Task Master AI vs WordPress MCP

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

	Task Master AI AI-powered task-management system for AI-driven development that drops into Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, and more. Unverified stdio (local) API key JavaScript	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	JavaScript	PHP
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	28k	927
Last commit	3 months ago	11 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y task-master-ai`	`npx -y @automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick WordPress MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Task Master AI

Install / run

npx -y task-master-ai

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-master-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "task-master-ai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY_HERE",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_KEY_HERE",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_KEY_HERE",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_KEY_HERE",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_AZURE_KEY_HERE",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OLLAMA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Task Master AI or WordPress MCP — which is better?

Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick WordPress MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Task Master AI 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 Task Master AI 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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