Agent Abilities for MCP vs Jetpack
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| Feature | Agent Abilities for MCP v1.9.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 700+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Agent Abilities for MCP | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) |
| 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 | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin |
| 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 | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 7 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Yes |
| Malware scan | — | Yes |
| 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 | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal ($) |
| — | MailPoet | |
| 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 | — |
| Other | — | Akismet, WordPress.com |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 60 |
| Custom tables | 5 | 1 |