Blog Publisher MCP server

This MCP server provides an automated workflow for publishing Obsidian markdown articles to a blog hosted on GitHub. It handles file copying, image processing, and GitHub repository updates when triggered with a simple "blog+article name" command.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before setting up the MCP server, ensure you have:

• A functioning Obsidian vault with markdown articles
• Git installed and configured on your system
• A GitHub repository for your blog
• Python 3.6 or higher

Setup Steps

1. Clone the MCP server repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/mcp-blog-server.git
   cd mcp-blog-server
   

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Configure your paths by editing the config.json file:

   {
     "obsidian_dir": "I:\\B-1 笔记\\Android\\Android",
     "blog_dir": "I:\\B-MioBlogSites\\_Android",
     "attachments_dir": "I:\\B-1 笔记\\Android\\Android\\z. attachments",
     "images_dir": "I:\\B-MioBlogSites\\assets\\images",
     "github_repo_path": "I:\\B-MioBlogSites"
   }
   

4. Start the MCP server:

   python server.py
   

Usage

Basic Commands

To publish a blog post, use the following format:

blog+article_name

For example, if you have a markdown file named android_performance.md in your Obsidian vault, you would type:

blog+android_performance

How It Works

When you run the command, the server will:

1. Find the markdown file in your Obsidian directory
2. Copy it to your blog directory
3. Scan for image links in the markdown content
4. Copy referenced images to the blog's image directory
5. Update image paths in the markdown file
6. Commit and push changes to GitHub

Advanced Configuration

Custom Blog Destination

By default, files are copied to I:\B-MioBlogSites\_Android. To specify a different destination folder, use:

blog+article_name:destination_folder

For example:

blog+flutter_widgets:_Flutter

Image Processing Options

To control how images are processed, edit the image_options section in config.json:

"image_options": {
  "copy_attachments": true,
  "update_paths": true,
  "path_format": "/assets/images/{filename}"
}

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with the server:

• Verify that all paths in config.json are correct and accessible
• Ensure you have write permissions to all directories
• Check that your GitHub repository is properly configured with credentials
• Examine the server logs for error messages

For permission errors on Windows, you may need to run the server with administrator privileges.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "blog-publisher" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","blog-publisher-mcp-server"],"timeout":60000}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "blog-publisher": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "blog-publisher-mcp-server"
            ],
            "timeout": 60000
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "blog-publisher": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "blog-publisher-mcp-server"
            ],
            "timeout": 60000
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect