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+):

Go to Users → Profile in WordPress admin
Scroll to Application Passwords
Create new password for "Claude MCP"
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

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

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

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

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

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CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
REGISTRY-SUBMISSIONS.md		REGISTRY-SUBMISSIONS.md
package-lock.json		package-lock.json
package.json		package.json
pnpm-lock.yaml		pnpm-lock.yaml
server.json		server.json
standards-todo.md		standards-todo.md
tsconfig.json		tsconfig.json

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wordpress-mcp

Why This Server?

Installation

Configuration

Claude Code CLI

Claude Desktop / Manual

From Source

Authentication

Response Slimming

Tools (158)

Standard WordPress REST API (42 tools)

Site (4)

Posts (6)

Pages (5)

Users (6)

Plugins (5)

Themes (4)

Media (4)

Categories & Tags (8)

Comments (6)

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

Plugin Management (4)

Theme Management (5)

Core Management (6)

Database Management (5)

Options Management (5)

Menu Management (8)

Widget Management (8)

Health & Diagnostics (6)

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

Field Groups (4)

Post Fields (4)

Term & User Fields (4)

Options Pages (3)

Repeater Fields (5)

Flexible Content (5)

Relationship Fields (4)

Utility (2)

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

Products (5)

Variations (4)

Attributes (4)

Categories & Tags (5)

Orders (5)

Customers (5)

Coupons (5)

Reports (3)

Product Meta & Inventory (3)

Architecture

Multi-Site Support

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