wp-env
A WordPress project skill for local development with @wordpress/env, the Docker-based tool that starts a WordPress site from a project folder.
What the skill teaches
A WordPress project skill for local development with @wordpress/env, the Docker-based tool that starts a WordPress site from a project folder. It covers installing and starting wp-env, its automatic detection when there is no config file, configuring .wp-env.json, running WP-CLI and other commands inside the containers, stopping, cleaning and resetting the environment, setting up Xdebug, and multisite. It also lists common failures and fixes. It needs Docker and Node.js 18.12 or later.
Capabilities
- Start a local WordPress site with wp-env
- Configure .wp-env.json
- Run WP-CLI inside wp-env containers
- Set up Xdebug and multisite
About
- Publisher
- WordPress (WordPress.org project)
- Tool
- WordPress
Install
- Run this to add it to Any client:
npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-env
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 | Skill | |
| Tool | WordPress | |
| Publisher | WordPress (WordPress.org project) | source |
| Official status | Officialpublished in the WordPress project's own GitHub organisation; licence credits WordPress Contributors | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | GPL-2.0-or-later | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 9, 20262,352 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository |
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Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: LicenceNov 10, 2026
- README (README.md)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: Official status, PublisherNov 12, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- Folder in the repository (wp-env)github.com/WordPress/agent-skills · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/wordpress/agent-skills · Backs: ActivityNov 11, 2026