WordPress MCP tools

The WordPress MCP toolset, available via Secure MCP, provides built-in tools and a dynamic set of abilities that varies per site.

Type	Notes
read	No state change.
write	State-changing, requires appropriate permissions.
⚠ write	Destructive or irreversible. Use with care.

Built-in tools

Always available, regardless of which abilities a site exposes.

Tool	Type	Description
wordpress_discover_abilities	read	Discover what the WordPress installation on a given environment can do. Abilities vary per site — always discover before invoking.
wordpress_get_ability_info	read	Get the full description and input schema for a single ability on a specific environment. Use after wordpress_discover_abilities, before wordpress_execute_ability.
wordpress_execute_ability	write	Execute an in-WordPress operation (post/page/plugin/theme/option/user/etc.) using a discovered ability name and its input.

VIP abilities

Posts

Tool	Type	Description
vip/posts-list	read	List posts with filtering by status, author, categories, tags, search, slug, dates, pagination.
vip/posts-get	read	Get any content by ID or slug — searches posts and pages automatically. Full content, meta, taxonomy terms.
vip/posts-create	write	Create a new post. Block markup by default. Draft by default, unless publish is explicit.
vip/posts-update	write	Update an existing post. Publishing goes live immediately — fetch first to confirm status.
vip/posts-delete	write	Move a post to trash (recoverable). No permanent-delete via MCP; a second call on an already-trashed post returns 410 HTTP status.

Pages

Tool	Type	Description
vip/pages-list	read	List pages with filtering by status, author, parent (hierarchy), search, slug, dates, pagination.
vip/pages-get	read	Get a page by ID or slug. Full content, meta, template, hierarchy.
vip/pages-create	write	Create a new page. Draft by default — never publish a homepage without explicit instruction.
vip/pages-update	write	Update an existing page. Publishing goes live immediately.
vip/pages-delete	write	Move a page to trash (recoverable, 30 days).

Taxonomies: Categories

Tool	Type	Description
vip/categories-list	read	List categories (hierarchical taxonomy), with parent/search/slug filtering.
vip/categories-get	read	Get a single category by ID: name, slug, parent, post count, archive link.
vip/categories-create	write	Create a new category.
vip/categories-update	write	Update a category. Changing slug affects archive URLs immediately.
vip/categories-delete	⚠ write	Permanently delete a category — no trash. Requires explicit user confirmation; posts are moved to Uncategorized.

Taxonomies: Tags

Tool	Type	Description
vip/tags-list	read	List tags (flat taxonomy), with search/slug filtering.
vip/tags-get	read	Get a single tag by ID: name, slug, post count, archive link.
vip/tags-create	write	Create a new tag.
vip/tags-update	write	Update a tag. Changing slug affects archive URLs immediately.
vip/tags-delete	⚠ write	Permanently delete a tag — no trash. Requires explicit user confirmation.

Comments

Tool	Type	Description
vip/comments-list	read	List comments with filtering by post, status, author, dates.
vip/comments-get	read	Get a single comment: content, author, dates, status, parent (for threads).
vip/comments-create	write	Create a new comment.
vip/comments-update	write	Update a comment. Setting status to approve publishes it immediately.
vip/comments-delete	write	Move a comment to trash (recoverable). No permanent-delete.

Menus

Tool	Type	Description
vip/menus-list	read	List classic navigation menus with location assignments.
vip/menus-get	read	Get a single classic menu by ID.
vip/menus-create	write	Create a new classic navigation menu.
vip/menus-update	write	Update a menu’s name, slug, description, or location assignments — site-wide impact.
vip/menus-delete	⚠ write	Permanently delete a menu and all its items — no trash.
vip/menu-items-list	read	List items in a classic menu.
vip/menu-items-get	read	Get a single menu item by ID.
vip/menu-items-create	write	Add a new item to a classic menu.
vip/menu-items-update	write	Update a menu item. Changes are visible to all visitors immediately.
vip/menu-items-delete	⚠ write	Permanently delete a menu item — no trash. Child items are not auto-deleted.

Media

Tool	Type	Description
vip/media-list	read	List media items with filtering by type, MIME type, author, parent post, dates.
vip/media-get	read	Get a single media item: URL, dimensions, file size, alt text, sizes.
vip/media-create	write	Upload a file (Base64) to the media library. Requires explicit user confirmation before executing.
vip/media-update	write	Update media metadata (title, caption, alt text) — not the file itself.
vip/media-delete	⚠ write	Delete a media item. On hosts without trash support, this may fail permanently (501 HTTP response) and may break posts using the image.

Themes and design

Tool	Type	Description
vip/themes-list	read	List installed themes with active/inactive status.
vip/theme-active	read	Get the active theme’s stylesheet slug and name.
vip/theme-presets	read	Get the site’s design tokens: color palette, font sizes/families, gradients, spacing scale.
vip/theme-styles	read	Get the site’s applied styles from theme.json — block and element-level overrides.
vip/blocks-allowed	read	List block types registered on the site, including supported style variations.

