WordPress.com MCP Server: Setup for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Codex

• Reads, writes and deletes posts, pages, media and comments

  One tool for posts, pages, comments, media, categories, tags, block patterns and content search, including block-level edits to a single section. New posts and pages start as drafts. Deletes move items to trash for 30 days, except media, categories, tags and terms, which are permanent.

  Try: “Write a draft post about our spring sale and add it to my blog.”

  Delete · wpcom-mcp-content-authoring

• Reads your theme colors, fonts and allowed blocks

  Read-only companion to the content tool. It returns the active theme, color and font presets, applied styles and the block types the site allows, so new content matches your design.

  Try: “What colors and fonts does my site theme use?”

  Network · wpcom-mcp-site-editor-context

• Manages site settings, stats, backups and scans

  Covers site settings, statistics, plugins, collaborators, activity log, themes, backups, security scans and Jetpack module settings.

  Try: “Show the activity log for my site from the last week.”

  Write · wpcom-mcp-site

• Edits templates, menus, widgets and global styles

  Reads and changes templates, template parts, navigation, classic menus and widgets, global styles and installed themes. It reads the current state first and every write needs your confirmation.

  Try: “Add an About link to my main navigation menu.”

  Delete · wpcom-mcp-site-editing

• Searches, installs, updates and removes plugins

  Searches the plugin catalog and installs, uploads, activates, deactivates, updates and uninstalls plugins on a site. Your plan must include plugin installation.

  Try: “Install and activate a contact form plugin on my site.”

  Delete · wpcom-mcp-plugin-management

• Invites collaborators and changes their roles

  Lists, invites and removes collaborators and changes their roles. Invites send real email as soon as they run. Role changes and removals show a preview first.

  Try: “Who has access to my site? Invite sam@example.com as an editor.”

  Delete · wpcom-mcp-user-management

• Manages your profile, domains and subscriptions

  Works on your own account: profile, notifications, domains and DNS records, subscriptions and billing, connections and security. It can turn auto-renewal on or off, remove a stored payment method, and move a plan to another site.

  Try: “Which of my domains and subscriptions renew this month?”

  Delete · wpcom-mcp-account

• Creates a new WordPress.com site

  Provisions a blank site or one from a template. It asks for a title, shows the resulting address and creates the site only after you confirm.

  Try: “Create a new site called Ocean Cafe.”

  Write · wpcom-mcp-create-site

• Lists the sites you can access

  Lists your WordPress.com sites and Jetpack-connected self-hosted sites, with search and paging. Other tools use it to find site IDs.

  Try: “List all the sites I can edit.”

  Network · wpcom-user-sites

• Finds domains and gives checkout links

  Searches for available domains and returns prices with ready checkout links. Payment happens in your browser.

  Try: “Is oceancafe.com available, and what does it cost?”

  Network · wpcom-domain-purchase

• Builds a checkout link for products or renewals

  Generates a checkout URL for one or more products or a subscription renewal. You pay in the browser, not through the tool.

  Try: “Give me a checkout link to renew my plan.”

  Network · wpcom-checkout-url

• Lists WordPress.com plans and prices

  Lists plans with prices and the features of each tier. Read-only.

  Try: “Compare the WordPress.com plans for me.”

  Network · wpcom-plans-list

• Adds or removes DNS records

  Adds or removes A, AAAA, ALIAS, CAA, CNAME, MX, NS, SRV and TXT records for one custom domain you manage. Wrong records can break your site and email.

  Try: “Add a TXT record to oceancafe.com for domain verification.”

  Write · wpcom-domain-update-dns-records

• Restores default DNS records

  Restores the WordPress.com default A records or the default www CNAME for one custom domain.

  Try: “Restore the default DNS records for oceancafe.com.”

  Write · wpcom-domain-restore-default-dns-records

• Changes a domain's nameservers

  Sets two to 13 nameservers for one custom domain. This hands DNS control to another provider.

  Try: “Point oceancafe.com to these nameservers: ns1.example.net, ns2.example.net.”

  Write · wpcom-domain-update-nameservers

• Sets up DNS for Google, iCloud, Office 365 or Zoho mail

  Configures the DNS records on a domain for one external mail service.

  Try: “Set up Google Workspace mail records for oceancafe.com.”

  Write · wpcom-domain-set-mail-service

• Finds public sites open to AI agents

  Lists public WordPress.com sites whose owners turned on AI Agent Access. You can filter by topic or keywords. It finds sites and does not search inside them.

  Try: “Find public WordPress.com sites about coffee.”

  Network · wpcom-ai-agent-sites-list

• Searches one public blog in its own voice

  Searches a single public, opted-in blog and returns the results with that blog's voice guidelines. Short, specific queries work best.

  Try: “Search the blog example.wordpress.com for posts about pricing.”

  Network · wpcom-mcp-jetpack-search-voice

• Sends feedback to the WordPress.com MCP team

  Sends a feature request, bug report or general feedback to the development team.

  Try: “Send a bug report: the media upload tool times out.”

  Write · wpcom-mcp-send-feedback

Watch out for

• It can delete content, and some deletes are permanent

  Posts and pages go to trash for 30 days. Media, categories, tags and terms are deleted for good. Choose Read only if you do not want deletes. developer.wordpress.com

• It can change live DNS and nameservers

  The domain tools change live DNS records, and wrong records break your site and email. The docs say these always need your confirmation. Read the diff before you agree. developer.wordpress.com

• It can change plans and billing settings

  It can turn off auto-renewal, remove a stored payment method and move a plan to another site. Payment itself happens in your browser. developer.wordpress.com

• Publishing goes live straight away

  New posts start as drafts, but an update that sets the status to publish goes live immediately. Review before you approve a publish. developer.wordpress.com

• Invites send real email

  Inviting or re-inviting a collaborator emails them as soon as it runs. Do not ask the assistant to test it on real addresses. developer.wordpress.com

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