Documentation
GoBuildWP documentation. Install, connect, operate and look up every ability.
The GoBuildWP documentation is checked against the shipped plugin source: guides for installing it, connecting your AI client, choosing a safety profile, using Chat, activating Pro and diagnosing each layer of an MCP connection, plus a reference entry for every ability.
First safe connection
Install the foundation
Activate GoBuildWP Free on WordPress 6.9+ and confirm the Connect screen loads.
Authenticate
Run browser-based OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, or issue a dedicated Application Password.
Select Read Only
Choose Read Only, discover abilities, inspect a schema and read one safe object before allowing writes.
Work in your builder
Read the document, read the schema, change the smallest element, review in the native editor.
Guide library
Find the exact answer
Written against GoBuildWP Free 1.18.6 and Pro 1.12.4.
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Operating guides
Getting started
The GoBuildWP setup guide: install the plugin, select Read Only, connect one AI client and verify a read-only call before allowing any write.
Installation
How to install GoBuildWP Free, add GoBuildWP Pro, activate the Freemius licence, and confirm version floors and integration health before first use.
Connect a client
WordPress MCP client configuration by client type: native OAuth, the mcp-remote bridge or hosted HTTPS, where each config lives, and how to verify it.
GoBuildWP Cloud
Connect WordPress to GoBuildWP Cloud: link each site from wp-admin, add one MCP link to ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor, and choose what each app may reach.
Connect your AI to Cloud
Connect AI to GoBuildWP Cloud: step-by-step setup for Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and Windsurf, with test prompts and fixes.
Cloud: updates
Update plugins across WordPress sites from GoBuildWP Cloud: review each site's update mode, backup options, selected checks and file-recovery limits.
Cloud: backups
See WordPress backup status across sites in GoBuildWP Cloud: latest UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator or All-in-One WP Migration backup, and Back up now.
Cloud: safety policies
GoBuildWP Cloud safety policies set the safety profile, approval mode and disabled abilities on many sites, as far as each site owner allows in wp-admin.
Cloud: team and clients
Set up GoBuildWP Cloud team and client access: invite admins and members, give clients a read-only view of their sites, and know the seats each plan has.
Cloud: SEO report
A Search Console report across WordPress sites in GoBuildWP Cloud, via each site's Site Kit: clicks, pages losing clicks, low-CTR pages and positions 5-20.
Safety profiles
WordPress MCP safety profiles in GoBuildWP: what Read Only, Production Safe and Developer Full Access allow, plus preview, confirmation and rate limits.
WordPress Chat
Set up AI chat inside WordPress admin with GoBuildWP Chat: pick a provider and model, see where prompts go, and review each tool call before it runs.
Pro licensing
Buy and renew GoBuildWP Pro licence keys through Freemius: choose a site tier, activate the key in WordPress, and know what a lapsed yearly licence pauses.
Antigravity CLI
Migrate Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLI for WordPress: why Google moved individual accounts, where mcp_config.json lives, and why serverUrl replaces httpUrl.
Antigravity IDE
Add GoBuildWP to Antigravity IDE through MCP Servers, use global or workspace configuration, authenticate the remote endpoint, and verify permissions.
Troubleshooting
WordPress MCP connection troubleshooting for GoBuildWP: find the failing layer, run Connection Doctor, then fix HTTPS, OAuth, headers and permissions.
OAuth 2.1 setup
WordPress MCP OAuth 2.1 with PKCE in GoBuildWP: discovery endpoints, client registration, consent, token lifetimes, revocation and which clients use it.
Application Passwords
Create a WordPress application password for MCP clients: a dedicated least-privilege user, safe storage, rotation and revocation for GoBuildWP.
Page builder workflows
Edit page builder layouts over MCP with GoBuildWP: read the document and its schema, change the smallest element, then check it in the builder's editor.
Ledger and rollback
The GoBuildWP change ledger records AI writes, with redacted before-images where undo is supported: review entries, undo supported changes, export the log.
Approvals and memory
Run an AI approval queue for WordPress with GoBuildWP Pro: hold agent writes for a person, give agents lasting memory and site instructions, reuse skills.
Client guides
Claude Code setup
Claude Code WordPress MCP setup: claude mcp add over HTTP, local, project or user scope, /mcp sign-in, server statuses, output limits and CI use.
