What is MCP?
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI applications (clients) to securely connect with external systems (servers) and interact using a set of well-defined primitives like tools, resources and prompts.
Why it matters for WordPress
AI-native integration
Connect AI directly with your site without custom hacks.
More secure
Standardized auth, permissions and safe execution.
Extensible
Expose anything: content, actions, data or workflows.
Future ready
The foundation for automation and agentic workflows.
How AI agents interact
AI agents use MCP to discover what your server can do, understand the context and take action.
- 1
Discover
Agent discovers capabilities
- 2
Understand
Reads context & available options
- 3
Decide
Chooses the right tool or resource
- 4
Act
Executes and gets the result
- 5
Respond
Uses results to help the user
Architecture overview
AI Client
(ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor etc.)
MCP Protocol
(JSON-RPC over stdio / HTTP / SSE)
MCP Server
(Your WordPress Integration)
WordPress
- Content
- Users
- Plugins
- Settings
- ...
- Tools
- Resources
- Prompts