hello_wp
WordPress-themed greeting tool for testing WordPress context
LABSCO SUMMARY
Function signatures from the documentation, not from memory.
WordPress has decades of functions with subtly different parameter orders, which is exactly where a model recalling from training gets things almost right. Looking the function up by name before writing the call is the whole benefit. The VIP search is the part that is genuinely hard to get otherwise: platform-specific rules about caching, deployment and what is restricted are not in the general documentation, and they are the ones that fail late.
What it is
A documentation lookup for WordPress development. It searches the WordPress.org developer documentation, searches the WordPress VIP platform docs, and returns the detail for a named function, hook or class.
What you get
- WordPress.org developer documentation searched by term, narrowed to posts, functions, hooks or classes
- A named function, hook or class looked up directly, with its details rather than a list of links
- WordPress VIP platform documentation searched by term, narrowed to a section such as getting started, infrastructure, development or content
- A greeting tool that confirms the server is connected and responding
Requirements
Nothing to authorize. Install globally with npm install -g wordpress-docs-claude-mcp and point the client at the wordpress-docs-mcp command, or run it from a local build. It reads public documentation over the network, so it is a lookup tool rather than a client for your own site — it reaches no WordPress installation and holds no credentials. MIT.
Setup effort
One command — npm install -g wordpress-docs-claude-mcp
USE CASES
01
Getting a function call right the first time
Look the function or hook up by name and read its actual parameters before writing code against it.
02
Finding the hook for something
Search the developer documentation narrowed to hooks, rather than reading a general search result that mixes tutorials with references.
03
Working within VIP platform rules
Search the VIP documentation by section for what the platform expects around caching, infrastructure or deployment.
04
Checking the server is actually connected
Call the greeting tool for a response that confirms the client reached it before debugging anything else.
4 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
wp_function_lookup
Look up detailed information about WordPress functions, hooks, or classes
wp_search_docs
Search WordPress.org developer documentation
wp_vip_search
Search WordPress VIP platform documentation
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
4 tools when we connected. hello_wp is a connectivity test, so 3 of the 4 work with the docs.
Where it runs
Both documented clients run the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 4 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npm install -g wordpress-docs-claude-mcpMCP Clients
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JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"wordpress-docs": {
"command": "wordpress-docs-mcp"
}
}
}
