WordPress + MCP Development

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Build and maintain modern WordPress plugins and MCP servers, including hybrid WordPress+MCP products. Use when implementing plugin architecture (PHP, REST API, Gutenberg/admin/page-builder integrations), MCP tooling (TypeScript/Python, stdio/HTTP transport), security hardening, licensing/updates, and delivery workflows from scaffold to distribution.

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What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by respira-press/agent-skills-wordpress in wordpress-mcp-dev/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Use this skill to ship production-grade WordPress plugins, MCP servers, or both together.

Workflow

  1. Identify target product shape: plugin, mcp-server, or hybrid.
  2. Choose architecture and scaffold from the relevant reference.
  3. Implement minimum viable vertical slice first:
    • Plugin: one secure REST route + one real feature path.
    • MCP: one read-only tool + one mutating tool with safe validation.
    • Hybrid: one plugin endpoint consumed by one MCP tool.
  4. Add safety controls before expanding scope: capability checks, nonce/auth, sanitized errors, and rollback strategy.
  5. Validate against checklists before release.

Guardrails

  • Keep plugin bootstrap thin; place behavior in namespaced classes.
  • Prefix all plugin symbols to avoid collisions.
  • Treat MCP tool schemas/descriptions as API contracts for model behavior.
  • Return actionable errors and avoid leaking secrets.
  • Prefer duplicate-first content edits for AI-assisted write operations.

References

  • Core guide: references/full-guide.md
  • WordPress plugin architecture and security sections: references/full-guide.md
  • MCP server design, transport, and tooling sections: references/full-guide.md
  • Lifecycle, testing, and distribution checklists: references/full-guide.md

Signals

GitHub stars
43
Forks
8
Last commit
Sep 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
wordpress-mcp-dev
Source
github.com/respira-press/agent-skills-wordpress