io.github.Bishop81/wpgoldmine-mcp — MCP Server for WordPress Plugin Opportunities

This MCP server searches the WordPress.org plugin directory to identify WordPress plugin opportunities: large, established plugins that appear weakened by abandonment, low ratings, or poor support. It exposes these results to AI agents so they can query for a “takeable market” scenario.

🛠️ Key Features

Finds WordPress plugin opportunities based on abandonment, low ratings, or poor support
Queries the WordPress.org plugin directory through an opportunity lens
Uses server-side querying; no local database or scraping is required

🚀 Use Cases

Identify plugins that could realistically be replaced or out-built
Support AI agents (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) working on WordPress plugin research

⚡ Developer Benefits

Centralized server-side access to WordPress.org data
Enables MCP-based querying for developer/plugin replacement planning

⚠️ Limitations

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wpgoldmine-mcp

An MCP server for finding WordPress plugin opportunities — large, established plugins weakened by abandonment, low ratings, or poor support, i.e. plugins you could realistically replace or out-build. It lets AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) query the WordPress.org plugin directory through the lens of "what's a takeable market here?"

Tools

list_opportunity_presets

Lists the curated opportunity angles you can pass as preset (e.g. abandoned-plugins, low-rated-popular, beatable-niche, unsupported-plugins, high-opportunity, newest-opportunities).

find_plugin_opportunities

Returns a ranked, capped list of plugin opportunities.

Param

Type

Description

preset

string (optional)

A preset key. Composes with tag.

tag

string (optional)

Narrow to a niche by WordPress.org tag, e.g. seo, forms, backup.

ecosystem

wordpress | woocommerce (optional)

Defaults to wordpress.

min_installs / max_installs

number (optional)

Active-install bounds.

max_rating

number (optional)

Max rating on a 0–100 scale (lower = more dissatisfied users).

get_plugin

Opportunity snapshot for one plugin by slug: installs, rating, last-updated, support resolution, and opportunity / abandonment / monetization scores.

Example agent uses: "Find abandoned WordPress plugins in the forms niche I could rebuild," "Which popular SEO plugins have the worst ratings?", "Give me the opportunity score for wp-super-cache."

Config

WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY — optional. A WP Goldmine account API token (from your account settings) raises the result limit and unlocks extra fields. Without it, the server uses the free, capped tier.

WPGOLDMINE_API_BASE — override the API base (default https://wpgoldmine.io).

jsonc

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wpgoldmine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "wpgoldmine-mcp"],
      "env": { "WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY": "wpg_your_token_here" }
    }
  }
}

Install

Configuration

Environment variables

WPGOLDMINE_API_KEYsecret

Optional WP Goldmine account token. Raises the result limit and unlocks extra fields.

WPGOLDMINE_API_BASE

Override the API base. Defaults to https://wpgoldmine.io.

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wpgoldmine-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wpgoldmine-mcp@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY>",
        "WPGOLDMINE_API_BASE": "<YOUR_WPGOLDMINE_API_BASE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

io.github.Bishop81/wpgoldmine-mcp