Patch Assistant

Assists the AI Assistant in patching

by Alex Kirk · github.com/akirk/patch-assistant

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/akirk/patch-assistant/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/akirk/patch-assistant ↗

Patch Assistant is the local development companion for AI Assistant.

Try Patch Assistant with AI Assistant in WordPress Playground

It adds the tools that should not ship in a WordPress.org directory plugin:

File tools: Read, search, list, create, edit, and delete files inside wp-content, with path restrictions, protected-file checks, PHP linting, and change tracking.
PHP execution: Run PHP in the WordPress environment with the same permission and confirmation flow as other dangerous tools.
Plugin tools: Download, install, activate, recover, and inspect WordPress plugins.
AI Changes: Review, diff, export, revert, reapply, combine, rename, and check out tracked file changes through the Tools > AI Changes screen.
File abilities: Expose approved file operations as ai/read-file, ai/write-file, ai/edit-file, and ai/delete-file abilities for external agents.
WpApp abilities: Create and convert WordPress apps, including the supporting files needed by a self-contained app.
Recovery and access checks: Emergency plugin recovery and file-access health checks help recover from a broken plugin edit.

Install and activate AI Assistant first. This plugin is recommended for WordPress Playground or trusted local development environments, not ordinary production sites.

Pull requests automatically include a Playground link that uses the generated dist/<branch> build for testing that change.