wordpress-mcp

Lightweight WordPress MCP server for site management. 158 tools with token-optimized responses — REST API responses automatically slimmed from kilobytes to essentials.

v2.1: Now includes Pro modules for ACF and WooCommerce via wp-pilot-pro.

v2.0: Extended tools for the cvrt-mcp-endpoints plugin — install plugins/themes from WordPress.org, database management, full widget/menu control, and more.

Why This Server?

WordPress REST API returns extremely verbose JSON (~5-10KB per post). This server strips it down:

Response	Before	After	Reduction
wp_list_posts (10 posts)	~50KB	~2KB	96%
wp_get_post	~5KB	~200 bytes	96%
wp_list_plugins	~15KB	~800 bytes	95%

Less tokens = faster responses, lower costs, more context for your AI.

Installation

npm install -g @cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp

Or run directly:

npx @cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp

Configuration

Claude Code CLI

claude mcp add wordpress \
  -e WORDPRESS_SITE_URL=https://example.com \
  -e WORDPRESS_USERNAME=admin \
  -e WORDPRESS_PASSWORD="xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx" \
  -- npx @cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp

Claude Desktop / Manual

Add to your MCP config (~/.claude.json or Claude Desktop settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WORDPRESS_SITE_URL": "https://example.com",
        "WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "admin",
        "WORDPRESS_PASSWORD": "xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

From Source

git clone https://github.com/cvrt-jh/wordpress-mcp.git
cd wordpress-mcp
npm install && npm run build

Authentication

Uses Application Passwords (WordPress 5.6+):

1. Go to Users → Profile in WordPress admin
2. Scroll to Application Passwords
3. Create new password for "Claude MCP"
4. Use the generated password (keep the spaces)

Response Slimming

All responses are automatically trimmed. Example:

wp_get_post — from ~5KB to ~200 bytes:

// Before (WordPress REST API raw)
{"id":123,"date":"2026-01-15T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:30:00",
"guid":{"rendered":"https://example.com/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:00:00",
"modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:00:00","slug":"my-post","status":"publish",
"type":"post","link":"https://example.com/my-post/","title":{"rendered":"My Post"},
"content":{"rendered":"<p>Full content...</p>","protected":false},
"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excerpt...</p>","protected":false},
"author":1,"featured_media":456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open",
"sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},
"categories":[1,5],"tags":[10,20],"class_list":["post-123","type-post",...],
"_links":{"self":[...],"collection":[...],"about":[...],...}}

// After (slimmed)
{"id":123,"title":"My Post","slug":"my-post","status":"publish",
"date":"2026-01-15T10:30:00","modified":"2026-01-20T14:00:00",
"link":"https://example.com/my-post/","excerpt":"Excerpt...",
"author":1,"categories":[1,5],"tags":[10,20],"featured_media":456}

What gets stripped:

Field	Where	Why
guid, _links	everywhere	Internal WordPress data
content.rendered	lists	Only included when explicitly requested
meta, class_list	posts/pages	Theme/plugin metadata
ping_status, comment_status	posts	Rarely needed
template, format, sticky	posts	Theme-specific
HTML tags	excerpts	Clean text output
Pretty-print JSON	all	Compact single-line output

Tools (158)

Standard WordPress REST API (42 tools)

These work with any WordPress site:

Site (4)

• wp_site_info - Get site name, description, URL
• wp_get_settings - Get site settings
• wp_update_settings - Update site settings
• wp_get_namespaces - List REST API namespaces

Posts (6)

• wp_list_posts - List posts with filters
• wp_get_post - Get single post
• wp_create_post - Create post
• wp_update_post - Update post
• wp_delete_post - Delete post
• wp_search_posts - Search posts

Pages (5)

• wp_list_pages - List pages
• wp_get_page - Get single page
• wp_create_page - Create page
• wp_update_page - Update page
• wp_delete_page - Delete page

Users (6)

• wp_list_users - List users
• wp_me - Get current user
• wp_get_user - Get user by ID
• wp_create_user - Create user
• wp_update_user - Update user
• wp_delete_user - Delete user

Plugins (5)

• wp_list_plugins - List plugins
• wp_get_plugin - Get plugin details
• wp_activate_plugin - Activate plugin
• wp_deactivate_plugin - Deactivate plugin
• wp_delete_plugin - Delete plugin

Themes (4)

