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From Admin Overload to AI Assistant

From Admin Overload to AI Assistant: Scale WordPress with intelligence

by lloc · github.com/lloc/from-admin-overload-to-ai-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/lloc/from-admin-overload-to-ai-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/lloc/from-admin-overload-to-ai-assistant ↗

Scale WordPress with intelligence.

Requirements

  • PHP >= 8.3
  • WordPress >= 6.9

Installation

composer install

Development

Install wp-env globally:

npm install -g @wordpress/env

Start the local environment:

wp-env start

Setup

  1. Set permalinks to "Post name" under Settings > Permalinks
  2. Create an Application Password under Users > Profile > Application Passwords

MCP Configuration

This project uses the MCP Adapter to expose WordPress abilities to AI agents via the Model Context Protocol.

1. Generate credentials

echo -n "username:application-password" | base64

2. Connect your AI client

Claude Code (CLI)

Add the server to your project (stored in .mcp.json):

claude mcp add --transport http --scope project \
  --header "Authorization: Basic <base64>" \
  wordpress http://localhost:8888/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server

Or add it to your user config (available across all projects):

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user \
  --header "Authorization: Basic <base64>" \
  wordpress http://localhost:8888/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:8888/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Basic <base64>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP clients (VS Code, Cursor, etc.)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-proxy@latest", "--allowHttp"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_PROXY_URL": "http://localhost:8888/wp-json/mcp/mcp-adapter-default-server",
        "MCP_PROXY_HEADER_AUTHORIZATION": "Basic <base64>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Abilities

site-health/check

Run WordPress Site Health checks and return results grouped by status.

Parameters:

Name Type Required Description
category string No Filter by category: security, performance, or empty string for all

Example response:

{
  "summary": {
    "good": 15,
    "recommended": 3,
    "critical": 0
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "test": "php_version",
      "label": "Your site is running the current version of PHP (8.3)",
      "status": "good",
      "category": ""
    }
  ]
}

Required capability: manage_options

License

GPL-2.0-or-later