Enable Abilities for MCP gives you full control over which WordPress Abilities are available to AI assistants through the MCP (Model Context Protocol) Adapter.

WordPress 6.9 introduced the Abilities API, allowing external tools to discover and execute actions on your site. This plugin extends that functionality by registering a comprehensive set of content management abilities and providing a simple admin interface to toggle each one on or off.

Features

42 abilities organized in 8 categories: Core, Read, Write, SEO, Utility, Custom Post Types, WooCommerce, and The Events Calendar
WooCommerce integration — dedicated abilities to manage products, orders, and customers using the native WooCommerce API (HPOS-compatible, formally declared)
The Events Calendar integration — list, get, create, and update events with venue, organizer, and date filters
Admin dashboard with toggle switches for each ability
Per-ability control — expose only what you need
Secure by design — proper capability checks, input sanitization, and per-post permission validation
WPCS compliant — fully passes WordPress Coding Standards (phpcs)
MCP-ready — all abilities include show_in_rest and mcp.public metadata

Available Abilities

Read (safe, query-only):

Get posts with filters (status, category, tag, search)
Get single post details (content, SEO meta, featured image)
Get categories, tags, pages, comments, media, and users

Write (create & modify):

Create, update, and delete posts
Create categories and tags
Create pages
Moderate comments
Reply to comments as the authenticated user
Upload images from external URLs to the media library (with optional auto-assign as featured image)

SEO — Rank Math:

Get full Rank Math metadata for any post/page (title, description, keywords, robots, Open Graph, SEO score)
Update Rank Math metadata: SEO title, description, focus keyword, canonical URL, robots, Open Graph, primary category, pillar content

Custom Post Types:

List all registered custom post types with configuration and taxonomies
Get items from any CPT with filtering, search, and taxonomy queries
Get full details of a CPT item including all meta fields (WooCommerce, ACF, JetEngine, etc.)
Create, update, and delete CPT items with taxonomy and meta field support
Get CPT taxonomies with their terms
Assign taxonomy terms to CPT items

WooCommerce:

List products with price, SKU, stock status, categories, and type
Get full product detail including gallery, attributes, and variations
Update product price, sale price, stock quantity, and status
List orders with customer, total, status, and date (HPOS-compatible)
Get full order detail: line items, billing/shipping, totals, and notes
Update order status with optional note
List customers with email, name, total spent, and order count

The Events Calendar:

List events with start/end date, venue, organizer, and date range filter
Get full event detail with resolved venue address and organizer contact
Create new events with title, description, dates, venue, and organizer
Update existing events

Utility:

Search and replace text in post content
Site statistics overview (includes custom post type counts)

Requirements

WordPress 6.9 or later (Abilities API)
MCP Adapter plugin installed and configured
PHP 8.0 or later