WordPress AI Stack Compatibility

Overview

Respira works with the WordPress MCP Adapter plugin when it is installed.

From Respira 9.1.24, the adapter is optional and installed separately. Install and activate MCP Adapter from WordPress.org to use the official transport. Respira's own MCP endpoint, REST API, standalone desktop server and browser WebMCP tools work without the adapter.

Today there are three WordPress-native building blocks to understand:

• WordPress Abilities API: the registry where Respira tools are declared as abilities
• WordPress MCP Adapter default server: the official public/default MCP surface that auto-discovers abilities with mcp.public=true
• Dedicated Respira MCP Adapter server: Respira's full-tool server registered inside the adapter for the complete registry

Respira also keeps its standalone desktop MCP server for Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and other local MCP clients.

The four Respira surfaces

Use this framing throughout the docs:

1. Standalone Respira MCP server Runs locally via npx @respira/wordpress-mcp-server and talks to WordPress over the Respira REST API.
2. Official WordPress MCP Adapter default/public server Auto-discovers the safe read-only Respira abilities marked mcp.public=true.
3. Dedicated Respira MCP Adapter server Exposes the broader Respira registry through the separately installed official adapter at /wp-json/respira/v1/adapter-mcp, using WordPress authentication.
4. Browser surfaces Includes built-in Browser AI/WebMCP plus the curated Elementor Angie bridge.

How Respira registers into WordPress

When the WordPress Abilities API is available, Respira registers its tools as WordPress abilities with:

• meta.show_in_rest=true
• meta.annotations
• meta.mcp.public for the safe default/public subset

Respira keeps the dedicated adapter server for the full registry, while the official default server can still discover the safe read-only subset automatically.

Endpoint and authentication

The dedicated adapter server is available only while the official MCP Adapter plugin is active:

https://your-site.com/wp-json/respira/v1/adapter-mcp

Use the adapter's WordPress authentication, such as an administrator's application password. Administrators can discover Respira's adapter tools by default; each ability still checks its execution permissions.

Respira's own endpoint remains /wp-json/respira/v1/mcp, using a Respira API key or the Respira OAuth connection flow. Deactivating the adapter removes the adapter server while Respira's own connections keep working.

Which path should you use?

Use the standalone MCP server when:

• you want the full desktop MCP workflow
• you need local editor or terminal integrations
• you want the established Respira install path

Use the official default/public MCP server when:

• you want a WordPress-native discovery path
• you only need the safe read-only subset
• you want to validate that your site is exposing abilities through the official stack

Use the dedicated Respira MCP Adapter server when:

• you want the official adapter transport layer
• you still need the broader Respira ability inventory
• you want one WordPress-native MCP server dedicated to Respira

Safety model

Respira does not put every tool on the default/public server.

• Safe read-only abilities can be public
• Destructive or admin-sensitive abilities stay off the default/public server by default
• The dedicated Respira server remains the path for the broader registry
• Duplicate-before-edit remains the safety model for write operations

Related guides

• Desktop AI (MCP Server)
• Browser AI Setup
• Configuration
• Elementor Angie
• API Reference