Tools Overview
WP-MCP gives Claude and Codex access to 130+ tools across every part of WordPress. Every tool is plain-English friendly — no IDs required.
Permission levels
Every tool has one of three levels:
| Level | Badge | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| READ | 🔵 READ | Only reads data — nothing on your site changes |
| WRITE | 🟡 WRITE | Creates or updates content |
| DANGER | 🔴 DANGER | Deletes or changes critical settings — always requires confirm: true |
Smart parameter resolution
You never need to know a post ID, user ID, or plugin file path. WP-MCP resolves them automatically:
| Instead of… | Just say… |
|---|---|
post_id: 142 | "About Us" (the page title) |
user_id: 7 | "jane" or "jane@mysite.com" |
plugin_file: "woocommerce/woocommerce.php" | "WooCommerce" |
term_id: 23 | "News" (the category name) |
Tool categories
| Category | Tools | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ✨ Magic Tools | 8 | High-level tasks that chain multiple tools — "launch blog", "full SEO sweep" |
| 📝 Content | 18 | Posts, pages, categories, tags, revisions |
| 🖼️ Media | 6 | Media library, featured images |
| 🔍 SEO | 12 | Yoast, Rank Math, SEO audit |
| 🎨 Design | 10 | Theme.json, colors, fonts, theme switching |
| 🛒 WooCommerce | 14 | Products, orders, customers, inventory |
| 👥 Users | 8 | List, create, update, delete, roles |
| 🔌 Plugins | 6 | List, activate, deactivate |
| 💬 Comments | 6 | List, approve, trash, bulk spam delete |
| 🏥 Health & Diagnostics | 18 | Site audit, debug log, cron, REST routes, database |
| 🛡️ Security | 8 | Status, permissions, audit log |
| 🏗️ Builders | 8 | Elementor, Gutenberg blocks |
| 🗂️ Custom Fields | 4 | ACF get & set |
| ⚡ Cache | 4 | Flush cache, transients |
Managing tools
You can enable or disable any tool from WP-MCP → Tools in the WordPress admin. The two core tools (wp_status and wp_echo) cannot be disabled.