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Basic WP MCP Server
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from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP | |
import httpx | |
import base64 | |
import asyncio | |
import os | |
from dotenv import load_dotenv | |
# Load env vars | |
load_dotenv() | |
# Create an MCP server | |
mcp = FastMCP("wp-mcp-server") | |
WP_BASE_URL = os.getenv("WP_BASE_URL") | |
APP_USERNAME = os.getenv("APP_USERNAME") | |
APP_PASSWORD = os.getenv("APP_PASSWORD") | |
# Authentication headers | |
credentials = f"{APP_USERNAME}:{APP_PASSWORD}" | |
encoded_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode()).decode() | |
auth_headers = { | |
"Authorization": f"Basic {encoded_credentials}" | |
} | |
@mcp.tool() | |
async def create_post(title: str, content: str, status: str = "draft") -> str: | |
""" | |
Create a new WordPress post | |
Args: | |
title: The title of the post | |
content: The content of the post | |
status: Post status (draft, publish, private, pending) - defaults to draft | |
""" | |
print(f"MCP: Creating post on {WP_BASE_URL}/posts") | |
# Validate status | |
valid_statuses = ["draft", "publish", "private", "pending"] | |
if status not in valid_statuses: | |
status = "draft" | |
# Prepare post data | |
post_data = { | |
"title": title, | |
"content": content, | |
"status": status | |
} | |
# Send request to WordPress | |
try: | |
async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False, timeout=10.0) as client: | |
response = await client.post( | |
f"{WP_BASE_URL}/posts", | |
json=post_data, | |
headers=auth_headers | |
) | |
if response.status_code not in [200, 201]: | |
return f"Error creating post: {response.status_code} {response.text}" | |
post = response.json() | |
return f"Post created successfully!\nID: {post['id']}\nTitle: {post['title']['rendered']}\nStatus: {post['status']}\nLink: {post['link']}" | |
except Exception as e: | |
return f"Error connecting to WordPress: {str(e)}" | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
# Start the MCP server without inspector and host parameters | |
mcp.run() |
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