MCP server
WordPress MCP server
The official WordPress MCP Adapter lets AI discover and run WordPress abilities that plugins and sites expose, with WordPress permissions.
- Official server
- Productivity
At a glance
- Maintained by
- WordPress project (WordPress/mcp-adapter) with Automattic (mcp-wordpress-remote proxy)
- Tools exposed
- 3 listed below
- Reviewed
- September 24, 2026
Why it matters
What it does and why it matters
WordPress runs a large share of the web, including many business websites and online stores. The WordPress project's MCP Adapter connects WordPress to AI assistants through the Abilities API: plugins and themes register abilities, such as "create a draft post" or "list products", and the adapter exposes them through three tools for discovering, describing and running those abilities.
That design means what an assistant can do depends on the abilities your site offers, and every action runs under normal WordPress permissions.
The older Automattic WordPress MCP plugin is deprecated in favor of the adapter. WordPress.com sites have MCP built in. For self-hosted sites, a small proxy connects Claude to the adapter. We connect with an application password for a user with an editor role, not an administrator, and keep publishing behind review.
Use cases
Best business use cases
Content audits
Store tasks
Media tasks
Site checks
Tools
Available tools
Tool names as published by the maintainer at review time. Versions change, so check the repository for the current list.
Read and write: Depends on the abilities the site exposes (abilities are private by default); can read and write content when enabled.
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mcp-adapter-discover-abilitiesList the site abilities exposed to MCP.
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mcp-adapter-get-ability-infoGet details and input schema for one ability.
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mcp-adapter-execute-abilityRun an ability on the site.
Workflows
Example workflows
Draft a blog post
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1
Share an outline.
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2
The assistant discovers the post abilities.
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3
It creates a draft post.
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4
An editor reviews and edits it.
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5
The editor publishes.
Find pages to refresh
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1
Ask for pages not updated in a year.
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2
The assistant runs the listing ability.
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3
It returns pages with dates.
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It suggests which to refresh first.
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5
The team plans updates.
Prompts
Example prompts
“List the abilities this site exposes.”
“Create a draft post from this outline, but do not publish it.”
“Which pages have not been updated in over a year?”
Setup
Installation and configuration
Examples for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Replace the placeholder values with your own keys, and store secrets outside version control.
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote"
],
"env": {
"WP_API_URL": "https://your-wordpress-site.com/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server",
"WP_API_USERNAME": "your-username",
"WP_API_PASSWORD": "your-application-password",
"OAUTH_ENABLED": "false"
}
}
}
}Claude Code: terminal
claude mcp add wordpress -e WP_API_URL=https://your-wordpress-site.com/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server -- npx -y @automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote- Hosted server: https://your-wordpress-site.com/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server (self-hosted site with the MCP Adapter plugin).
- Local server: npm: @automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote (proxy to the site); WP-CLI over stdio also supported.
- Needs: OAuth 2.1 (default) or WordPress username plus Application Password. Custom headers via CUSTOM_HEADERS..
Security
Security considerations
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Editor, not admin
Connect with a user whose role fits the task.
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Application passwords
Use a dedicated application password you can revoke.
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Review before publishing
Keep publishing behind human review.
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Plugin abilities
Check which abilities plugins expose before connecting.
Related servers
Servers that pair well with it
WooCommerce
WooCommerce's official MCP support, in preview, exposes store abilities for products and orders through the WordPress MCP Adapter.
MySQL
A community MCP server that lets AI run SQL against MySQL, read-only by default, with insert, update and delete each switched on separately.
Canva
Canva's official MCP server lets AI search, create, resize, export and comment on designs, upload assets and use brand kits.
Keep exploring
Solutions and services that use it
Related services
View all related services- MCP integration Connect AI assistants to your CRM, files, databases and tools through Model Context Protocol servers, with safe permissions.
- WordPress development Custom WordPress themes, plugins and cleanups for teams who want to keep editing content themselves.
- Ecommerce websites Online stores with clean product catalogs, simple checkout and the integrations that keep orders moving.
- App store launch Store listings, review requirements, test builds and release management for the App Store and Google Play.
- Third-party integrations Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, accounting, shipping and marketing tools connected to your own software.
- AI-Powered Web Development Business websites, customer portals, dashboards and web applications that load fast, rank well and are easy to change.
Solutions
View all solutions- AI-assisted content workflows Briefs, first drafts, edits and repurposing in a workflow where people set the angle and approve every word.
- Scheduling and drafting automation Turn one piece of content into posts for each channel, schedule them and track results, with approval before anything goes out.
Industries
View all industriesGuides and articles
View all guides and articles- WordPress vs a custom website How WordPress and custom-built websites compare on cost, speed, flexibility, security and upkeep.
- Website redesign checklist A step-by-step checklist for redesigning a website without losing search traffic, content or leads.
- SEO basics for new websites The technical and content basics every new website needs to be found in search, in the order to do them.
AI models
View all ai models- Image and video Models that generate or edit images and video from text and reference images.
- Nano Banana (Gemini image) Google's Gemini-native image generation and editing models, known as Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, which replace Imagen in the Gemini API.
- Veo 3.1 Google's video generation model, creating short video with native audio from text and images. Available as a preview, with fast and lite versions.
- Stable Diffusion 3.5 Stability AI's open-weight image models, in Large, Medium and Flash versions, which can be self-hosted or used through the Stability API.
- FLUX.2 Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 image models: API-only Pro, Flex and Max versions, plus open-weight Dev and Klein versions under different licenses.
- Midjourney V8 Midjourney's image generation service, known for its visual style. V8.1 is the default since June 2026 and V8.2 followed in July. There is no public developer API.
Glossary terms
View all glossary terms- SEO SEO, or search engine optimization, is the work of making a website easy for search engines to understand and useful enough to rank for the searches your customers make.
- API integration An API integration connects two or more systems through their APIs so data and actions flow between them automatically.
- Headless CMS A headless CMS is a content management system that stores and edits content but delivers it through an API, leaving the design to a separate frontend.
- Model Context Protocol The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data in a consistent way.
FAQ
Questions people ask us
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Yes. It is maintained by the WordPress project.
The adapter discovers and runs abilities that your site and plugins register, so actions come from those abilities.
It is deprecated in favor of the MCP Adapter.