Building a GitHub Pages Tech Blog with AI - Complete Series Guide

🎯 Series Overview

Goal: Build professional tech blog from start to finish using Claude Desktop MCP Features: Complete blog system through AI conversation without copy/paste Deliverable: Production-level blog with SEO optimization, comment system, dark mode, and multilingual support

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    A[Part 1: Blog Creation] --> B[Part 2: Post Automation]
    B --> C[Part 3: Comment System]
    C --> D[Part 4: Dark Mode]
    D --> E[Part 5: Multilingual Support]
    
    F[MCP Basic Setup] --> A
    E --> G[Complete Global Blog]
    
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📚 Series Composition

Part 1: Creating Jekyll Blog Locally with Claude Desktop MCP

Core Content: Revolutionary value of MCP and complete Jekyll blog auto-generation

MCP (Model Context Protocol) introduction and setup
Game-changing experience of direct local filesystem access
Complete Jekyll project structure generation at once
GitHub Pages deployment setup automation

Time Savings: Manual setup 2 hours → MCP 10 minutes (92% reduction)

Key Achievements:

# Complete project generated with single conversation
realcoding.github.io/
├── _config.yml          # ✅ Jekyll configuration
├── _layouts/            # ✅ Custom layouts
├── _includes/           # ✅ Reusable components
├── assets/             # ✅ CSS/JS/images
└── GitHub Actions      # ✅ Auto deployment

Part 2: Complete Automation of SEO-Optimized Tech Posting with MCP

Core Content: Auto-generate complete tech posts from just presenting ideas

Smart prompt design and template systems
SEO metadata automatic optimization
Practical code examples and automatic image generation
Consistent posting quality assurance system

Time Savings: Manual writing 3 hours → MCP 20 minutes (87% reduction)

Auto-generated Elements:

✅ SEO-optimized titles and meta descriptions
✅ Structured content and code examples
✅ Related image auto-generation
✅ Appropriate category/tag auto-classification

Part 3: Setting up Giscus Comment System in 5 Minutes with MCP

Core Content: Complete automatic setup of GitHub Issues-based comment system

Comparative analysis of Giscus vs other comment systems
GitHub Issues integration auto-setup
Jekyll layout automatic integration
Responsive comment UI customization

Time Savings: Manual setup 30 minutes → MCP 5 minutes (83% reduction)

Implementation Result:

<!-- Auto-generated comment system -->
<script src="https://giscus.app/client.js"
        data-repo="username/blog-repo"
        data-repo-id="[AUTO_GENERATED_ID]"
        data-category="General"
        data-category-id="[AUTO_GENERATED_ID]"
        data-mapping="pathname"
        crossorigin="anonymous"
        async>
</script>

Part 4: Perfect Implementation of Dark/Light Mode with MCP

Core Content: Complete theme system from CSS variables to comment synchronization

CSS Custom Properties-based theme architecture
System preference auto-detection and localStorage integration
Smooth transition animations with accessibility considerations
Giscus comment theme real-time synchronization

Implementation Complexity: High → Completely resolved with MCP

Core Features:

// Auto-generated theme management system
const theme = localStorage.getItem('theme') || 
  (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 'dark' : 'light');

Part 5: Completing Jekyll Multilingual Blog with MCP

Core Content: Complete multilingual system construction for global accessibility

GitHub Pages compatible custom multilingual solution
Language-specific URL routing system (/, /en/, /ja/)
hreflang SEO optimization automatic application
Dynamic language switching UI and translation management system

Final Achievement: Global blog supporting Korean/English/Japanese completed

🚀 Core Value of the Series

1. Paradigm Shift: AI Collaborative Development

Before: Humans learn and adapt to tools
MCP: Tools understand human intentions and auto-execute

2. Overwhelming Efficiency

Total Time: Manual implementation 20-30 hours → MCP 1-2 hours
Time Savings: 94%
Learning Curve: 95% reduction
Code Quality: Expert-level consistency maintained

3. Complete Integration System

Each part is independent yet perfectly integrated:

Basic blog structure → Content automation → Social features → UX enhancement → Global expansion

📋 Series Usage Guide

Recommended Learning Order

1. Sequential Learning (Recommended): Follow all parts in order to build complete blog

2. Selective Learning:

Basic blog only: Part 1
Content-focused: Parts 1-2
Community features: Parts 1-3
Complete user experience: Parts 1-4
Global blog: Complete series

Required Prerequisites

Essential:

GitHub account and basic Git usage
Claude Desktop installation and MCP setup

Recommended:

Basic understanding of Jekyll/Markdown
Web development fundamentals (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

Not Required:

Complex Jekyll configuration knowledge
Advanced web development skills
Server management experience

🎯 What You’ll Gain After Completing the Series

Technical Achievements

✅ Production-level tech blog
✅ Master MCP-based automation workflows
✅ Apply modern web development best practices
✅ Implement SEO optimization and global accessibility

Practical Value

✅ Professional platform for personal branding
✅ Tech knowledge sharing and community building
✅ Enhanced portfolio quality
✅ AI tool utilization expertise

🎉 Getting Started

If you’re ready, start with Part 1: Creating Jekyll Blog Locally with Claude Desktop MCP!

Each part consists of about 10-15 minutes of hands-on time, and you can complete the entire series within a day.

📚 Complete Series List:

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