Patterns

Tool	Type	Description
vip/patterns-list	read	List available block patterns (library patterns) with metadata, not full markup.
vip/patterns-get	read	Get a single block pattern’s full markup by name.
vip/synced-patterns-list	read	List user-created synced (reusable) patterns, metadata only.
vip/synced-patterns-get	read	Get a single synced pattern’s full content by ID.

Site search and settings

Tool	Type	Description
vip/content-search	read	Full-text search across all public post types. Published content only.
vip/site-posts-search	read	Search posts within the current site with content/category/tag/type filters. Excludes confidential posts.
vip/site-post-get	read	Retrieve a single post by ID or URL, with optional comments.
vip/site-settings	read	Get comprehensive site settings: general, writing, reading, media, discussion, permalink, privacy.

VIP multisite abilities

Site Editor: Templates and template parts

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-templates	read	Returns all templates (wp_template) for a specific network site. Includes theme-supplied and user-customized templates.
vip-multisite/get-template	read	Retrieves a specific template from a network site by ID (e.g., theme-slug/index), including full block markup.
vip-multisite/update-template	write	Updates a template on a network site. Only include fields to change. Creates a custom override post if not yet customized.
vip-multisite/list-template-parts	read	Returns all template parts (wp_template_part) for a network site: headers, footers, sidebars.
vip-multisite/get-template-part	read	Retrieves a specific template part by ID (e.g., theme-slug/header), including full block markup.
vip-multisite/update-template-part	write	Updates a template part on a network site. Creates a custom override post if not yet customized.

Site Editor: Synced patterns

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-patterns	read	Returns all synced patterns (wp_block posts) on a network site, with optional category/sync-status filtering.
vip-multisite/get-pattern	read	Retrieves a synced pattern by post ID, including block markup, categories, and sync status.
vip-multisite/create-pattern	write	Creates a new synced pattern. Can be fully synced (edits propagate everywhere used) or unsynced (standard reusable pattern).
vip-multisite/update-pattern	write	Updates title, content, sync status, or categories of an existing pattern.

Content

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-post-types	read	Returns all registered post types on a network site, including custom post types with labels, capabilities, supported features.
vip-multisite/create-post	write	Creates a post, page, or CPT entry on a network site. Supports title, content (raw HTML/blocks), status, post type.
vip-multisite/get-post	read	Retrieves a post/page/CPT entry by ID, including content, status, custom fields, edit URL.
vip-multisite/update-post	write	Updates title, content, status, custom fields, or other fields of an existing entry.
vip-multisite/list-posts	read	Paginated list of posts/pages/CPT entries on a network site, with status/search filtering.

Site options

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/get-site-option	read	Reads one or more WordPress options (get_option) from a network site — reading, discussion, permalink, media, homepage settings, etc.
vip-multisite/update-site-option	write	Writes one or more options (update_option) on a network site. Only allowlisted keys may be written (common reading/discussion/permalink/media/homepage settings, including show_on_front, page_on_front, page_for_posts). Non-allowlisted keys are skipped with a reason.

Network sites

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-sites	read	Returns all sites registered in the multisite network.
vip-multisite/create-site	write	Creates a new site in the multisite network.
vip-multisite/get-site	read	Returns detailed information about a specific network site.
vip-multisite/update-site	write	Updates settings (name, description, public visibility) for a network site.

Themes

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-themes	read	Returns all themes installed on the network, including which are network-enabled.
vip-multisite/activate-theme	write	Activates a theme on a specific network site, network-enabling it first if necessary.

Network users

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-network-users	read	Returns all users registered in the multisite network.
vip-multisite/add-user-to-site	write	Adds an existing network user to a specific site with a given role.
vip-multisite/create-network-user	write	Creates a new user account on the multisite network.

Network plugins

Tool	Type	Description
vip-multisite/list-network-plugins	read	Returns all plugins that are network-activated across the multisite.

Jetpack abilities

Every WordPress site on the VIP Platform is provisioned with Jetpack by default.

Tool	Type	Description
jetpack-forms/list-forms	read	List all forms with admin detail: response counts, status, edit URLs. Supports pagination, search, status filtering.
jetpack-forms/get-form	read	Get a single form with full structure: field definitions, status, edit URL.
jetpack-forms/create-form	write	Create a new form with a title. Optional block content for form structure. Returns new form ID and edit URL.
jetpack-forms/delete-form	write	Move a form to trash. Not permanent; trashed forms can be restored.
jetpack-forms/get-responses	read	List or search form responses: sender info, form fields, metadata. Filter by status, date range, read state, search.
jetpack-forms/update-response	write	Modify a form response: mark spam, trash, restore, toggle read/unread.
jetpack-forms/bulk-update-responses	write	Mark multiple responses as spam (or restore) in one call. Per-ID success/failure reporting. Teaches Jetpack Akismet Anti-Spam from successful updates.
jetpack-forms/get-status-counts	read	Summary of form responses grouped by status (inbox/spam/trash). Useful for dashboards.