WP Goldmine

Find WordPress and WooCommerce plugin opportunities for AI agents: large, established plugins weakened by abandonment, low ratings, or poor support.

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wpgoldmine-mcp

An MCP server for finding WordPress plugin opportunities — large, established plugins weakened by abandonment, low ratings, or poor support, i.e. plugins you could realistically replace or out-build. It lets AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) query the WordPress.org plugin directory through the lens of "what's a takeable market here?"

Install / run

// Claude Desktop / any MCP client config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wpgoldmine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "wpgoldmine-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

`list_opportunity_presets`

Lists the curated opportunity angles you can pass as preset (e.g. abandoned-plugins, low-rated-popular, beatable-niche, unsupported-plugins, high-opportunity, newest-opportunities).

`find_plugin_opportunities`

Returns a ranked, capped list of plugin opportunities.

Param	Type	Description
`preset`	string (optional)	A preset key. Composes with `tag`.
`tag`	string (optional)	Narrow to a niche by WordPress.org tag, e.g. `seo`, `forms`, `backup`.
`ecosystem`	`wordpress` \| `woocommerce` (optional)	Defaults to `wordpress`.
`min_installs` / `max_installs`	number (optional)	Active-install bounds.
`max_rating`	number (optional)	Max rating on a 0–100 scale (lower = more dissatisfied users).

`get_plugin`

Opportunity snapshot for one plugin by slug: installs, rating, last-updated, support resolution, and opportunity / abandonment / monetization scores.

Example agent uses: "Find abandoned WordPress plugins in the forms niche I could rebuild," "Which popular SEO plugins have the worst ratings?", "Give me the opportunity score for wp-super-cache."

Config

WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY — optional. A WP Goldmine account API token (from your account settings) raises the result limit and unlocks extra fields. Without it, the server uses the free, capped tier.
WPGOLDMINE_API_BASE — override the API base (default https://wpgoldmine.io).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wpgoldmine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "wpgoldmine-mcp"],
      "env": { "WPGOLDMINE_API_KEY": "wpg_your_token_here" }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT