Requirements

Required

Dependency	Minimum version	Notes
WordPress	6.9	Ships the Abilities API in core.
PHP	8.0	8.2+ recommended.
Elementor	3.20	Container element support is required.
WordPress MCP Adapter	latest	github.com/WordPress/mcp-adapter

If you’re on WordPress 6.8 or older, the Abilities API isn’t in core. You’d need to install it as a separate plugin (or via Composer). Easier path is to update WordPress.

Optional (unlocks more tools)

Dependency	What it adds
Elementor Pro	add-pro-widget (reaches every Pro widget via the catalog), theme builder tools (8), Pro template/popup/dynamic-tag tools, Widget Builder (8), SEO & Accessibility (7), Pro custom code.
Elementor 4.0+	14 atomic-element tools (flexbox, div-block, atomic widgets, global classes).
WooCommerce	Adds no new tools. WC widgets are reached through add-pro-widget (catalog tier woo). Requires Elementor Pro.
Elementor Pro custom code module	add-custom-css, add-code-snippet, list-code-snippets.

Tool counts by environment

EMCP Tools ships 207 tools in total, 162 of them on the free tier and 45 requiring Pro.

	Count
Total tools	207
Free tier	162
Pro only	45
Enabled by default	109
Off until you opt in	98

How many register on your site depends on what you run. The Elementor tools need Elementor, the atomic-element tools need Elementor 4.0+, and every plugin integration (ACF, WooCommerce, the 8 form builders, the 7 SEO plugins, the 3 Elementor addon packs) registers only when that plugin is active. A site running Elementor Pro and two of those plugins sees far fewer tools than the total, which is the intended behaviour: you get tools for what you actually use and nothing else.

The 98 disabled-by-default tools are the ones that write, delete, or render site-wide. Opt in from EMCP Tools → Tools.

The authoritative numbers are in your admin

Rather than reading a table, open EMCP Tools in your WordPress admin. The Dashboard’s Total Tools and Active cards report exactly what your install has, for your plugin set and your toggles.

Each total includes the 3 surfaced read-only core/* context abilities. Compact tool mode collapses the whole surface to 3 dispatcher tools for clients with strict tool caps. See Compact tool mode. The EMCP Themer tools require the Themer module (on by default); turning it off removes those 8.

Sanity check

After activation:

1. Visit EMCP Tools in the WordPress admin. The Dashboard should show a non-zero “Active” stat card. If it shows zero, check the troubleshooting guide.

2. Test the REST endpoint with curl:

   curl -X POST https://your-site.test/wp-json/mcp/emcp-tools-server \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -u "username:application-password" \
     -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0"}}}'

   You should get back an initialize response with a session ID. If you get a 404, the plugin isn’t active or the MCP Adapter isn’t installed. If you get a 401, the application password is wrong.