Plugin Tools (Experimental)wordpress_restore_quarantined_plugin

wordpress_restore_quarantined_plugin

Move a quarantined plugin back into the plugins folder with its original file names. It returns inactive.

wordpress_restore_quarantined_plugin

Move a quarantined plugin back into the plugins folder with its original file names. It returns inactive, so a person decides whether to activate it. A must-use plugin file is the exception: it starts running again as soon as it is back, because WordPress loads every file in that folder.

Parameters

2 parameters, 1 required.

NameTypeRequiredWhat it is
quarantine_idstringyesThe id of the quarantine to undo. It comes from wordpress_quarantine_plugin, or from checks.quarantine in the security audit.
approval_tokenstringnoApproval token from the first call's respira_approval_required answer. Send it back unchanged with the same quarantine id.

Example call

{
  "name": "wordpress_restore_quarantined_plugin",
  "arguments": {
    "quarantine_id": "example-plugin-20261001-174512-a1b2c3"
  }
}

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "plugin": "example-plugin/example-plugin.php",
  "quarantine_id": "example-plugin-20261001-174512-a1b2c3",
  "files_renamed": 9,
  "message": "The plugin is back in the plugins folder, inactive. Activate it with respira_activate_plugin if you want it running."
}

What it changes

It moves the folder back and gives every file its original name. It does not activate the plugin. Approval-gated, like the quarantine itself, and written to the site's activity log.

When it is refused

  • No quarantine has that id. The answer lists the ids that exist.
  • The plugin was already restored.
  • Something already exists where the plugin was (destination_exists). Remove or rename it first.
  • The quarantined files or the record of their original names are missing from the quarantine folder.

Nothing is changed when a restore is refused.

Availability

Plugin 9.1.10 and MCP server 8.4.9. Requires plugin management to be enabled in Respira settings.

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