WordPress

Content management system for blogs and websites.

Capabilities

Integration	Available	Notes
API	✓	REST API (WP REST API)
MCP	-	Not available
CLI	✓	WP-CLI for server-side management
SDK	✓	Various client libraries

Authentication

• Type: Application Password, JWT, or OAuth
• Header: Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}
• Setup: Users > Your Profile > Application Passwords

Common Agent Operations

List posts

GET https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=10

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}

Get post

GET https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{post_id}

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}

Create post

POST https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}

{
  "title": "Post Title",
  "content": "<p>Post content here</p>",
  "status": "draft",
  "categories": [1],
  "tags": [5, 6]
}

Update post

PUT https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{post_id}

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}

{
  "title": "Updated Title",
  "status": "publish"
}

List pages

GET https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages?per_page=20

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}

List categories

GET https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories

Create category

POST https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories

{
  "name": "Category Name",
  "slug": "category-name"
}

Upload media

POST https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="image.jpg"
Content-Type: image/jpeg

[binary image data]

List users

GET https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/users

Authorization: Basic {base64(username:app_password)}

WP-CLI Commands

# List posts
wp post list --post_type=post --post_status=publish

# Create post
wp post create --post_title="Title" --post_content="Content" --post_status=publish

# Update post
wp post update 123 --post_title="New Title"

# Export database
wp db export backup.sql

# Search/replace in database
wp search-replace 'old-domain.com' 'new-domain.com'

# Install plugin
wp plugin install yoast-seo --activate

# Update plugins
wp plugin update --all

Post Statuses

• publish - Live on site
• draft - Not published
• pending - Awaiting review
• private - Private post
• future - Scheduled
• trash - In trash

Common Endpoints

Endpoint	Resource
/wp/v2/posts	Blog posts
/wp/v2/pages	Pages
/wp/v2/media	Images/files
/wp/v2/categories	Categories
/wp/v2/tags	Tags
/wp/v2/users	Users
/wp/v2/comments	Comments

When to Use

• Blog content management
• Page updates
• Media management
• Site configuration
• Plugin/theme management

Rate Limits

• No default limits
• Server/host dependent

Relevant Skills

• content-strategy
• seo-audit
• programmatic-seo