MCP Server AI Abilities

I’d like to suggest a feature that I believe is currently missing from the MainWP MCP server, but is quite important in practical use.

At the moment, there is no ability for an AI agent to perform a backup of a site before executing updates (such as plugin or theme updates). From a workflow and risk management perspective, this is a critical step — and ideally, it should be something we can instruct the AI to handle automatically before making any changes.

In our case, we use WPvivid across all client sites. We’ve found it to be extremely reliable, especially for full backups and migrations. Previously we used UpdraftPlus, but have since standardized on WPvivid due to its consistency and performance.

Because of the current limitation, we still need to manually log into sites (or the dashboard) to trigger backups before allowing any updates. This reduces the usefulness of MCP in real-world scenarios, as it breaks the automation flow.

It would be incredibly valuable if MCP could:

Trigger a backup before updates (as part of an automated workflow), or At minimum, allow the AI agent to execute a backup via the installed backup plugin (e.g., WPvivid) on the connected child site or from the wpvivid plugin installed and linked to mainwp.

Even a basic integration or hook into existing backup plugins would significantly improve the safety and usability of MCP.

Are there any plans to introduce this kind of backup capability? I believe it would make the MCP server much more powerful and practical for day-to-day use.

Thanks for all the work you’re putting into MainWP — really looking forward to seeing how MCP evolves.