Enable Abilities for MCP vs REST API Log
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| Feature | Enable Abilities for MCP v2.13.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | REST API Log v1.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Enable Abilities for MCP | REST API Log |
| Pros | Per-ability on or off switches for AI access; Each user connects with their own WordPress account and role; Activity log records every ability execution | Admin viewer for REST requests and responses; JSON endpoint and download for log entries; Route and header filters control what is logged |
| Cons | Needs WordPress 6.9 or newer and PHP 8.0 or newer; ChatGPT connector support is opt-in and labelled beta | Stores full request and response data in the database; Admin viewer loads highlight.js from cdnjs; Built for REST API v2 requests |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Per-ability on or off switches in an admin screen, Embedded OAuth 2.1 server for claude.ai connectors, Opt-in OAuth connectors for ChatGPT with callback allowlist, Single-admin Bearer token for MCP routes, Activity log of ability executions by user, Toggle abilities registered by other plugins, Create and manage code snippets through abilities, Polylang, WPML and Linguator language handling, SEO abilities for Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO and SEOPress | Logs REST API requests and responses, Admin page to view log entries, Settings page under Settings menu, REST endpoint to read log entries, JSON download of log entries, Hourly purge of old records, ElasticPress query logging |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Polylang, WPML, Elementor, Code Snippets, LearnDash | ElasticPress |
| Other | Claude (claude.ai connectors), ChatGPT connectors | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |