agent-skills
Expert-level WordPress knowledge for AI coding assistants - blocks, themes, plugins, and best practices
Agent Skills for WordPress is a comprehensive collection of expert-level instruction bundles that teach AI coding assistants how to build WordPress projects correctly. Developed by the WordPress team, these portable skills cover Gutenberg blocks, block themes, plugins, REST API, Interactivity API, WP-CLI, performance optimization, and more. Each skill contains structured procedures, reference documentation, and optional helper scripts that guide AI assistants like Claude, Copilot, Cursor, and Codex to follow WordPress best practices and avoid common mistakes. Skills can be installed globally across all projects or scoped to specific repositories and shared via version control.
Key Features
Use Cases
- 01Teaching AI assistants to generate modern Gutenberg blocks with proper block.json configuration and deprecation handling
- 02Guiding AI code generation for block themes using theme.json, templates, and style variations
- 03Ensuring AI-generated WordPress plugins follow security best practices and proper hooks architecture
- 04Automating WordPress development workflows with WP-CLI commands and multisite operations
- 05Auditing and implementing capability-based permissions using the Abilities API
- 06Configuring PHPStan static analysis for WordPress projects with proper typing
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agent-skills — FAQ
What are WordPress Agent Skills?+
Agent Skills are portable instruction bundles that teach AI coding assistants (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, Codex) how to build WordPress projects using modern patterns, best practices, and security considerations. Each skill contains structured procedures, reference docs, and optional scripts covering specific WordPress development areas like blocks, themes, plugins, and APIs.
How do I install WordPress Agent Skills for Claude Code?+
Use npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-plugin-development (replace with desired skill name) for project-scoped installation, or add --global flag for user-wide availability. Alternatively, clone the repo, build with skillpack-build.mjs, and install to ~/.claude/skills/ using skillpack-install.mjs --global.
Which AI coding assistants work with these skills?+
WordPress Agent Skills work with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, and Antigravity. Skills can be installed to assistant-specific directories (.claude/skills/, .cursor/skills/, .github/skills/, .codex/skills/, .agents/skills/).
What are the prerequisites for using WordPress Agent Skills?+
You need Node.js to run the installation scripts and WordPress 7.0+ (PHP 7.4.0+) for the target projects. No API keys are required; skills are local instruction files read by your AI assistant.
Are WordPress Agent Skills free to use?+
Yes, WordPress Agent Skills are open source and licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later. They are developed by the WordPress team and community contributors.
Can I install skills for my entire team?+
Yes, install skills project-scoped into your repository directories (.claude/skills/, .cursor/skills/, etc.) and commit them to version control so the entire team can use the same WordPress knowledge base.
How do I install agent-skills?+
Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. agent-skills is a skill — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.
Is agent-skills free?+
agent-skills is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.