Activation happens on your WordPress site, not in Claude. Earlier versions used a /wp-setup command typed into Cowork; that no longer exists. Everything below replaces it.
Activate your licence
- Install and activate the plugin — see Installing the plugin.
- Open the Cowork menu in your wp-admin sidebar.
- Paste your licence key (
CW-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX) and save.
The plugin contacts wordpressforcowork.com once to check the key, then provisions the site itself. You should see Active and provisioned, and under Site health, coworkmcp-endpoint.php installed.
What it does for you
It creates its own credentials and writes its endpoint into wp-content/mu-plugins/. You are not asked for credentials at any point, because it makes its own.
Then connect Claude
Copy the connection address shown on that page and add it in Claude as a custom connector, then sign in to your own site to approve it. Full steps: How to connect your WordPress site.
Doing this for more than one site
Repeat per site. The same licence key activates each one, and each site is added to Claude as its own connector, named after its domain. Claude’s Free plan allows one custom connector; more than one site needs a paid Claude plan.
If it will not activate
- Nothing happens after saving the key — check the key is exactly as issued, with no trailing space.
- coworkmcp-endpoint.php missing — the licence has not been accepted, or
wp-content/mu-plugins/is not writable on your host. - Not on HTTPS — the site must run on HTTPS. Claude will not connect to a plain
http://address.