buddypress_update_member
Update BuddyPress member profiles by modifying display names, biographies, and member types using user IDs to maintain current community information.
Instructions
Update member profile information
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| description | No | User biography | |
| id | Yes | User ID | |
| member_type | No | Member type | |
| name | No | Display name |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:587-590 (handler)The handler function for the 'buddypress_update_member' tool. It extracts the 'id' from arguments, uses the rest as body, and makes a PUT request to the BuddyPress members endpoint using the shared buddypressRequest helper.else if (name === 'buddypress_update_member') { const { id, ...body } = args as any; result = await buddypressRequest(`/members/${id}`, 'PUT', body); }
- src/index.ts:159-168 (schema)The input schema defining parameters for the 'buddypress_update_member' tool, including required user ID and optional profile fields.inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { id: { type: 'number', description: 'User ID', required: true }, name: { type: 'string', description: 'Display name' }, description: { type: 'string', description: 'User biography' }, member_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Member type' }, }, required: ['id'], },
- src/index.ts:156-169 (registration)The tool registration object added to the tools array, which includes the name, description, and schema. This is used by the ListTools handler.{ name: 'buddypress_update_member', description: 'Update member profile information', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { id: { type: 'number', description: 'User ID', required: true }, name: { type: 'string', description: 'Display name' }, description: { type: 'string', description: 'User biography' }, member_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Member type' }, }, required: ['id'], }, },
- src/index.ts:18-46 (helper)Shared helper function that makes authenticated HTTP requests to the BuddyPress REST API, used by all BuddyPress tools including buddypress_update_member.async function buddypressRequest( endpoint: string, method: string = 'GET', body?: any ): Promise<any> { const url = `${BUDDYPRESS_URL}/wp-json/buddypress/v2${endpoint}`; const auth = Buffer.from(`${BUDDYPRESS_USERNAME}:${BUDDYPRESS_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64'); const options: any = { method, headers: { 'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, }; if (body && method !== 'GET') { options.body = JSON.stringify(body); } const response = await fetch(url, options); if (!response.ok) { const errorText = await response.text(); throw new Error(`BuddyPress API Error (${response.status}): ${errorText}`); } return await response.json(); }