WordPress Docs MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides WordPress documentation and development tools for both Claude Code and Claude Desktop. Get instant access to WordPress.org documentation, WordPress VIP guides, and function references directly in your Claude conversations.

🚀 Quick Start

Install via npm (Recommended)

npm install -g wordpress-docs-claude-mcp

Configure for Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP configuration file (~/.claude/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress-docs": {
      "command": "wordpress-docs-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configure for Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress-docs": {
      "command": "wordpress-docs-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude

Restart Claude Code or Claude Desktop to load the MCP server.

🛠️ Available Tools

hello_wp

WordPress-themed greeting tool for testing MCP server connectivity.

• Parameters: name (required) - Name to greet with WordPress context

wp_search_docs

Search WordPress.org developer documentation with filtering options.

• Parameters:
  • query (required) - Search term for WordPress documentation
  • type (optional) - Content type: "posts", "functions", "hooks", "classes"

wp_vip_search

Search WordPress VIP platform documentation for enterprise features.

• Parameters:
  • query (required) - Search term for WordPress VIP documentation
  • section (optional) - VIP section: "all", "getting-started", "infrastructure", "development", "content"

wp_function_lookup

Get detailed information about specific WordPress functions, hooks, or classes.

• Parameters:
  • function_name (required) - Exact name of the WordPress function, hook, or class

💡 Usage Examples

Once configured, you can ask Claude to use these tools naturally:

Search Documentation:

• "Search WordPress docs for custom post types"
• "Find WordPress VIP documentation about caching"
• "Look up information about REST API endpoints"

Function Lookup:

• "Look up the wp_enqueue_script function"
• "Find documentation for get_post"
• "What parameters does add_action take?"

VIP-Specific Queries:

• "Search VIP docs for deployment best practices"
• "Find VIP information about performance optimization"
• "Look up VIP security controls"

🔧 Development Setup

If you want to contribute or run from source:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/freibergergarcia/wordpress-docs-claude-mcp.git
   cd wordpress-docs-claude-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build the project:

   npm run build

4. Configure Claude with local path:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "wordpress-docs": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["dist/index.js"],
         "cwd": "/absolute/path/to/wordpress-docs-claude-mcp"
       }
     }
   }

🧪 Testing

Test the server manually (requires jq for formatted output):

# List available tools
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/list", "params": {}}' | wordpress-docs-mcp | jq

# Test WordPress greeting
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 2, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "hello_wp", "arguments": {"name": "Developer"}}}' | wordpress-docs-mcp | jq

# Search WordPress documentation
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 3, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "wp_search_docs", "arguments": {"query": "REST API", "type": "posts"}}}' | wordpress-docs-mcp | jq

# Search WordPress VIP documentation
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 4, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "wp_vip_search", "arguments": {"query": "deployment"}}}' | wordpress-docs-mcp | jq

# Look up WordPress function
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 5, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "wp_function_lookup", "arguments": {"function_name": "get_post"}}}' | wordpress-docs-mcp | jq

📚 Documentation

• MCP Architecture - Learn how MCP servers work, Node.js integration, and Claude communication
• Development Guide - How to add new WordPress tools and development workflow

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• npm package: wordpress-docs-claude-mcp
• GitHub repository: freibergergarcia/wordpress-docs-claude-mcp
• Issues: Report bugs or request features

⚡ What's New

Version 1.0.0

• ✅ WordPress.org documentation search with content type filtering
• ✅ WordPress VIP documentation search with web scraping fallback
• ✅ WordPress function lookup with direct URL scraping
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling and validation
• ✅ Support for both Claude Code and Claude Desktop
• ✅ Real-time documentation fetching (no cached/stale content)

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