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MCPWP

Your First Connection

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Once you have an API key, add MCPWP as an MCP server in your AI client. The MCP endpoint is:

https://YOUR-SITE.com/wp-json/mcpwp/v1/mcp

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-site": {
      "url": "https://YOUR-SITE.com/wp-json/mcpwp/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "mcpwp_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The site tools appear automatically.
Terminal window
claude mcp add my-site \
  --transport http \
  --url "https://YOUR-SITE.com/wp-json/mcpwp/v1/mcp" \
  --header "X-API-Key: mcpwp_YOUR_KEY"

In .cursor/mcp.json or .windsurf/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-site": {
      "url": "https://YOUR-SITE.com/wp-json/mcpwp/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "mcpwp_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Test the connection

Section titled “Test the connection”

Once connected, ask your AI agent:

“What pages are on my WordPress site?”

Or call wp_onboard — it returns a full site briefing with content inventory, active integrations, and available tools.

→ See Claude Desktop setup for a full walkthrough.