• wp_list_themes - List themes
• wp_get_active_theme - Get active theme
• wp_get_theme - Get theme details
• wp_activate_theme - Switch themes

Media (4)

• wp_list_media - List media library
• wp_get_media - Get media item
• wp_update_media - Update media metadata
• wp_delete_media - Delete media

Categories & Tags (8)

• wp_list_categories - List categories
• wp_create_category - Create category
• wp_update_category - Update category
• wp_delete_category - Delete category
• wp_list_tags - List tags
• wp_create_tag - Create tag
• wp_update_tag - Update tag
• wp_delete_tag - Delete tag

Comments (6)

• wp_list_comments - List comments
• wp_get_comment - Get comment
• wp_create_comment - Create comment
• wp_update_comment - Update/moderate comment
• wp_delete_comment - Delete comment
• wp_moderate_comments - Batch moderate

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Extended Tools (43 tools) — Requires cvrt-mcp-endpoints plugin

These require the cvrt-mcp-endpoints WordPress plugin to be installed and activated.

Plugin Management (4)

• mcp_search_plugins - Search WordPress.org plugins
• mcp_install_plugin - Install plugin from WordPress.org
• mcp_update_plugin - Update single plugin
• mcp_update_all_plugins - Update all plugins

Theme Management (5)

• mcp_search_themes - Search WordPress.org themes
• mcp_install_theme - Install theme from WordPress.org
• mcp_update_theme - Update single theme
• mcp_update_all_themes - Update all themes
• mcp_delete_theme - Delete inactive theme

Core Management (6)

• mcp_get_version - Get WordPress version info
• mcp_get_system_info - Get comprehensive system info
• mcp_check_updates - Check for all updates
• mcp_update_core - Update WordPress core
• mcp_flush_rewrite - Flush rewrite rules
• mcp_flush_cache - Clear all caches

Database Management (5)

• mcp_get_tables - List tables with sizes
• mcp_search_replace - Search/replace in database
• mcp_optimize_tables - Optimize all tables
• mcp_clean_revisions - Delete old revisions
• mcp_clean_comments - Delete spam/trash comments

Options Management (5)

• mcp_list_options - List options with prefix filter
• mcp_get_option - Get single option
• mcp_set_option - Create/update option
• mcp_delete_option - Delete option
• mcp_bulk_get_options - Get multiple options

Menu Management (8)

• mcp_list_menus - List navigation menus
• mcp_get_menu_locations - Get theme locations
• mcp_get_menu - Get menu with items
• mcp_create_menu - Create menu
• mcp_delete_menu - Delete menu
• mcp_add_menu_item - Add menu item
• mcp_delete_menu_item - Delete menu item
• mcp_assign_menu_location - Assign menu to location

Widget Management (8)

• mcp_list_sidebars - List all sidebars
• mcp_get_sidebar_widgets - Get sidebar widgets
• mcp_list_widget_types - List widget types
• mcp_get_widget - Get widget details
• mcp_add_widget - Add widget to sidebar
• mcp_update_widget - Update widget settings
• mcp_delete_widget - Remove widget
• mcp_move_widget - Move widget to sidebar

Health & Diagnostics (6)

• mcp_get_health - Site health score
• mcp_get_debug_info - Debug information
• mcp_get_php_info - PHP configuration
• mcp_get_plugins_health - Plugin health/updates
• mcp_get_cron_status - Cron jobs status
• mcp_run_cron - Run cron hook manually

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ACF Module (31 tools) — Requires wp-pilot-pro + ACF

Requires wp-pilot-pro and Advanced Custom Fields.

Field Groups (4)

• acf_list_field_groups - List all field groups
• acf_get_field_group - Get field group with schema
• acf_export_field_groups - Export as JSON
• acf_import_field_groups - Import from JSON

Post Fields (4)

• acf_get_post_fields - Get all fields for post
• acf_update_post_fields - Update multiple fields
• acf_get_post_field - Get single field value
• acf_update_post_field - Update single field

Term & User Fields (4)

• acf_get_term_fields - Get term ACF fields
• acf_update_term_fields - Update term fields
• acf_get_user_fields - Get user ACF fields
• acf_update_user_fields - Update user fields

Options Pages (3)

• acf_list_options_pages - List options pages
• acf_get_options_fields - Get options page fields
• acf_update_options_fields - Update options fields

Repeater Fields (5)

• acf_get_repeater - Get repeater rows
• acf_add_repeater_row - Add row
• acf_update_repeater_row - Update row
• acf_delete_repeater_row - Delete row
• acf_reorder_repeater - Reorder rows

