WordPress MCP vs Task Master AI

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

	WordPress MCP Automattic's archived plugin exposing WordPress posts, users and WooCommerce to MCP clients; superseded by mcp-adapter.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	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
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	PHP	JavaScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	927	28k
Last commit	10 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @automattic/mcp-wordpress-remote@latest`	`npx -y task-master-ai`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

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

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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

WordPress MCP or Task Master AI — which is better?

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

Can I use both WordPress MCP and Task Master AI?

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 WordPress MCP and Task Master AI work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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