WordPress REST API Skill (Advanced)

Purpose

Provide a production-ready CLI for WordPress REST API automation. This skill focuses on content workflows (posts/pages), taxonomy (categories/tags), user reads, and safe custom requests without external HTTP libraries.

Best fit

You want a stable CLI for automation and bot workflows.
You need JSON-in/JSON-out for pipelines.
You prefer simple HTTP with no extra dependencies.

Not a fit

You must handle OAuth flows or complex browser-based auth.
You need advanced media uploads (multipart streaming).

Requirements

Node.js 18+ (for native
```
fetch
```
).

One-time setup

Enable the WordPress REST API (default in modern WordPress).
Create an Application Password for a WordPress user.
Confirm the user has the right role (e.g., Editor/Admin).

Install

cd wordpress
npm install

Run

node scripts/wp-cli.js help
node scripts/wp-cli.js posts:list --query per_page=5
node scripts/wp-cli.js posts:create '@post.json'

You can also use npm:

npm run wp -- posts:list --query per_page=5

Credentials

Supported options (first match wins):

Basic auth token:
```
WP_BASIC_TOKEN
```
(base64 of
```
user:app_password
```
)
User + app password:
```
WP_USER
```
+
```
WP_APP_PASSWORD
```
JWT bearer token:
```
WP_JWT_TOKEN
```

Required env

```
WP_BASE_URL
```
(e.g.,
```
https://example.com
```
)

Input conventions

JSON can be inline or loaded from file with
```
@path
```
.

Query params use

--query key=value

(repeatable) or

--query key1=value1,key2=value2

Command map (high level)

Posts:

posts:list

posts:get

posts:create

posts:update

posts:delete

Pages:

pages:list

pages:get

pages:create

pages:update

pages:delete

Taxonomy:

```
categories:list
```
,
```
categories:create
```
```
tags:list
```
,
```
tags:create
```

Users:

```
users:list
```
,
```
users:get
```

Advanced:

```
request
```
(raw method + path)

Operational guidance

Prefer
```
context=view
```
for read-only list calls.
Use
```
status=draft
```
when staging content.
Implement retries for
```
429
```
and transient
```
5xx
```
errors in orchestrators.

Expected output

JSON to stdout; non-zero exit code on errors.

Security notes

Never log or commit tokens or application passwords.
Use a dedicated low-privilege WordPress account where possible.

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Best fit

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Requirements

One-time setup

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Credentials

Required env

Input conventions

Command map (high level)

Operational guidance

Expected output

Security notes

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