Gutenberg MCP · free tier
Build Gutenberg blocks with any AI agent.
WP MCP gives Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client surgical control of the WordPress block editor: insert, update, move, and duplicate blocks by position, drop in patterns, and read the block tree before acting. No page builder, no Pro license, and every edit is snapshotted first.
Free & GPL-2.0 · ships with WordPress · fully reversible
› Add a pricing section under the hero on /pricing
⛨ page blocks saved · restorable
insert-pattern "pricing-3col" at index 1
update-block heading → "Simple pricing"
✓ Done, open it in the editor, every block is native.
Discover, inspect, act
Block tools that don't guess.
Read the tree first
get-post-blocks returns a post's parsed block tree with an index path per block; list-block-types and get-block-type expose the schema. The agent knows the structure before it edits.
Edit by position
add-block, update-block, move-block, duplicate-block, and remove-block operate on precise index paths, not brittle string replacement on serialized markup.
Patterns, not blank canvases
insert-pattern drops a registered pattern's markup in place, so the agent composes from real, designed building blocks.
Reversible by construction
Every write routes through the snapshot engine. Undo one block edit or a whole session from wp-admin, no separate backup step.
Prefer Elementor? Deep Elementor editing, a curated 44-widget catalog and a structural suite, is available on Pro. See Elementor MCP.
Example prompts
Talk to the editor.
Turn the last three paragraphs on /about into a two-column layout with a pull quote.
Insert the FAQ pattern above the footer on every page in the Services category.
Find the old pricing table block and replace it with the new three-tier pattern.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered.
What is Gutenberg MCP?
It is a way for AI agents to build and edit WordPress block-editor (Gutenberg) content over the Model Context Protocol. WP MCP exposes surgical block tools, insert, update, move, duplicate, and remove blocks by position, plus block patterns, so Claude or Cursor edits the same block document the editor does. Everything it builds stays fully editable.
Do I need a page builder or a Pro license?
No. Gutenberg editing is part of the free tier. Because Gutenberg ships with WordPress, this works on a stock install with no page builder and no paid plan. Elementor deep editing is the paid hook; the block editor is free.
Are block edits reversible?
Yes. Every block write is snapshotted before it runs, so a single change or a whole agent session can be restored with one click, the same safety engine that protects every WP MCP mutation.
How does the agent avoid mangling my markup?
The tools address blocks by index path and operate on the parsed block tree, not raw string replacement. The agent can read a post's block structure, inspect a block's schema, then insert or update precisely, no fragile find-and-replace on serialized HTML.
Which clients work with it?
Any MCP-compatible client, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others, over HTTP with an application password, or the WP-CLI stdio bridge for local development.