diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 753faad..f64f0b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ These now describe the current request-scoped site only.
 - `find_content_by_url`
 - `get_content_by_slug`
 
-Content read tools support `fields: ["acf"]` and `acf_format` for focused ACF reads. Content create/update tools support a nested `acf` object for ACF/ACF Pro writes.
+Content read tools support `fields: ["acf"]` and `acf_format` for focused ACF reads. Content create/update tools support a nested `acf` object for ACF/ACF Pro writes. `create_content` defaults `content` to an empty string, so ACF-driven posts can be created with `title` plus `acf` without inventing a classic editor body.
 
 ### Taxonomies
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 890213c..acabca4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@missionsquad/mcp-wordpress",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "description": "A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with WordPress.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./build/server.js",
diff --git a/src/tools/unified-content.ts b/src/tools/unified-content.ts
index e3e11c3..842768a 100644
--- a/src/tools/unified-content.ts
+++ b/src/tools/unified-content.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const getContentSchema = z.object({
 const createContentSchema = z.object({
   content_type: z.string().describe("The content type slug"),
   title: z.string().describe("Content title"),
-  content: z.string().describe("Content body"),
+  content: z.string().optional().default('').describe("Content body. Optional for ACF-driven content; defaults to an empty string."),
   status: z.string().optional().default('draft').describe("Content status"),
   excerpt: z.string().optional().describe("Content excerpt"),
   slug: z.string().optional().describe("Content slug"),
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export const unifiedContentTools: Tool[] = [
   },
   {
     name: "create_content",
-    description: "Creates new content of any type. To set ACF/ACF Pro fields, pass them under the nested acf object after verifying unknown fields with get_acf_schema.",
+    description: "Creates new content of any type. The content body is optional and defaults to an empty string, which is useful for ACF-driven posts. To set ACF/ACF Pro fields, pass them under the nested acf object after verifying unknown fields with get_acf_schema.",
     inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: createContentSchema.shape }
   },
   {