List registered WordPress abilities. Supports filtering by category and pagination. Returns abilities from all plugins (core, BuddyPress, etc.)
AI agents call wordpress_list_abilities to retrieve information from BuddyPress MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns existing capability/permission data from WordPress and its plugins. It performs information retrieval without modifying state, creating resources, executing code, or causing destructive changes. The filtering and pagination features support standard read operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'wordpress_list_abilities' with description 'List registered WordPress abilities' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' and absence of creation, modification, or deletion language confirm read-only behavior.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List registered WordPress abilities. Supports filtering by category and pagination. Returns abilities from all plugins (core, BuddyPress, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the BuddyPress MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BuddyPress MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wordpress_list_abilities: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches BuddyPress MCP Server. Nothing to install.
wordpress_list_abilities is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the wordpress_list_abilities rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for wordpress_list_abilities. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
wordpress_list_abilities is provided by the BuddyPress MCP Server MCP server (vapvarun/buddypress-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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