MCP Abilities - Broken Link Checker

Broken Link Checker (BLC) abilities for MCP. List broken links, replace URLs in content, auto-fix redirected links, and clear the BLC local queue.

Tested up to: 7.0 Stable tag: 0.1.7 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

What It Does

Broken Link Checker (BLC) abilities for MCP. List broken links, replace URLs in content, auto-fix redirected links, and clear the BLC local queue.

This plugin is part of the MCP abilities ecosystem. It gives an MCP-capable agent a focused, authenticated way to work with Broken Link Checker work inside WordPress through MCP.

Example: "Handle this WordPress maintenance task directly." - The agent can inspect the site, call the relevant ability, and return the result without making the human click through wp-admin for every step.

The Real Workflow

In practice, the human should not have to memorize every ability name.

The normal pattern is:

1. install the base MCP stack
2. install only the add-ons the site actually needs
3. let the agent discover the available abilities
4. give the agent a clear task with boundaries
5. verify the result in WordPress

The human's job is mostly to describe the goal. The agent's job is to figure out the mechanics.

Why This Feels Different

Most WordPress automation still leaves the repetitive part to the human.

This plugin is different because the agent can act inside the site through a narrow, authenticated ability surface:

• inspect current site state before changing anything
• run the specific action needed for the task
• return structured results that are easy to verify
• keep the workflow inside WordPress instead of a separate checklist

That changes the experience from:

• Here is what you should do in wp-admin

to:

• Tell the agent what needs doing, and let it carry out the work

Before vs After

Before

• ask the AI what to do
• copy the answer into WordPress by hand
• click through wp-admin for the repetitive bits
• postpone maintenance because the task is tedious

After

• tell the agent what needs doing
• let it inspect the relevant WordPress state
• let it run the targeted ability
• verify the result and move on

Who It Is For

This is a good fit for:

• agencies managing WordPress sites with AI-assisted maintenance
• operators who want agents to do real WordPress work instead of producing instructions
• teams already using MCP Expose Abilities
• sites where this WordPress area is updated often enough to deserve automation

It is especially useful when the manual version is repetitive enough that important maintenance gets delayed.

Documentation

Start with the main plugin page and base stack documentation:

• MCP Expose Abilities
• Plugin Page
• Getting Started
• Install Order and Dependencies

If you are using an AI agent, the simplest instruction is often just:

• Read https://github.com/bjornfix/mcp-expose-abilities and figure out the stack before making changes.

Start Here

If you are new to the stack, use this order:

1. Install Abilities API.
2. Install MCP Adapter.
3. Install MCP Expose Abilities.
4. Install MCP Abilities - Broken Link Checker.
5. Confirm the new abilities appear in discovery.
6. Give the agent a clear task that uses this add-on.

If you skip base-stack verification and start with add-ons immediately, troubleshooting gets harder than it needs to be.

Abilities

• blc/list-tables
• blc/list-broken-links
• blc/get-notification-settings
• blc/add-notification-recipient
• blc/replace-url-in-content
• blc/auto-fix-broken-links
• blc/clear-queue
• blc/delete-links

Notes

The plugin is intended for authenticated MCP workflows. It does not replace editorial review: inspect the broken link, verify the replacement target, and then apply the smallest safe fix.

Changelog

0.1.7

• Keep development-only contract tools out of release packages.

0.1.6

• Register the plugin-owned Broken Link Checker category before link-repair abilities.

0.1.5

• Shorten the readme summary so Plugin Check passes with zero warnings.
• Align public release identity with the Basicus author/contributor rule.

0.1.4

• Documentation aligned with the public plugin README standard.

Contributing

PRs welcome. Keep changes focused on the plugin's WordPress ability surface and preserve authenticated, explicit workflows.

License

GPL-2.0+

Author

basicus

Links

• Plugin Page
• MCP Expose Abilities
• GitHub Releases

Star and Share

If this plugin saves you time or makes WordPress maintenance easier to verify, please:

• star the repo
• share it with people running WordPress sites
• point them to the main plugin page so they can see what the ecosystem can actually do

Why do it?

Because agent-friendly open WordPress tooling helps more of the boring but important work get done.