Cua Driver vs WordPress MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust	WordPress MCP Automattic's archived plugin exposing WordPress posts, users and WooCommerce to MCP clients; superseded by mcp-adapter. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale PHP
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Rust	PHP
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	19k	927
Last commit	1 month ago	11 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`npx -y @automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick WordPress MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add WordPress MCP

Install / run

npx -y @automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WP_API_URL": "https://your-site.com/",
        "JWT_TOKEN": "<your-jwt-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Cua Driver or WordPress MCP — which is better?

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick WordPress MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

Can I use both Cua Driver and WordPress MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Cua Driver and WordPress MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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