Agent skill

Wp Playground

by WordPress in WordPress/agent-skills

Use as the WordPress Playground routing wrapper for ambiguous Playground work, local CLI runs with @wp-playground/cli, playground.wordpress.net share links, browser previews, WebMCP site tools…

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Wp Playground

skills CLI
$ npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-playground -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install WordPress/agent-skills wp-playground --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wp-playground .claude/skills/wp-playground && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
wp-playground
GitHub stars
2.2k
Token cost
~986 tokens
SKILL.md length
457 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Use as the WordPress Playground routing wrapper for ambiguous Playground work, local CLI runs with @wp-playground/cli, playground.wordpress.net share links, browser previews, WebMCP site tools…

  • Works in 3 steps: Identify the user intent: Blueprint… → Route to the focused source below,… → For mixed requests, delegate Blueprint…
  • SKILL.md covers Procedure, Inputs required, Guardrails and Verification, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Wp Playground is an agent skill from WordPress/agent-skills. Use as the WordPress Playground routing wrapper for ambiguous Playground work, local CLI runs with @wp-playground/cli, playground.wordpress.net share links, browser previews, WebMCP site tools, snapshots, mounts, version switching, and Xdebug. For Blueprint JSON authoring or review, use the blueprint skill directly.

Its SKILL.md is about 990 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cli.md`, `references/debugging.md` and `references/mcp.md`). Compatibility notes: Targets WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4.0+. Playground CLI requires Node.js 20.18+; runs WordPress in WebAssembly with SQLite.

It works with WordPress. The repository describes itself as: Expert-level WordPress knowledge for AI coding assistants - blocks, themes, plugins, and best practices.

Example prompts

  • “/wp-playground”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Docker
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Targets WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4.0+. Playground CLI requires Node.js 20.18+; runs WordPress in WebAssembly with SQLite.

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify the user intent: Blueprint authoring/review, local CLI execution, browser-only website/share link workflow, Xdebug/stuck CLI run…
  2. Route to the focused source below, loading more than one only when the request has multiple distinct parts.
  3. For mixed requests, delegate Blueprint JSON work to blueprint, then return here for runtime, CLI, debugging, or sharing guidance.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3cf7f6f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Targets WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4.0+. Playground CLI requires Node.js 20.18+; runs WordPress in WebAssembly with SQLite.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Wp Playground loads about 986 tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 457 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~986
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 457 words (~986 tokens).

“This is a thin routing wrapper. Use it to pick the right Playground workflow, then load only the focused reference or skill needed for the task.”

— opening of SKILL.md by WordPress, Custom licence
name
wp-playground
compatibility
Targets WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4.0+. Playground CLI requires Node.js 20.18+; runs WordPress in WebAssembly with SQLite.

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in skills/wp-playground of WordPress/agent-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/cli.md
  • references/debugging.md
  • references/mcp.md
  • references/sites-api.md
  • references/webmcp.md
  • references/website.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3cf7f6f

Compare with similar skills

Wp Playground next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Wp Playground compared with similar skills
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Wp Playground this skillWordPress/agent-skills2.2k—~986Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Wp Block Developmentgambitph/Stackable3503 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Postizgitroomhq/postiz-agent5052 repos~7.9kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Wp Performance Reviewelvismdev/claude-wordpress-skills2341 repos~4.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Wp Interactivity APIAutomattic/agent-skills2112 repos~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassNone

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Works with

Questions about Wp Playground

What does Wp Playground do?

Use as the WordPress Playground routing wrapper for ambiguous Playground work, local CLI runs with @wp-playground/cli, playground.wordpress.net share links, browser previews, WebMCP site tools…. Wp Playground is an agent skill from WordPress/agent-skills.net share links, browser previews, WebMCP site tools, snapshots, mounts, version switching, and Xdebug.

How do I install Wp Playground in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-playground -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wp-playground in WordPress/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/wp-playground in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Wp Playground in Codex?

Run `npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-playground -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wp-playground in WordPress/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/wp-playground in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Wp Playground in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-playground -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wp-playground, .gemini/skills/wp-playground, .github/skills/wp-playground and .opencode/skills/wp-playground in your project.

What does Wp Playground need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Wp Playground is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Targets WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4.0+. Playground CLI requires Node.js 20.18+; runs WordPress in WebAssembly with SQLite..

Does Wp Playground access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Wp Playground safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Wp Playground use?

Wp Playground has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Wp Playground use?

About 986 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Wp Playground?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Wp Playground: WooCommerce Code Review (woocommerce/woocommerce, 11k stars), Wp Block Development (gambitph/Stackable, 350 stars), Postiz (gitroomhq/postiz-agent, 505 stars) and Wp Performance Review (elvismdev/claude-wordpress-skills, 234 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Wp Playground?

WordPress (a GitHub organization) maintains it in WordPress/agent-skills, which has 2,209 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: WordPress/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.