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WordPress Meta Trac MCP Server

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

  1. Open your Claude Desktop config file:

    • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

    • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

  2. Add the WordPress Trac servers to the mcpServers section:

{ "mcpServers": { "wordpress-core-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-core-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] }, "wordpress-meta-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-meta-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] }, "wordpress-plugins-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-plugins-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] }, "wordpress-themes-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-themes-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] }, "wordpress-bbpress-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-bbpress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] }, "wordpress-buddypress-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-buddypress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] }, "wordpress-glotpress-trac": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server-wporg-glotpress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp"] } } }
  1. Restart Claude Desktop

  2. 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

  1. Open ChatGPT Settings → Connectors tab

  2. Add Server → Import remote MCP server

  3. Use any of these URLs:

    • Core: https://mcp-server-wporg-core-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

    • Meta: https://mcp-server-wporg-meta-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

    • Plugins: https://mcp-server-wporg-plugins-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

    • Themes: https://mcp-server-wporg-themes-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

    • bbPress: https://mcp-server-wporg-bbpress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

    • BuddyPress: https://mcp-server-wporg-buddypress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

    • GlotPress: https://mcp-server-wporg-glotpress-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp/chatgpt

  4. Enable in Composer → Deep Research tool


Trac Instance

What It Tracks

Live URL

Core

WordPress core bugs, features, enhancements

core.trac.wordpress.org

Meta

WordPress.org website and infrastructure

meta.trac.wordpress.org

Plugins

Plugin directory issues and reviews

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Themes

Theme reviews and directory

themes.trac.wordpress.org

bbPress

bbPress forum software

bbpress.trac.wordpress.org

BuddyPress

BuddyPress social networking plugin

buddypress.trac.wordpress.org

GlotPress

Translation platform

glotpress.trac.wordpress.org

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

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/courtneyr-dev/meta-trac.git cd meta-trac # Install dependencies npm install # Login to Cloudflare npx wrangler login # Deploy specific instances npm run deploy:core # Core Trac npm run deploy:meta # Meta Trac npm run deploy:plugins # Plugins Trac npm run deploy:themes # Themes Trac npm run deploy:bbpress # bbPress Trac npm run deploy:buddypress # BuddyPress Trac npm run deploy:glotpress # GlotPress Trac # Or deploy ALL at once npm run deploy:all

Environment Variables

Variable

Values

Default

Description

TRAC_INSTANCE

core, meta, plugins, themes, bbpress, buddypress, glotpress

meta

Which Trac instance

TRAC_BASE_URL

URL

(auto)

Override the base URL

Local Development

# Start dev server npm run dev # Test with MCP Inspector npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector http://localhost:8787/mcp # Run tests npm run test:unit # Type check npm run type-check

API Testing

# Health check curl https://mcp-server-wporg-core-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/health # Search tickets curl -X POST 'https://mcp-server-wporg-core-trac.meta-trac-wordpress.workers.dev/mcp' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"searchTickets","arguments":{"query":"accessibility","limit":5}},"id":1}'

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.

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