Does WordPress have an MCP server?
WordPress maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Local server
- Repository
- WordPress/mcp-adapter
- Maintainer
- WordPress
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Language
- PHP
- Stars
- 1.6k
- Last commit
- today
An MCP adapter that bridges the Abilities API to the Model Context Protocol, enabling MCP clients to discover and invoke WordPress plugin, theme, and core abilities programmatically.
Project site: make.wordpress.org
An MCP adapter that bridges the Abilities API to the Model Context Protocol, enabling MCP clients to discover and invoke WordPress plugin, theme, and core abilities programmatically.
Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add wordpress -- npx -y <package-from-readme>Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add the server to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"wordpress": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does WordPress have an official MCP server?
Yes. WordPress maintains an official MCP server. The source lives at WordPress/mcp-adapter on GitHub.
How do I connect WordPress to Claude?
Run the server locally and register it in Claude's MCP config. In Claude Code that's a single "claude mcp add" command; in Claude Desktop you add it to claude_desktop_config.json.
How is this verdict verified?
Verified by matching the WordPress organization against its GitHub presence and cross-checking published MCP server lists. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
Verdict derived by matching the WordPress organization against its GitHub presence and cross-checking against published MCP server lists.
- github data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours
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