Autowpmcp MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for managing WordPress sites through the WordPress REST API.

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What is the Autowpmcp MCP server?

Connect Autowpmcp to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Model Context Protocol server for managing WordPress sites through the WordPress REST API. The autowpmcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

AutoWP MCP (Model Context Protocol) server connects Claude to WordPress sites and allows users to ask Claude to work on different tasks on their WordPress site like create and post blog posts and other WordPress site management tasks. It acts as a bridge between LLM clients like Claude Desktop and WordPress websites.

Installation

The server ships on npm as npm, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • get-site-settings — View WordPress site configuration and reading settings
  • update-site-settings — Update basic site configuration such as title, tagline, timezone, and front page behavior
  • list-plugins — List installed WordPress plugins with activation status
  • authenticate-wp — Connect to WordPress with credentials (which we just used)
  • test-wp-connection — Test if a WordPress site is reachable
  • create-blog-post — Create new blog posts with title, content, categories, tags, and status
  • get-wp-categories — Retrieve all available categories from your WordPress site
  • get-wp-tags — Retrieve all available tags from your WordPress site
  • format-wp-content — Convert raw text into WordPress-ready HTML format
  • save-draft — Save blog post drafts locally for later use
  • load-draft — Load previously saved drafts
  • Publishing — ** Create posts as drafts or publish them directly - depending on your user permissions

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Autowpmcp.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Autowpmcp's toolset — get-site-settings, update-site-settings, list-plugins and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Njengah; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get-site-settingsView WordPress site configuration and reading settings
update-site-settingsUpdate basic site configuration such as title, tagline, timezone, and front page behavior
list-pluginsList installed WordPress plugins with activation status
authenticate-wpConnect to WordPress with credentials (which we just used)
test-wp-connectionTest if a WordPress site is reachable
create-blog-postCreate new blog posts with title, content, categories, tags, and status
get-wp-categoriesRetrieve all available categories from your WordPress site
get-wp-tagsRetrieve all available tags from your WordPress site
format-wp-contentConvert raw text into WordPress-ready HTML format
save-draftSave blog post drafts locally for later use
load-draftLoad previously saved drafts
Publishing** Create posts as drafts or publish them directly - depending on your user permissions
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.
AuthenticationThe Authentication tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Autowpmcp MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autowpmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npm"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Autowpmcp to get-site-settings.
  • Use Autowpmcp to update-site-settings.
  • Use Autowpmcp to list-plugins.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Autowpmcp to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (get-site-settings, update-site-settings, list-plugins, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Autowpmcp directly.