WordPress.com MCP server
Automattic's hosted MCP endpoint built into WordPress.com, so sites hosted there can be managed by an AI client without installing a plugin.
What it does
Automattic's hosted MCP endpoint built into WordPress.com, so sites hosted there can be managed by an AI client without installing a plugin. You switch MCP on for your account, then connect over Streamable HTTP and sign in with OAuth 2.1, with access scoped per ability and revocable from account settings. The page cites more than 60 tools for posts, pages, media, comments, taxonomies, users, plugins, themes and site settings, including creating drafts and publishing. Setup guides are given for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code. It is available on paid plans and, for a limited time, the free plan.
Capabilities
- Create and publish posts and pages
- Manage media, comments and taxonomies
- Install and manage plugins and switch themes
- Update site settings and users
About
- Publisher
- Automattic
- Tool
- WordPress
Install
MCP servers and skills can run code on your computer and act on your data. Review the source before installing.
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | |
| Tool | WordPress | |
| Publisher | Automattic | source |
| Official status | Officialpage is titled an official integration by Automattic, which runs WordPress.com; not published by the WordPress.org project | source |
| Connection | Remote (hosted, you connect over the internet) | source |
| Can change data | Yes | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Yes | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Claude Desktop, Cursor, Visual Studio Code, ChatGPT | source |
| Licence | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Pricing | Paid | source |
| Activity | No commit dataDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | |
| Links | Website |
Sources
- Web pagewordpress.com · Backs: AI clients, Can change data, Connection, Needs an API key or sign-in, Official status, Pricing, PublisherNov 12, 2026