Built for Claude Cowork v1.0 · Just shipped

Edit live
WordPress sitesfrom inside Claude Cowork.

Respira for WordPress is the Claude Cowork plugin that lets Claude edit your real WordPress sites, across 16 page builders, with snapshot-backed edits and one-click rollback. No terminal. No REST plumbing.

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Marketplace approval pending with Anthropic. Until it lands, install directly from the GitHub repo in Cowork.

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See it run

A walkthrough of editing live WordPress sites in Claude Cowork.

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Eight slash commands

Shortcuts for the most common WordPress edits.

Or just talk to Claude in plain English. The slash commands are accelerators, not gates.

/respira:connect-siteConnect a WordPress site for the first time.
/respira:edit-pageEdit any page on a connected site.
/respira:add-sectionAdd a new section: hero, testimonials, FAQ, anything.
/respira:duplicate-pageMake a safe copy of a page to experiment with.
/respira:preview-changesSee what is on a page in your browser.
/respira:audit-siteCheck accessibility, SEO, or performance.
/respira:undo-last-changeRoll back the most recent edit. Always available.
/respira:helpShow the menu and support paths.
Safe by default

“I don’t like it. Please undo.”
Claude confirms, then rolls it back.

Every edit is bracketed by a snapshot before, a render check after, and an undo path that always works. You will never have to dig through a database or a backup tool to recover from an AI edit.

Claude conversation. User says I don't like it, please undo. Claude responds: On it. Rolling back the custom CSS now. Done. Back to the original Whitman and Sons dark navy. Section background confirmed at rgb(10, 14, 22), exactly where it started.
Real session in Cowork. Whitman & Sons client site, May 2026.
  • Snapshot before every write. No exceptions, no opt-out.
  • Render-validated after. The actual rendered page is checked against intent.
  • Honest partial reporting. If only part of an edit landed, Claude tells you exactly which part.
  • One command rollback. /respira:undo-last-change shows what it is reverting and waits for confirmation before restoring. No surprises in either direction.
16 page builders supported

If you build it, Respira can edit it.

Builder detection runs before every edit so the right adapter handles the write: Elementor v3 sections, Divi 5 modules, Bricks containers, Gutenberg blocks, all native.

  • Gutenberg
  • Elementor
  • Divi 4
  • Divi 5
  • Bricks
  • Oxygen Classic
  • Oxygen 6
  • Beaver Builder
  • Breakdance
  • Flatsome
  • Brizy
  • Visual Composer
  • WPBakery
  • Spectra
  • Kadence Blocks
  • GenerateBlocks
30 bundled skills

A full crew, riding inside Cowork.

Skills auto-activate when the conversation matches their description. You do not have to invoke them. You do not have to remember their names.

Always-on safety + posture

4 skills
wordpress-editing-safety

Snapshot before write, render validation after, honest reporting if anything is partial.

page-builder-detection

Identifies which of 16 builders the page uses before any edit, so the right write path is chosen.

multi-site-context

Keeps track of which site you are working on across many connected client sites.

respira-workflow

Sets the visible, patient, honest posture Respira uses inside Cowork.

Audits, optimizers, and onboarding

10 skills
wordpress-site-dna

Archaeological audit. Detects all builders, audits plugins, maps content, finds orphaned shortcodes, scores performance and security.

technical-debt-audit

Orphaned shortcodes from deleted plugins, unused plugins, database bloat, unused media, builder data from inactive builders.

mobile-experience-report

Responsive breakpoint problems, text sizing, column stacking failures, navigation behavior, device-by-device.

seo-aeo-amplifier

On-page SEO and Answer Engine Optimization. Schema generation (Article, FAQ, HowTo, Product), duplicate-first writes.

internal-link-builder

Maps topic relationships, finds high-value linking opportunities, presents a plan for approval before any edit.

content-portability

Export pages, posts, custom posts to portable packages with builder data and media. Import elsewhere with smart ID remapping.

wordpress-ai-image-optimizer

Downloads images, compresses, converts to WebP, resizes, renames, re-uploads, and updates every reference. Hundreds at a time.

woocommerce-health-check

Checkout problems, cart errors, AJAX mismatches, caching issues, payment gateway setup, SSL enforcement.

site-onboarding

First-run onboarding for a connected site. Verifies connectivity, discovers architecture, produces a site briefing.

respira-setup-assistant

Diagnoses connection issues. Resolves timeouts, 401s, 403s, version mismatches, missing API keys, plugin not installed.

