Provides comprehensive access to WordPress Meta Trac data, enabling queries about WordPress.org infrastructure, plugin directory, theme directory, WordCamp, and other WordPress.org services. Supports searching tickets, retrieving ticket details, accessing changesets with diffs, monitoring timeline activity, and retrieving project metadata like components and milestones.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@WordPress Meta Trac MCP Serversearch for open tickets about the plugin directory"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
WordPress Trac MCP Server
Search and explore all WordPress.org Trac issue trackers directly from Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant that supports MCP (Model Context Protocol).
No coding required to use this - just add the server URLs to your AI assistant config.
Based on trac-mcp by James LePage.
Quick Start (No Coding Required)
For Claude Desktop Users
Open your Claude Desktop config file:
Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the WordPress Trac servers to the
mcpServerssection:
Restart Claude Desktop
You can now ask Claude things like:
"Search Core Trac for accessibility issues"
"Find recent plugin directory tickets"
"Show me ticket #12345 from Meta Trac"
"What's the latest activity on BuddyPress Trac?"
For ChatGPT Users
Open ChatGPT Settings → Connectors tab
Add Server → Import remote MCP server
Use any of these URLs:
Core:
https://mcp-server-wporg-core-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgptMeta:
https://mcp-server-wporg-meta-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgptPlugins:
https://mcp-server-wporg-plugins-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgptThemes:
https://mcp-server-wporg-themes-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgptbbPress:
https://mcp-server-wporg-bbpress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgptBuddyPress:
https://mcp-server-wporg-buddypress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgptGlotPress:
https://mcp-server-wporg-glotpress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt
Enable in Composer → Deep Research tool
What You Can Search
Trac Instance | What It Tracks | Live URL |
Core | WordPress core bugs, features, enhancements | |
Meta | WordPress.org website and infrastructure | |
Plugins | Plugin directory issues and reviews | |
Themes | Theme reviews and directory | |
bbPress | bbPress forum software | |
BuddyPress | BuddyPress social networking plugin | |
GlotPress | Translation platform |
Available Commands
Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant to:
Search tickets: "Search for REST API issues" or "Find tickets about block editor"
Get ticket details: "Show me ticket #58000" or "What's the status of ticket 12345?"
View changesets: "Show changeset r58000" or "What changed in revision 55000?"
Check timeline: "What happened on Core Trac this week?"
Get project info: "List the milestones for WordPress 6.7"
For Developers
Deploy Your Own Instance
Environment Variables
Variable | Values | Default | Description |
|
|
| Which Trac instance |
| URL | (auto) | Override the base URL |
Local Development
API Testing
Architecture
Runtime: Cloudflare Workers (global edge deployment)
Language: TypeScript with Zod validation
Protocol: Model Context Protocol (MCP)
APIs: Public WordPress Trac CSV/RSS endpoints (no auth required)
Known Limitations
Comment history not available via CSV API (visit ticket URL for full discussion)
Components list requires sampling tickets to extract values
Each Trac instance is a separate deployment
License
GNU General Public License v2 or later - see GPL License.
Contributing
Contributions welcome! This server demonstrates production-ready MCP servers with multi-instance support.