MCP server for WordPress
Connect Claude to WordPress.
AI Engine turns your site into an MCP server. Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT and Cursor sign in with your WordPress account, no token to paste, and get around 100 curated tools to work on your content. Free, self-hosted, no middleman.
- 100,000+ active installs
- 4.9 from 845 reviews on WordPress.org
- Free, MCP server included, no usage caps
What it does
Your whole site, one conversation away.
Around 100 curated tools, about 39 of them free. Concrete actions, not vague promises.
Create, edit, and publish posts, pages, and custom post types.
Upload files, generate images, set featured images, manage the library.
List, create, and update users while respecting WordPress capabilities.
Manage categories, tags, and custom terms across any taxonomy.
Read and update options, count content, run guarded SQL queries.
Products, orders, and store data with 25 dedicated tools.
Create and link translations across languages with 11 tools.
Create, edit, and activate plugins and themes, file by file.
How it works
Three steps, no middleman.
Enable MCP
One toggle in AI Engine settings. Your site exposes a standard MCP endpoint with .well-known discovery.
Connect your client
Add your site to Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, or Cursor. OAuth 2.1 or a bearer token, your choice.
Chat with your site
The connection is direct, from your AI client to your WordPress. No middleman, no relay, no cloud in between.
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Linen, cotton, and easy summer layers, photographed in morning light.
- Title tag
- Meta description
- Image alt text
- Internal links
media library
The safe design
Power without handing your site a loaded shell.
Some MCP plugins give agents raw PHP execution, or route your credentials through their own cloud. AI Engine does neither. Your credentials never leave your site.
Every tool is purpose-built and reviewed. There is no PHP eval, no filesystem access, no arbitrary code execution.
Auth happens on your server. No application password or API key is ever stored on someone else’s cloud.
Tools are capability-gated. An agent can only do what the connected user is allowed to do.
Running in production on more than 100,000 sites. Not a staging toy.
Works with
Any MCP-compatible client can connect. If it speaks MCP over streamable HTTP, it speaks to your WordPress.
How it compares
Full comparison →| Criteria | AI Engine | WPVibe | Novamira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | Self-hosted, direct | Cloud relay | Self-hosted, direct |
| Safety model | Curated tools, no code execution | Command allowlist | Arbitrary PHP (RCE) |
| MCP in free | Yes, no caps | Capped free tier | Yes |
For developers
The plumbing is done right.
OAuth 2.1
PKCE plus Dynamic Client Registration, so modern MCP clients connect without manual token juggling.
Bearer tokens
A simple token mode for scripts, CI, and clients that do not speak OAuth.
Streamable HTTP
The current MCP transport, served straight from WordPress.
.well-known discovery
Clients find the endpoint and auth server automatically.
WAF-aware self-test
A built-in diagnostic that checks your firewall and hosting setup and tells you exactly what to fix.
Hooks and filters
Register your own tools, filter existing ones, and shape what agents can see and do.
Full setup guides and the tool reference live in the documentation.
Connect your AI to WordPress today.
The MCP server ships in the free version. Install it, flip one toggle, and your AI is inside WordPress.
Free on WordPress.org. The MCP server is included, with no monthly caps.