WP Add Skills

Install official WordPress agent-skills from the WordPress/agent-skills repository.

⚠️ Side Effect Warning

This skill installs software to your system:

• Clones the WordPress/agent-skills repository (~28 seconds download)
• Runs npm build scripts (~14 seconds)
• Installs 13 skills to your global skills directory
• Temporary files are cleaned up after installation

Installation paths differ by environment (see Tier 1 vs Tier 2 below).

Confirmation required before installation begins.

Usage

• "Install WordPress agent skills"
• /wp-add-skills — Install 13 WordPress skills
• /wp-add-skills --list — List installed WordPress skills
• /wp-add-skills --update — Update to latest version

Prerequisites

• Git 2.0+ (git --version)
• Node.js v16+ (node --version) — v18 or v20 recommended
• Disk space — At least 100MB available in home directory
• Write permissions to the skills directory

Environment Detection

Tier 1 — Portable (Codex and other environments)

Skills install path: ~/.agents/skills/ (Codex standard path)

1. Parse flags — Determine if --list, --update, or install
2. For --list: Show installed skills in ~/.agents/skills/ that match WordPress pattern
3. For install/update:
   • Present confirmation:

     This will install 13 WordPress skills to ~/.agents/skills/
     Prerequisites needed: git 2.0+, Node.js v16+, ~100MB disk space
     
     Reply "confirm" to proceed, "cancel" to abort.
     

   • ⛔ STOP: Wait for confirmation
   • After confirmation, provide manual installation steps if Bash unavailable:

     # Clone repository
     git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills /tmp/wp-skills-install
     
     # Build skills
     cd /tmp/wp-skills-install
     node skillpack-build.mjs --clean
     
     # Install to Codex path
     node skillpack-install.mjs --global --path ~/.agents/skills/
     
     # Cleanup
     rm -rf /tmp/wp-skills-install
     

Tier 2 — Claude Code Enhanced

Skills install path: ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code path)

1. Parse flags
2. For --list:

   ls -la ~/.claude/skills/ | grep wp- || echo "No WordPress skills installed"
   

3. For install/update:
   • Check prerequisites:

     git --version && node --version && df -h ~ | tail -1
     

   • Present confirmation with prereq status:

     Installing 13 WordPress skills to ~/.claude/skills/
     
     Prerequisites:
     ✅ Git: {version}
     ✅ Node.js: {version}
     ✅ Disk space: {available}
     
     Reply "confirm" to proceed, "cancel" to abort.
     

   • ⛔ STOP: Wait for confirmation
   • After confirmation, execute installation:

     # Step 1: Clone
     git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills /tmp/wp-skills-$(date +%s)
     
     # Step 2: Build
     cd /tmp/wp-skills-*
     node skillpack-build.mjs --clean
     
     # Step 3: Install to Claude Code path
     node skillpack-install.mjs --global
     
     # Step 4: Verify
     ls ~/.claude/skills/ | grep -c "" | xargs echo "Skills installed:"
     
     # Step 5: Cleanup
     rm -rf /tmp/wp-skills-*
     

The 13 WordPress Skills

1. wordpress-router — WordPress project detection and routing
2. wp-project-triage — Auto-detect WordPress tooling, versions, configuration
3. wp-block-development — Gutenberg block development (block.json, InnerBlocks, transforms)
4. wp-block-themes — Block themes and theme.json
5. wp-plugin-development — Plugin architecture, hooks, actions, filters, security
6. wp-rest-api — REST API endpoints, authentication, custom routes
7. wp-interactivity-api — Frontend directives (@wordpress/interactivity)
8. wp-abilities-api — User capabilities and permissions system
9. wp-wpcli-and-ops — WP-CLI commands, automation, operations
10. wp-performance — Performance optimization, caching, database queries
11. wp-phpstan — Static analysis configuration for WordPress
12. wp-playground — WordPress Playground integration and testing
13. wpds — WordPress Design System components and patterns

Installation Timing (~70 seconds total)

Step	Duration
Prerequisites check	~2s
Clone repository	~28s
Build skills	~14s
Install globally	~2s
Verify installation	~1s
Cleanup	~1s

Success Report

✅ Installation Complete!

Installed: 13 WordPress skills
Location: {skills-directory}
Total time: ~70 seconds

Next steps:
- Test: "How do I create a custom Gutenberg block?"
- List skills: wp-add-skills --list

Troubleshooting

• Node.js too old: Update to v18 or v20 LTS
• Permission denied: chmod 755 {skills-directory}
• Clone failed: Check internet connection, try again
• Skills don't appear: Restart your AI session after installation

Related Skills

• wp-block-development — One of the installed WordPress skills
• wp-plugin-development — One of the installed WordPress skills