WordPress Abilities API and MCP: How WriteWP Exposes Real Actions

WordPress is growing a standard way for tools to expose actions: the Abilities API (6.9+). WriteWP registers real abilities so chat—and external agents via MCP—can do more than chat text.

What WriteWP registers

• create-blog-post — draft from a brief through the Writer pipeline
• import-url-as-post — fetch, rewrite, and queue a URL
• list-posts — inspect existing content
• get-site-context — read safe site context for better answers

Safety defaults

Abilities re-check admin capabilities. New posts land as drafts by default. That keeps agents useful without handing them a publish button by accident.

MCP clients

Install the free WordPress MCP Adapter to expose abilities to tools like Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT. Agents authenticate with an application password. Check System → WriteWP Configuration for Abilities and MCP status.

See the full Abilities page for the product view.

If you want this workflow as a product instead of a pile of scripts, WriteWP’s feature set covers import, rewrite, free images, and schedules. See pricing or the docs for setup.