Claude Desktop setup
Claude Desktop WordPress MCP: a custom connector for public sites, or the .mcpb bundle and local config when Anthropic's cloud cannot reach you.
Claude on the web setup
Connect Claude to WordPress over MCP: claude.ai connectors, Desktop or Claude Code, OAuth 2.1 sign-in with no relay, and a Read Only first run to test.
ChatGPT setup
Connect ChatGPT to WordPress on your own server over MCP: the custom app steps, plan and HTTPS requirements, a read-only first run and common fixes.
Mistral Le Chat setup
Mistral Le Chat WordPress MCP setup: a Custom MCP Connector with an identifier-style name, OAuth or a Bearer token, and per-function approvals.
Manus setup
Manus WordPress MCP setup: add your site as a custom MCP server, sign in with OAuth, keep it on public HTTPS, and read the ledger after each job.
Perplexity setup
Perplexity WordPress MCP setup: a custom remote connector, account and workspace controls, HTTPS, Streamable HTTP, and OAuth to your own site.
Codex desktop app setup
Codex app WordPress MCP setup: add the site in the desktop app under Settings, MCP servers, pick Streamable HTTP, authenticate, share with the CLI.
Codex CLI setup
Codex CLI WordPress MCP setup: the [mcp_servers] table in config.toml, codex mcp login, http_headers for tokens, timeouts and /mcp verbose.
Cursor setup
Cursor WordPress MCP setup: the one-click install link, ~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json, OAuth sign-in, MCP Logs and tool approvals.
VS Code setup
VS Code WordPress MCP setup: the servers key in .vscode/mcp.json, MCP: Add Server, the trust prompt, OAuth, input variables and the 128-tool cap.
Factory Droid setup
Factory Droid WordPress MCP setup: the droid mcp add command GoBuildWP generates, ~/.factory/mcp.json scopes, OAuth from /mcp, and why --no-oauth.
Kimi Code CLI setup
Kimi Code CLI WordPress MCP setup: ~/.kimi-code/mcp.json, /mcp-config and its OAuth login, bearerTokenEnvVar, and moving off the legacy ~/.kimi path.
Qwen Code setup
Qwen Code WordPress MCP setup: httpUrl in settings.json, qwen mcp add, OAuth via /mcp auth, the trust flag, tool filters and the 63-character name limit.
ZCode (GLM) setup
ZCode (GLM) WordPress MCP setup: New MCP Server in Settings, HTTP with a Service URL and headers, Open authorization for OAuth, user or workspace.
GitHub Copilot setup
GitHub Copilot WordPress MCP: where the server goes in VS Code, Visual Studio and the Copilot CLI, the org policy switch, and cloud agent limits.
Antigravity CLI setup
Antigravity CLI WordPress MCP setup: serverUrl in mcp_config.json, the /mcp manager in agy, OAuth, permission patterns, and moving off Gemini CLI.
Antigravity IDE setup
Antigravity IDE WordPress MCP setup: the agent panel's MCP Servers menu, View raw config, the MCP Store, and checking pages with the browser agent.
Devin Desktop setup
Devin Desktop WordPress MCP setup, formerly Windsurf: serverUrl entries, which mcp_config.json each agent reads, OAuth and the 100-tool limit.
Zed setup
Zed WordPress MCP setup: context_servers in settings.json, the remote url entry Zed now supports, OAuth with Authenticate, and tool permissions.
Cline setup
Cline WordPress MCP setup: the Remote Servers tab, streamableHttp in cline_mcp_settings.json, native OAuth, the 60-second timeout and approvals.
OpenClaw setup
OpenClaw WordPress MCP setup: openclaw mcp set and login for OAuth, or a token under mcp.servers in openclaw.json with the streamable-http transport.
Kilo Code setup
Kilo Code WordPress MCP setup: a remote entry under mcp in kilo.jsonc, native OAuth, the Agent Behaviour screen, and what happened to .kilocode/mcp.json.
Amazon Q setup
Amazon Q WordPress MCP setup: the IDE tools panel and default.json, the legacy mcp.json, Q CLI's move to Kiro, native OAuth and tool permissions.
