Medium Risk

site_add

Register a new WordPress site. Requires URL, username, and application password. Auto-detects WP version, SEO plugin, page builder, ACF, WooCommerce, post types, and taxonomies.

How to control site_add ↓

What site_add does on WP Astro MCP

AI agents use site_add to create or update resources in WP Astro MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your WP Astro MCP environment.

Medium Risk

Why site_add needs a policy

This tool creates a new entry (registration) in the server's site registry and stores sensitive authentication credentials (username, application password). It is reversible (the site registration can presumably be removed), making it Write rather than Execute or Destructive.

From the tool's definition Tool 'Register a new WordPress site' with 'Requires URL, username, and application password' creates or stores credentials and site configuration data in the MCP server's internal state or database.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access site_add gives an agent:

How to control site_add

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and WP Astro MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for site_add:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "site_add": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "site_add_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

site_add stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register WP Astro MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about site_add

What does the site_add tool do? +

Register a new WordPress site. Requires URL, username, and application password. Auto-detects WP version, SEO plugin, page builder, ACF, WooCommerce, post types, and taxonomies. It is categorised as a Write tool in the WP Astro MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on site_add? +

Register the WP Astro MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for site_add: 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 WP Astro MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is site_add? +

site_add is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit site_add? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the site_add 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.

How do I block site_add completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for site_add. 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.

What MCP server provides site_add? +

site_add is provided by the WP Astro MCP server (vapvarun/wp-astro-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every WP Astro MCP tool call.

Start from WP Astro MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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