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Curated resource guide

WordPress Abilities API Resources

Follow the WordPress Abilities API as it establishes structured, discoverable capabilities for automation and AI integrations. These resources cover ability registration, schemas, permissions, validation, execution, categorization, testing, observability, compatibility, and the security boundaries required when WordPress functions become callable tools.

Scope

What this guide covers

  • Abilities API concepts and architecture
  • registering abilities
  • descriptions, inputs and outputs
  • permission callbacks
  • discoverability
  • categorization
  • executing abilities
  • exposing safe capabilities to automation/AI systems
  • integration with WordPress core and plugins
  • REST or tool-layer integrations where supported
  • authorization
  • validation
  • sanitization
  • structured schemas
  • observability
  • testing
  • backward compatibility
  • security boundaries
  • capability design
  • and practical patterns for agent/tool interoperability as the API evolves

Selected references

Curated resources

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  1. 01
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    Recommended starting point

    Abilities API

    Understand the registry for discoverable WordPress functionality with schemas, callbacks, and permissions.

    developer.wordpress.org
  2. 02
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    Abilities API Getting Started

    Register and execute a small ability using the lifecycle, schema, and permission contract.

    developer.wordpress.org
  3. 03
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    Abilities API PHP Reference

    Use the supported registration, discovery, execution, category, and permission APIs.

    developer.wordpress.org
  4. 04
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    Abilities REST API Endpoints

    Expose selected abilities for authenticated discovery and execution over REST.

    developer.wordpress.org
  5. 05
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    Abilities API Hooks

    Integrate registrations and extensions at the documented Abilities API lifecycle points.

    developer.wordpress.org
  6. 06
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    Introducing the Abilities API

    A practical overview of the design, registration flow, REST exposure, and security model.

    developer.wordpress.org
  7. 07
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    JSON Schema

    Model predictable ability inputs and outputs with a portable, machine-readable schema.

    json-schema.org