OpenCode setup
OpenCode WordPress MCP setup: a type remote entry under mcp in opencode.json, native OAuth with opencode mcp auth, oauth false for tokens, and logs.
Roo Code setup
Roo Code WordPress MCP after the May 2026 shutdown: keep an existing .roo/mcp.json working, the streamable-http entry, and moving to Cline or Kilo.
Ability reference
ACF
The ACF ability reference: all 23 GoBuildWP abilities for ACF field groups, values, post types and options pages, with read, write and destructive flags.
ACPT
The ACPT ability reference: all 24 GoBuildWP abilities for ACPT post types, taxonomies, meta groups and option pages, with their read and write flags.
AIOSEO
The AIOSEO ability reference: all 12 GoBuildWP abilities for post and term SEO, schema and redirects in AIOSEO, with read, write and destructive flags.
Approvals
The Approvals ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for the approval policy and held agent writes, with read, write and destructive flags.
Admin Site Enhancements
The Admin Site Enhancements ability reference: all 18 GoBuildWP abilities for ASE custom fields, post types and taxonomies.
Astra
The Astra ability reference: all 34 GoBuildWP abilities for Astra settings, hooks, page headers and layouts, with read, write and destructive flags.
Avada
The Avada ability reference: all 16 GoBuildWP abilities for Avada theme options, global colours, sliders and portfolios, with their read and write flags.
Beaver Builder
The Beaver Builder ability reference: all 21 GoBuildWP abilities for Beaver Builder layouts, nodes, templates and globals, with their read and write flags.
Brand kit
The Brand kit ability reference: all 8 GoBuildWP abilities for design tokens exported, imported and applied, with read, write and destructive flags.
Breakdance
The Breakdance ability reference: all 33 GoBuildWP abilities for Breakdance element trees, templates, classes and variables.
Bricks
The Bricks ability reference: all 49 GoBuildWP abilities for Bricks elements, components, classes, variables and interactions.
Bricksforge
The Bricksforge ability reference: all 21 GoBuildWP abilities for Bricksforge tools, popups, elements and email templates, with their read and write flags.
BuddyPress
The BuddyPress ability reference: all 8 GoBuildWP abilities for BuddyPress groups and privacy-bounded member lookups, with their read and write flags.
Cache and page speed
The Cache and page speed ability reference: all 16 GoBuildWP abilities for cache purge, warm-up, presets and speed experiments.
Contact Form 7
The Contact Form 7 ability reference: all 11 GoBuildWP abilities for Contact Form 7 forms, form-tags and stored entries, with their read and write flags.
Code Snippets
The Code Snippets ability reference: all 11 GoBuildWP abilities for Code Snippets PHP, HTML, CSS and JS snippets, with read, write and destructive flags.
Diagnostics
Diagnostics ability reference: why a GoBuildWP Pro ability is missing, which integrations loaded, which gate stopped one, and failures with file and line.
Divi 5
The Divi 5 ability reference: all 47 GoBuildWP abilities for Divi 5 modules, presets, variables and Theme Builder templates.
Dynamic Shortcodes
The Dynamic Shortcodes ability reference: all 9 GoBuildWP abilities for Power Shortcodes and shortcode evaluation, with read, write and destructive flags.
Elementor
The Elementor ability reference: all 52 GoBuildWP abilities for Elementor Pro classes, variables, interactions and dynamic tags.
Elementor (free)
The Elementor (free) ability reference: all 18 GoBuildWP abilities for Elementor documents, elements, widgets and page settings.
Etch
The Etch ability reference: all 60 GoBuildWP abilities for Etch nodes, components, loops, styles and templates, with read, write and destructive flags.
The Events Calendar
The The Events Calendar ability reference: all 7 GoBuildWP abilities for events, their venue and organiser links, and Event Tickets inventory.
Custom fields (any plugin)
Supported custom field plugins ability reference: bulk-write post values via ACF, Meta Box, Pods, JetEngine, ACPT or ASE Pro, with dry-run checks.
Flatsome
The Flatsome ability reference: all 11 GoBuildWP abilities for Flatsome UX Builder elements, presets and blocks, with read, write and destructive flags.
Fluent Forms
The Fluent Forms ability reference: all 37 GoBuildWP abilities for Fluent Forms fields, notifications and submissions, with their read and write flags.
