Bishop81/wpgoldmine-mcp
📇 ☁️ - MCP server to find WordPress and WooCommerce plugin opportunities: large, established plugins weakened by abandonment, low ratings, or poor support that you could realistically replace. Powered by wpgoldmine.io.
Quick Install
{
"mcpServers": {
"bishop81-wpgoldmine-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bishop81-wpgoldmine-mcp"
]
}
}
}Using an AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)? Copy a ready-made prompt that tells it to fetch the setup instructions and install this server for you.
Documentation Overview
wpgoldmine-mcp
An MCP server for finding WordPress plugin opportunities — large, established plugins weakened by abandonment, low ratings, or poor support, i.e. plugins you could realistically replace or out-build. It lets AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) query the WordPress.org plugin directory through the lens of "what's a takeable market here?"
Powered by wpgoldmine.io. All querying runs server-side, so no local database or scraping is required.
Install / run
// Claude Desktop / any MCP client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"wpgoldmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "wpgoldmine-mcp"]
}
}
}
Tools
list_opportunity_presets
Lists the curated opportunity angles you can pass as preset (e.g. abandoned-plugins,
low-rated-popular, beatable-niche, unsupported-plugins, high-opportunity,
newest-opportunities).
find_plugin_opportunities
Returns a ranked, capped list of plugin opportunities.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
preset | string (optional) | A preset key. Composes with tag. |
tag | string (optional) | Narrow to a niche by WordPress.org tag, e.g. seo, forms, backup. |
ecosystem | wordpress | woocommerce (optional) | Defaults to wordpress. |
min_installs / max_installs | number (optional) | Active-install bounds. |
max_rating | number (optional) | Max rating on a 0–100 scale (lower = more dissatisfied users). |
get_plugin
Opportunity snapshot for one plugin by slug: installs, rating, last-updated, support resolution, and opportunity / abandonment / monetization scores.
Example agent uses: "Find abandoned WordPress plugins in the forms niche I could rebuild," "Which popular SEO plugins have the worst ratings?", "Give me the opportunity score for wp-super-cache."
Config
WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY— optional. A WP Goldmine account API token (from your account settings) raises the result limit and unlocks extra fields. Without it, the server uses the free, capped tier.WPGOLDMINE_API_BASE— override the API base (defaulthttps://wpgoldmine.io).
{
"mcpServers": {
"wpgoldmine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "wpgoldmine-mcp"],
"env": { "WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY": "wpg_your_token_here" }
}
}
}
License
MIT