Glossary
of terms

Terms used across this knowledge base, defined plainly.

Application Password

A 24-character token that lets a tool authenticate to your site without using your wp-admin password. You do not create one — the plugin generates and manages its own on activation, and revokes it if you delete the plugin. Scoped, revocable, and bypasses 2FA by core WordPress design.

Cowork

Anthropic’s desktop assistant mode that lets Claude run plugins on your computer. WordPress for Cowork is one such plugin.

The WordPress for Cowork plugin

The WordPress half of WordPress for Cowork — a plugin you install on your WordPress site (wordpress-for-cowork.zip) that adds the MCP endpoint at /wp-json/coworkmcp/v1/mcp.

License key

Your CW- formatted purchase key (e.g., CW-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX). Lives in your My Account page after purchase. Pasted once into wp-admin → Cowork.

Connect code

A one-time, 15-minute code the plugin mints when it provisions your site. It carries your site’s credentials encrypted with AES-256-GCM and is decrypted locally by the connector. wordpressforcowork.com never sees the credentials inside it.

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

The open protocol Cowork uses to talk to plugins. WordPress for Cowork’s MCP endpoint at /wp-json/coworkmcp/v1/mcp is what Cowork on your desktop sends requests to.

mu-plugin

“Must-use” plugin. Lives in wp-content/mu-plugins/ and is always active — no separate activation step in wp-admin. The WordPress for Cowork plugin deploys its core endpoint and tool-interceptor as mu-plugins.

Pairing

The trust relationship between Cowork on your desktop and the WordPress for Cowork plugin on your WordPress site. Established when you drop your connector into Claude Desktop; the credentials live only on your own machine and your own site.

REST API

WordPress’s built-in HTTP interface for reading and writing site data. WordPress for Cowork uses it. Lives under /wp-json/.

Seat

One user license. Solo = 1 seat. Agency = 5 seats. Enterprise = per-seat, minimum 6. Sites are unlimited; seats are the constraint.

Slash command

A command you type in Cowork starting with /, like /wp-status or /wp-backup. Shortcut for common workflows.

Snapshot

A full-site backup taken by /wp-backup. JSON file stored on your own server in a folder protected by .htaccess.