WordPress.org Trac

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.

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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"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

4. 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

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What You Can Search

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"

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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.