Formidable
The Formidable ability reference: all 40 GoBuildWP abilities for Formidable forms, entries, styles and applications, with their read and write flags.
GenerateBlocks
GenerateBlocks ability reference: the free and Pro block catalogue, exact attribute schemas and nesting rules, read over MCP before a block-editor write.
GeneratePress
The GeneratePress ability reference: all 23 GoBuildWP abilities for GeneratePress settings, Elements, fonts and Site Library.
Gravity Forms
The Gravity Forms ability reference: all 29 GoBuildWP abilities for Gravity Forms fields, confirmations and entries, with their read and write flags.
JetEngine
The JetEngine ability reference: all 26 GoBuildWP abilities for JetEngine meta boxes, CCTs, post types and options pages, with their read and write flags.
Kadence
The Kadence ability reference: all 5 GoBuildWP abilities for Kadence theme settings, Customizer options and theme.json, with their read and write flags.
Kadence Blocks
Kadence Blocks ability reference: free and Pro blocks told apart in one kadence/* namespace, with exact attributes and nesting rules.
Memory
The Memory ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for agent memories saved across conversations, with read, write and destructive flags.
Meta Box
The Meta Box ability reference: all 32 GoBuildWP abilities for Meta Box fields, relationships and settings pages, with read, write and destructive flags.
Mosaic
The Mosaic ability reference: all 41 GoBuildWP abilities for Mosaic templates, elements, collections and utility classes, with their read and write flags.
Ninja Forms
The Ninja Forms ability reference: all 22 GoBuildWP abilities for Ninja Forms fields, notifications and submissions, with their read and write flags.
OceanWP
The OceanWP ability reference: all 15 GoBuildWP abilities for OceanWP Customizer settings, headers and page overrides, with their read and write flags.
Oxygen 6
The Oxygen 6 ability reference: all 37 GoBuildWP abilities for Oxygen 6 element trees, templates, classes and variables, with their read and write flags.
Paid Memberships Pro
The Paid Memberships Pro ability reference: all 13 GoBuildWP abilities for membership levels, discount codes and orders, with their read and write flags.
Pods
The Pods ability reference: all 25 GoBuildWP abilities for Pods, fields, groups and items, with read, write and destructive flags.
Polylang
The Polylang ability reference: all 9 GoBuildWP abilities for Polylang languages, translation links and strings, with read, write and destructive flags.
Rank Math
The Rank Math ability reference: all 13 GoBuildWP abilities for post and term SEO, schema, redirects and 404s in Rank Math.
Redirection
The Redirection ability reference: all 7 GoBuildWP abilities for Redirection redirects, groups and the 404 log, with read, write and destructive flags.
Automatic redirects
Automatic redirects ability reference: GoBuildWP Pro's 301 on slug change, stored in Redirection, Rank Math, Yoast Premium, AIOSEO Pro or SEOPress Pro.
SEO (any plugin)
Supported SEO plugins ability reference: bulk read and update SEO meta in Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress, TSF, Slim SEO or SmartCrawl, with a dry run.
SEOPress
The SEOPress ability reference: all 16 GoBuildWP abilities for post and term SEO, schema and redirects in SEOPress, with read, write and destructive flags.
Site Kit by Google
The Site Kit by Google ability reference: all 5 GoBuildWP abilities for Search Console, GA4 and PageSpeed data via Site Kit, every one of them read-only.
Spectra
The Spectra ability reference: all 20 GoBuildWP abilities for Spectra blocks, popups and editor settings, with read, write and destructive flags.
Spectra One
The Spectra One ability reference: all 22 GoBuildWP abilities for Spectra One theme settings, palettes, fonts and patterns.
Theme bridge
The Theme bridge ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for block themes and Blocksy, Neve and WoodMart settings, with their read and write flags.
TranslatePress
The TranslatePress ability reference: all 2 GoBuildWP abilities for registered secondary-language string translations, with their read and write flags.
Tutor LMS
The Tutor LMS ability reference: all 24 GoBuildWP abilities for Tutor LMS courses, lessons, quizzes and enrolments, with read, write and destructive flags.
Weglot
The Weglot ability reference: all 19 GoBuildWP abilities for Weglot languages, exclusions and translated URLs, with read, write and destructive flags.
