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BackWPup Abilities

BackWPup exposes its backup engine as WordPress Abilities, letting AI assistants list configured backup jobs, trigger and cancel backups, and read backup history and logs for troubleshooting.

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Requires the BackWPup plugin on WordPress 6.9+ (each ability is guarded by a function_exists( 'wp_register_ability' ) check, so nothing registers on older cores). Individual abilities also require specific capabilities: 'backwpup' for listing jobs, running a backup, and reading history; 'backwpup_jobs_start' for cancelling a running job; and 'backwpup_logs' for reading backup logs.

BackWPup Documentation Overview

Read-only

backwpup/docs-overview

Returns Markdown documentation describing the BackWPup MCP server's tools and recommended workflows.

Cancel Running Backup Job

Destructive

backwpup/cancel-job

Aborts a currently running BackWPup backup job.

Get Backup History

Read-only

backwpup/get-backup-history

Returns recent backup history and whether a backup job is currently running.

Get Backup Logs

Read-only

backwpup/get-backup-logs

Retrieves the content of a backup log file for troubleshooting.

List Backup Jobs

Read-only

backwpup/list-jobs

Lists all configured BackWPup backup jobs with their destinations and schedules.

Run Backup Job

Write

backwpup/run-job

Triggers an immediate backup, either a specific configured job or the default 'Backup Now'.

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