Agent Abilities for MCP vs All In One WP Security & Firewall
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| Feature | Agent Abilities for MCP v1.9.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | All In One WP Security & Firewall v5.4.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 700+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Agent Abilities for MCP | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) |
| Pros | Every ability is off until enabled, and agents act as a real WordPress user; Audit log of every call, including denied attempts, with CSV export; Read-only mode, force-draft, rate limit and IP allowlist switches; OAuth sign-in or Application Passwords, with a connection checker; Bundles the official MCP Adapter, nothing else to install | Two-factor login included in the free version; PHP firewall plus .htaccess 5G and 6G rule sets; Audit log and file change detection with email alerts; Login lockout, renamed login URL and CAPTCHA options |
| Cons | Requires WordPress 6.9 or newer; Large plugin with many settings to review before use; Page builder layouts are refused rather than edited; Tools other plugins publish straight to the adapter's default server are outside its controls | Malware scanning and country blocking are Premium only; Many options; some .htaccess rules can break sites if misapplied; Database backup tab relies on UpdraftPlus |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Yes |
| Malware scan | — | Paid |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | MCP server endpoint built on the bundled MCP Adapter, OAuth server with client registration, tokens and consent, Activity log of every tool call with daily pruning, Read-only mode that stops every write ability, High-risk abilities locked behind a separate switch, Rate limit, IP allowlist and force-to-draft, Site Brief text sent to agents at session start, Connection Doctor that diagnoses endpoint problems, Bridges abilities registered by other plugins, Refuses writes to page-builder-owned content, WP-CLI command to export the ability catalog, Email notification digest | Scheduled file change detection with email alert, Google reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile on login, registration and forms, Blocks passwords found in the Have I Been Pwned database, Comment spam protection and spammer IP blocking, Blocks fake Googlebot and Bingbot using published IP ranges, File permission checks and file protection settings, Change the database table prefix, Password tool, WHOIS lookup, custom .htaccess rules, visitor lockout, Tracks logged-in users and login activity |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, Slim SEO, The Events Calendar, Event Tickets, Avada / Fusion Builder, GeoDirectory, WPML, WordPress MCP Adapter | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | developers.google.com, www.bing.com, teamupdraft.com, api.pwnedpasswords.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, api.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ip-api.com, ipinfo.io |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 5 | 8 |