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WordPress DevDocs

Local MCP server that indexes WordPress, WooCommerce, Gutenberg and custom plugin hooks, APIs and handbooks into SQLite so AI coding tools can search and validate them.

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  • Community
  • Runs locally
  • No credentials

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WordPress DevDocs is a local MCP server that indexes WordPress core, WooCommerce, Gutenberg and your own plugin hooks, block APIs, handbooks and theme.json properties into SQLite, then exposes nine read-only tools so AI coding assistants can search and validate hook names before writing code. Sources come from public or private GitHub repos or local folders. Installed via npm, it runs over stdio with no credentials, and setup steps cover Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf.

Why it stands out

Community MCP server that indexes hooks from your own private GitHub repos and local plugin folders, not only public WordPress sources.

What WordPress DevDocs does

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  • Tools include search_hooks, validate_hook, get_hook_context and search_block_apis
  • Presets index WordPress core, WooCommerce, Gutenberg and developer handbooks
  • theme.json property lookups cover global, per-block and per-element paths
  • Stores hooks in SQLite with FTS5 full-text search
  • Installs with npm install -g wp-devdocs-mcp, or runs via npx
  • stdio transport, no server credentials; GITHUB_TOKEN only for private repos
  • Community project by pluginslab (Marcel Schmitz), MIT licence, read-only
  • Indexes local folders, so in-development plugin hooks are searchable

How ecommerce teams could use it

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Illustrative scenarios written by ecommerceguide from the product's documented capabilities. They are not customer case studies.

  1. An agency building custom WooCommerce extensions for merchant clients

    Developers work in Cursor and need hook names that exist in the WooCommerce source

    Intended outcomeThe woocommerce preset indexes trunk, and validate_hook confirms each name, returning file locations or similar suggestions

  2. An in-house team maintaining proprietary WooCommerce plugins on private GitHub repos

    AI assistants have no knowledge of internal actions and filters

    Intended outcomeA github-private source indexed with a GITHUB_TOKEN makes internal hooks searchable, with parameters, docblocks and surrounding code

  3. A plugin author shipping block themes and Gutenberg blocks for stores

    Generated code uses deprecated JS namespaces or invented theme.json keys

    Intended outcomesearch_block_apis covers block registrations and wp.blockEditor calls, while theme.json lookups return valid paths and preset CSS variable templates

Who it suits

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Best for

You develop WordPress or WooCommerce code with Claude Code, Cursor or Windsurf and want hook, block API and theme.json lookups indexed from repos you choose.

Probably not for

You need a hosted endpoint rather than a local npm package, write and edit access, or coverage of platforms other than WordPress.

Business size
Any stageA free MIT-licensed local package with no plans or usage limits, aimed at anyone writing WordPress or WooCommerce code.
Verticals
Agencies and services

Technical details

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From the server's repository, documentation and MCP directory listings.

What an agent can do
Store development
Transport
stdio (local)
Authentication
No credentialsNo credentials for the server itself; a GITHUB_TOKEN env var is only needed to index private GitHub repos.
Package
wp-devdocs-mcp (npm)
Language
JavaScript
Licence
MIT
Repository last updated
18 May 2026

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Setup documented for

Install command
npm install -g wp-devdocs-mcp

Command as listed on the repository README, not tested by ecommerceguide. Check the repository README (opens in a new tab) for configuration and credentials before running it.

Works with

Ecommerce platforms and services

Systems this server reads from or writes to.

Categories and use cases

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