WordPress.com Integrates AI with Model Context Protocol
WordPress.com has revolutionized site management by introducing support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard enabling large language models (LLMs) to securely access contextual information from applications. This eliminates the traditional, time-consuming process of manually logging into dashboards, checking analytics, and monitoring updates. Now, users can simply ask AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT questions such as, “Show me my latest posts and how they’re performing,” and receive instant, data-driven answers.
MCP fills a crucial gap where AI tools could brainstorm but lacked direct access to real-time WordPress site data. By connecting AI assistants directly to WordPress.com, MCP provides read-only visibility into a site's content, analytics, and settings without requiring manual logins or data exports. Key benefits include significantly faster workflows, a unified experience bringing AI and WordPress.com data together, and robust security through OAuth authentication, ensuring no data is stored locally and users retain full control over connections. WordPress.com is the first host to implement MCP with OAuth by default, making it available for all paid plans.
Users can connect their preferred AI apps, such as Claude Desktop or Cursor, to leverage this new functionality. While current access is read-only, allowing AI to surface insights securely, future plans include “write” access. Practical examples include instantly checking a post's performance, generating comprehensive health checks with prioritized action plans across multiple sites, or summarizing recent comments. This secure, user-controlled integration empowers users to efficiently understand and manage their WordPress.com sites directly within their AI assistant environment, streamlining operations and enhancing decision-making.