WooCommerce reports
The WooCommerce reports ability reference: all 2 GoBuildWP abilities for WooCommerce sales and product performance, every one of them read-only.
WooCommerce
The WooCommerce ability reference: all 63 GoBuildWP abilities for WooCommerce products, orders, coupons and customers, with their read and write flags.
Working copy
The Working copy ability reference: all 6 GoBuildWP abilities for draft copies of live pages, previewed and published, with their read and write flags.
WPBakery
The WPBakery ability reference: all 18 GoBuildWP abilities for WPBakery elements, templates and page content, with read, write and destructive flags.
WPML
The WPML ability reference: all 13 GoBuildWP abilities for WPML languages, translation groups and strings, with read, write and destructive flags.
WPForms
The WPForms ability reference: all 29 GoBuildWP abilities for WPForms fields, confirmations and entries, with read, write and destructive flags.
Yoast SEO
The Yoast SEO ability reference: all 10 GoBuildWP abilities for post and term SEO and redirects in Yoast SEO, with read, write and destructive flags.
WordPress core
The WordPress core ability reference: all 69 GoBuildWP abilities for posts, users, media, menus, terms and plugins, with read, write and destructive flags.
Block editor
The Block editor ability reference: all 15 GoBuildWP abilities for block content, pending changes and block notes, with read, write and destructive flags.
Design documents
The Design documents ability reference: all 26 GoBuildWP abilities for design documents, page captures and composition checks.
Skills
Skills ability reference: the four GoBuildWP Free calls that read, write, edit and delete the Markdown skills an agent loads by name.
Platform and diagnostics
The Platform and diagnostics ability reference: all 37 GoBuildWP abilities for the ledger, previews, audits, files, cron and WP-CLI.
Accessibility
The Accessibility ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for accessibility audits and image alt text, with read, write and destructive flags.
Block themes
The Block themes ability reference: all 11 GoBuildWP abilities for Global Styles, templates, template parts, patterns and navigation menus.
Site header
The Site header ability reference: the GoBuildWP ability for site-wide header designs and rendered checks, with read, write and destructive flags.
Design Studio
The Design Studio ability reference: all 7 GoBuildWP abilities for Elementor design tokens, layout ranking and read-only page critiques, all read-only.
PageSpeed
The PageSpeed ability reference: all 2 GoBuildWP abilities for mobile and desktop page speed measurements, with read, write and destructive flags.
Page builder converter
The Page builder converter ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for converting a page from one builder to another, with their read and write flags.
Backups
The Backups ability reference: all 3 GoBuildWP abilities for UpdraftPlus, Duplicator, BackWPup and All-in-One WP Migration backups.
Content fixes
The Content fixes ability reference: all 2 GoBuildWP abilities for planned fixes for broken links and missing meta, with read, write and destructive flags.
Forminator
The Forminator ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for Forminator forms and redacted entries, with read, write and destructive flags.
WS Form
The WS Form ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for WS Form forms and redacted submissions, with read, write and destructive flags.
FunnelKit
The FunnelKit ability reference: all 4 GoBuildWP abilities for FunnelKit funnels, steps and conversion counts, with read, write and destructive flags.
Kadence patterns
Kadence patterns ability reference: list Design Library patterns and insert one into a block-editor post, uniqueIDs renamed, render checked, undoable.
Scheduled routines
The Scheduled routines ability reference: all 5 GoBuildWP abilities for scheduled audits that run without an agent, with read, write and destructive flags.
Safe updates
The Safe updates ability reference: all 3 GoBuildWP abilities for plugin and theme updates with before and after checks, with their read and write flags.
Security plugins
The Security plugins ability reference: all 8 GoBuildWP abilities for Wordfence and Solid Security scans, lockouts and settings.
Slim SEO
The Slim SEO ability reference: all 3 GoBuildWP abilities for per-post Slim SEO titles, descriptions and robots, with read, write and destructive flags.
SmartCrawl
The SmartCrawl ability reference: all 3 GoBuildWP abilities for per-post SmartCrawl SEO meta, with read, write and destructive flags.
The SEO Framework
The The SEO Framework ability reference: all 3 GoBuildWP abilities for per-post meta in The SEO Framework, with read, write and destructive flags.
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