Flexible Content (5)

• acf_get_flexible - Get layouts
• acf_add_flexible_layout - Add layout
• acf_update_flexible_layout - Update layout
• acf_delete_flexible_layout - Delete layout
• acf_reorder_flexible - Reorder layouts

Relationship Fields (4)

• acf_get_relationship - Get related posts
• acf_set_relationship - Set related posts
• acf_add_to_relationship - Add posts
• acf_remove_from_relationship - Remove posts

Utility (2)

• acf_get_clone_references - Get clone field refs
• acf_get_field_object - Get field schema

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WooCommerce Module (42 tools) — Requires wp-pilot-pro + WooCommerce

Requires wp-pilot-pro and WooCommerce.

Products (5)

• woo_list_products - List products with filters
• woo_get_product - Get product details
• woo_create_product - Create product
• woo_update_product - Update product
• woo_delete_product - Delete product

Variations (4)

• woo_list_variations - List product variations
• woo_create_variation - Create variation
• woo_update_variation - Update variation
• woo_delete_variation - Delete variation

Attributes (4)

• woo_list_attributes - List attributes
• woo_list_attribute_terms - List attribute terms
• woo_create_attribute - Create attribute
• woo_create_attribute_term - Create term

Categories & Tags (5)

• woo_list_categories - List product categories
• woo_create_category - Create category
• woo_update_category - Update category
• woo_delete_category - Delete category
• woo_list_tags - List product tags

Orders (5)

• woo_list_orders - List orders
• woo_get_order - Get order details
• woo_update_order_status - Update status
• woo_add_order_note - Add note
• woo_get_order_notes - Get notes

Customers (5)

• woo_list_customers - List customers
• woo_get_customer - Get customer
• woo_create_customer - Create customer
• woo_update_customer - Update customer
• woo_get_customer_orders - Get order history

Coupons (5)

• woo_list_coupons - List coupons
• woo_get_coupon - Get coupon
• woo_create_coupon - Create coupon
• woo_update_coupon - Update coupon
• woo_delete_coupon - Delete coupon

Reports (3)

• woo_sales_report - Sales report
• woo_top_sellers - Top selling products
• woo_stock_report - Stock status report

Product Meta & Inventory (3)

• woo_get_product_meta - Get product meta
• woo_update_product_meta - Update product meta
• woo_bulk_update_stock - Bulk stock update

Architecture

src/
  index.ts          # Entry: McpServer + StdioServerTransport
  client.ts         # WordPress REST API client (Basic Auth)
  types.ts          # Shared Zod schemas + jsonResult helper
  slim.ts           # Response slimming transformers
  tools/
    # Standard WP REST API (wp/v2)
    site.ts         # 4 tools
    posts.ts        # 6 tools
    pages.ts        # 5 tools
    users.ts        # 6 tools
    plugins.ts      # 5 tools
    themes.ts       # 4 tools
    media.ts        # 4 tools
    taxonomies.ts   # 8 tools (categories + tags)
    comments.ts     # 6 tools
    # Extended (mcp/v1) - requires cvrt-mcp-endpoints plugin
    mcp-plugins.ts  # 4 tools - install from WordPress.org
    mcp-themes.ts   # 5 tools - install from WordPress.org
    mcp-core.ts     # 6 tools - updates, cache flush
    mcp-database.ts # 5 tools - search-replace, optimize
    mcp-options.ts  # 5 tools - full options CRUD
    mcp-menus.ts    # 8 tools - navigation menus
    mcp-widgets.ts  # 8 tools - sidebar widgets
    mcp-health.ts   # 6 tools - diagnostics, cron
    # Pro modules (mcp/v1) - requires wp-pilot-pro
    mcp-acf.ts      # 31 tools - ACF integration
    mcp-woo.ts      # 42 tools - WooCommerce

Multi-Site Support

For managing multiple WordPress sites, run separate MCP instances:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress-site1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WORDPRESS_SITE_URL": "https://site1.com",
        "WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "admin",
        "WORDPRESS_PASSWORD": "xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx"
      }
    },
    "wordpress-site2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@cavort-it-systems/wordpress-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WORDPRESS_SITE_URL": "https://site2.com",
        "WORDPRESS_USERNAME": "admin",
        "WORDPRESS_PASSWORD": "yyyy yyyy yyyy yyyy"
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT