agent working knowledge of Ghost CMS theme development: Handlebars templates, partials, Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js wiring, image and SEO work.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 828 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/ghost/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ghost

## What it does

The skill loads Ghost theme conventions into the agent's context. It covers the usual file layout — `default.hbs`, `index.hbs`, `post.hbs`, `tag.hbs`, `error.hbs` and a `partials/` folder — and walks through the helpers you actually reach for: `{{#foreach}}`, `{{#get}}`, `{{#is}}`, `{{#has}}`, `{{img_url}}`, `{{reading_time}}`, `{{ghost_head}}`, `{{ghost_foot}}`.

There are sections on Tailwind CSS with `content: ['./**/*.hbs']`, pulling the site accent colour from `{{@site.accent_color}}`, an Alpine.js toggle menu, and gating content by membership tier through `@member` and `@member.paid`. Responsive images get a `srcset` and `sizes` example, plus `application/ld+json` for the blog and a `package.json` with `engines.ghost`.

Testing is listed as a step: validate the theme with gscan. Worth taking seriously — a theme that skips gscan can fail validation when you upload it to Ghost, so run it before you ship rather than after.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill ghost -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ghost/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ghost/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill ghost -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ghost/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill ghost -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ghost/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills ghost
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ghost/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill ghost -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path ghost
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ghost/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill ghost -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/ghost/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a Ghost theme with layouts and partials
- loop posts with pagination using Handlebars helpers
- wire Tailwind CSS into `.hbs` templates
- serve responsive images with `srcset` and lazy loading
- gate content for paid versus free members

## Example prompts
- Scaffold a Ghost theme: default.hbs, index.hbs, post.hbs and a post-card partial
- Add an Alpine.js nav toggle and set up Tailwind with content pointing at all .hbs files
- Pull the three latest posts tagged featured using the get helper

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---
name: ghost
description: Ghost CMS theme development with Handlebars templating, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS, and performance optimization
metadata:
  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Ghost CMS Theme Development

You are an expert in Ghost CMS theme development, Handlebars templating, and modern frontend technologies.

## Core Principles

- Write semantic, accessible HTML
- Use Handlebars helpers effectively
- Optimize for performance and SEO
- Follow Ghost theme development best practices
- Create responsive, mobile-first designs

## Project Structure

```
theme/
├── assets/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── screen.css
│   ├── js/
│   │   └── main.js
│   └── images/
├── partials/
│   ├── header.hbs
│   ├── footer.hbs
│   └── post-card.hbs
├── default.hbs
├── index.hbs
├── post.hbs
├── page.hbs
├── tag.hbs
├── author.hbs
├── error.hbs
└── package.json
```

## Handlebars Templating

### Basic Template Structure

```handlebars
{{!< default}}

<main class="site-content">
  {{#foreach posts}}
    {{> post-card}}
  {{/foreach}}

  {{pagination}}
</main>
```

### Default Layout (default.hbs)

```handlebars
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{@site.locale}}">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>{{meta_title}}</title>

  {{ghost_head}}

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{asset "css/screen.css"}}">
</head>
<body class="{{body_class}}">

  {{> header}}

  {{{body}}}

  {{> footer}}

  {{ghost_foot}}

  <script src="{{asset "js/main.js"}}"></script>
</body>
</html>
```

### Partials

```handlebars
{{!-- partials/post-card.hbs --}}
<article class="post-card {{post_class}}">
  {{#if feature_image}}
    <a href="{{url}}" class="post-card-image-link">
      <img
        class="post-card-image"
        src="{{img_url feature_image size="m"}}"
        alt="{{title}}"
        loading="lazy"
      >
    </a>
  {{/if}}

  <div class="post-card-content">
    <h2 class="post-card-title">
      <a href="{{url}}">{{title}}</a>
    </h2>

    {{#if excerpt}}
      <p class="post-card-excerpt">{{excerpt words="30"}}</p>
    {{/if}}

    <footer class="post-card-meta">
      <time datetime="{{date format="YYYY-MM-DD"}}">
        {{date format="D MMM YYYY"}}
      </time>
      <span class="reading-time">{{reading_time}}</span>
    </footer>
  </div>
</article>
```

## Ghost Helpers

### Content Helpers

```handlebars
{{!-- Post content --}}
{{content}}

{{!-- Excerpt with word limit --}}
{{excerpt words="50"}}

{{!-- Reading time --}}
{{reading_time}}

{{!-- Featured image with responsive sizes --}}
{{img_url feature_image size="l"}}

{{!-- Date formatting --}}
{{date format="MMMM D, YYYY"}}
```

### Conditional Helpers

```handlebars
{{#is "home"}}
  {{!-- Home page content --}}
{{/is}}

{{#is "post"}}
  {{!-- Single post content --}}
{{/is}}
````
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