Builder migrations

16 skills

Full-site migrations between builders. Audit pages, map elements, build a migration plan, write to duplicates so the live site stays untouched until you approve.

  • migrate-elementor-to-gutenberg
  • migrate-elementor-to-bricks
  • migrate-elementor-to-breakdance
  • migrate-elementor-to-oxygen
  • migrate-divi-to-gutenberg
  • migrate-divi-to-bricks
  • migrate-divi-to-breakdance
  • migrate-oxygen-to-bricks
  • migrate-oxygen-to-breakdance
  • migrate-beaver-builder-to-gutenberg
  • migrate-beaver-builder-to-bricks
  • migrate-wpbakery-to-gutenberg
  • migrate-wpbakery-to-bricks
  • migrate-thrive-architect-to-gutenberg
  • migrate-visual-composer-to-gutenberg
  • migrate-brizy-to-gutenberg
How an edit runs

Four checks between Claude and your live site.

Respira sits between Claude and your WordPress sites. Every write is bracketed by a snapshot and a render check.

1
Detect the builder
Before any edit, Respira identifies which of the 16 supported builders the page uses, so the right adapter handles it.
2
Snapshot first
A point-in-time copy of the page is recorded. Always. No exceptions.
3
Render-validate
After the write, Respira fetches the rendered page and compares it against intent. Partial outcomes are reported honestly.
4
One-click rollback
If anything looks off, run /respira:undo-last-change and the page is back where it started.
Install

Two ways in. Pick whichever Anthropic gives you.

Once approved

From the Anthropic plugin marketplace

  1. Open Cowork, go to Customize → Plugins and search Respira for WordPress under the Anthropic / Partners tabs.
  2. Click Install. Done.

The Anthropic / Partners tabs won't surface Respira until the directory listing is approved (in review). Use the Personal route on the right today.

Available right now

Add the marketplace in Cowork

  1. In Claude, open Cowork → Customize → Plugins.
  2. Click the Personal tab (next to Anthropic / Partners), then the + button.
  3. Choose Add marketplace → Add from a repository and enter:
    respira-press/cowork-plugin-wordpress
  4. Click Sync, then on the Respira plugin page click Install.
  5. When the "This plugin includes local MCP servers" notice appears, that's expected, it's the respira-wordpress connector running locally. Click Continue.
  6. Optional: prefer a zip? Download the latest source zip and load it via + → Upload plugin instead.
View on GitHub Download zip

After install, connect every site with one file:

Open the Respira dashboard, go to MCP Setup, and pick Claude Cowork. Click Download config.json. That one file lists every site on your account, no key to paste.

Then move that file into place. Cowork reads ~/.respira/config.json but can't write there itself, so on Mac or Linux paste this one line in Terminal: mkdir -p ~/.respira && mv ~/Downloads/config.json ~/.respira/config.json, then quit and reopen Cowork. No Terminal? Create a .respira folder in your home directory and drop config.json in. You do this once, not per site. Add a new site later and you just re-download (it always has all of them) and replace the file.

Already use Respira through Claude Desktop? You're done. The Cowork plugin shares the same ~/.respira/config.json file. Open a new Cowork chat and every site is immediately editable.

New to running many sites from one place? The full walkthrough, connecting every site, choosing what the AI can do, and grouping sites with Site Packs, is in this guide.

You will need a Respira account. The 7-day Maker trial requires no credit card.

In Claude Cowork

What it looks like at the desk.

Claude Cowork running Respira plugin. Side-by-side view: a barbershop website redesign on the left, the Respira chat with site DNA scan results on the right.
Site DNA scan and a full audit running on a real WordPress site, in Cowork.
Claude Cowork showing a Respira-driven page edit with snapshot confirmation.
A page edit landing safely with a snapshot taken before the write.
Claude Cowork showing the visual reviewer sub-agent confirming the change against the live render.
The visual reviewer sub-agent confirming the change against the live render.
The barbershop landing page edited live in the demo video, published at mihai.love/barber. Hero reads 'Cuts that wait to be worn.' over a black-and-tan barbershop scene.
The live result, edited in the walkthrough above, published at mihai.love/barber.

Get Claude editing your WordPress sites this afternoon.

One install in Cowork. One /respira:connect-site. Then talk to Claude in plain English.

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MIT licensed. Used today on 747 connected WordPress sites.

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