wordpress-studio-mcp

WordPress Studio MCP

Give Claude direct access to your local WordPress sites — read files, query databases, run WP-CLI, call the WordPress REST API, and inspect site status. Part of a four-component AI-powered WordPress development stack.

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Contents

• The Complete WordPress AI Stack
• Install — Claude Desktop
• Install — Claude Code IDE
• Install — VS Code + GitHub Copilot
• wpstudio CLI — Terminal Usage
• wordpress-studio-mcp Tools (58)
• wordpress-studio Tools (13)
• WP-CLI Reference
• wordpress.com MCP Tools (17)
• wordpress.com Plugin Commands
• Environment Variables
• Key Paths
• Security
• Troubleshooting

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The Complete WordPress AI Stack

Four components work together. Install all four for the full experience.

Claude Desktop / Claude Code
│
├── 🌐 wordpress-com            REMOTE  HTTP + OAuth 2.1  →  public-api.wordpress.com
│   Automattic · auto-installed with plugin                   17 tools — content authoring,
│                                                              site settings, stats, users,
│                                                              security, subscriptions
│
├── 🎨 wordpress.com            PLUGIN  skills only        →  Claude Code plugin system
│   Automattic · v0.0.1                                        4 commands — /design-site
│   Marketplace: claude-plugins-official                       /preview-designs  /quick-build
│                                                              /site-specification
│
├── 🖥  wordpress-studio         LOCAL   stdio              →  npx wp-studio@latest mcp
│   Automattic · [email protected]                               13 tools — site lifecycle,
│                                                              WP-CLI, preview, screenshot
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└── 🔧 wordpress-studio-mcp     LOCAL   stdio              →  node dist/index.js
    This project · github.com/movinginfo/wordpress-studio-mcp  61 tools — filesystem,
                                                               SQLite DB, WP-CLI, REST API,
                                                               security audit, wp-config mgmt,
                                                               theme tokens, blueprints,
                                                               WP.com MCP proxy,
                                                               VIP Design System,
                                                               Xdebug, Abilities API,
                                                               marketing skills

Total: 4 commands + 91 MCP tools covering the full WordPress development lifecycle.

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Requirements

Requirement	Version	Notes
Node.js	≥ 22.5.0	Built-in node:sqlite — no Python or native build
WordPress Studio	1.7.7	Provides local site runtime and CLI
Claude Desktop or Claude Code	latest

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Install — Claude Desktop

Step 1 — Clone and build

git clone https://github.com/movinginfo/wordpress-studio-mcp.git "C:\Work\wordpress-studio-mcp"
cd "C:\Work\wordpress-studio-mcp"
npm install
npm run build

Verify:

node "C:\Work\wordpress-studio-mcp\dist\index.js"
# Shows startup banner on stderr, then waits — press Ctrl+C to exit

Step 2 — Edit claude_desktop_config.json

notepad "$env:APPDATA\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json"

Full working config: