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wpDataTables Abilities

wpDataTables exposes its tables and charts as abilities, letting AI list, inspect, and query your data tables and charts, plus create and style Simple tables and charts directly from natural language.

17

Total

9

Read

8

Write

Requires the wpDataTables plugin, which bundles the WordPress Abilities API and MCP Adapter libraries (composer package wordpress/mcp-adapter), so no specific WordPress core version beyond the plugin's own requirement (WordPress 4.0+) is needed. Every ability requires the current user to have the 'manage_options' capability. This is wpDataTables Lite (the free wordpress.org edition): create-chart only supports the google and chartjs engines, and table creation is limited to Simple (spreadsheet-style) tables — CSV/SQL/API-backed data sources and HighCharts/ApexCharts require a paid wpDataTables tier, which get-system-info and get-mcp-license-matrix report on.

Create Chart

Write

wpdatatables/create-chart

Creates a new chart linked to an existing wpDataTable, using the Google Charts or Chart.js engines available in wpDataTables Lite.

Create Simple Table

Write

wpdatatables/create-simple-table

Creates a new Simple (Handsontable-based) wpDataTable from column headers and optional row data, styling, and merged cells.

Edit Chart

Write

wpdatatables/edit-chart

Updates an existing wpDataTables chart's title, type, source table, columns, size, and display options.

Edit Table

Write

wpdatatables/edit-table

A single entry point for editing any wpDataTable that automatically routes to the Simple-table or standard-table update logic based on its type.

Get MCP Licence Matrix

Read-only

wpdatatables/get-mcp-license-matrix

Maps each wpDataTables MCP ability against this installation's tier so an AI assistant knows what's actually supported.

Get wpDataChart Info

Read-only

wpdatatables/get-chart-info

Returns the full configuration of a single wpDataTables chart, including its engine, type, source table, and columns.

Get wpDataTable Data

Read-only

wpdatatables/get-table-data

Returns row data from a wpDataTable, with server-side filtering, sorting, and pagination for large tables.

Get wpDataTable Info

Read-only

wpdatatables/get-table-info

Returns the full configuration of a single wpDataTable, including its column definitions and behavioural settings.

Get wpDataTables Changelog

Read-only

wpdatatables/get-changelog

Returns the release notes for the installed wpDataTables version.

Get wpDataTables System Info

Read-only

wpdatatables/get-system-info

Reports the wpDataTables version, licence tier, enabled integrations, available chart engines, and database connections.

List Media Library

Read-only

wpdatatables/list-media

Searches the WordPress media library for existing attachments to reference as images inside table cells.

List wpDataTables

Read-only

wpdatatables/list-tables

Lists every wpDataTables table on the site with its ID, title, source type, connection, and server-side flag.

List wpDataTables Charts

Read-only

wpdatatables/list-charts

Lists every chart created in wpDataTables with its ID and title.

Update Global Settings

Write

wpdatatables/update-global-settings

Reads or updates site-wide wpDataTables defaults such as date/number formats, skin, CSV delimiter, and custom CSS/JS.

Update Simple Table Styles

Write

wpdatatables/update-simple-table-styles

Updates the layout, cell content, merged cells, and custom CSS of an existing Simple wpDataTable.

Update Table Settings

Write

wpdatatables/update-table-settings

Updates display and behavioural settings, and per-column configuration, of an existing non-Simple wpDataTable.

Upload Media from URL

Write

wpdatatables/upload-media-from-url

Downloads an image from a public URL and adds it to the WordPress media library for use in table cells.

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