Cowboy MCP Server

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Cowboy MCP is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. Last commit 3 Nov 2026.

Self-hosted WordPress MCP server with 203 tools and per-change undo. OAuth sign-in or API key. Free.

Uptime history 33 days of history · worst day 0%

33 days agonow

0.0%

Uptime 24h

0 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

0 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 3 Nov 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Includes a file named by a variable includes/class-mcp-compat.php:226, includes/class-mcp-tools.php:1351

            include_once $file;

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 10 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add cowboy-mcp --transport http 'https://{site_host}/wp-json/cowboy-mcp/v1/endpoint'

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://{site_host}/wp-json/cowboy-mcp/v1/endpoint

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.cowboy-mcp]
url = "https://{site_host}/wp-json/cowboy-mcp/v1/endpoint"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cowboy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://{site_host}/wp-json/cowboy-mcp/v1/endpoint"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "cowboy-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://{site_host}/wp-json/cowboy-mcp/v1/endpoint"
    }
  }
}

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://{site_host}/wp-json/cowboy-mcp/v1/endpoint	streamable-http	answering	0 ms	10 min ago

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Cowboy MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Is Cowboy MCP working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 0 of 91 checks got a reply (0.0%), average response time 0 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

The registry lists Cowboy MCP as active — why does it not respond?

The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.

How do I connect Cowboy MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Cowboy MCP need an API key?

No. Cowboy MCP completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

Is Cowboy MCP open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the GPL-2.0 licence, written in PHP and 19 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service, which runs on its operator's own terms.