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OpenWP Developer Documentation

Version: 0.1.4 | Requires: WordPress 6.9+ | PHP: 7.4+ | License: GPLv2+

OpenWP is a plugin-native AI agent operating system for WordPress. It executes only pre-registered actions through strict policy gates, with approval queues, backup snapshots, and full audit logging.

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Page	Description
Architecture Overview	High-level system design and directory map
Boot Sequence	How the plugin loads and initializes
Action System	Action registry, executor, risk levels, and schemas
Agent Engine	Prompt-to-action orchestration and LLM integration
REST API Reference	All openwp/v1 and mcp/v1 endpoints
Security Model	Policy engine, SQL guard, encryption, rate limiting
Database Schema	5 custom tables and migration system
MCP Server	Model Context Protocol server implementation
LLM Providers	OpenAI, Anthropic, GLM, OpenRouter clients
Frontend Architecture	React SPA, Tailwind CSS, Gutenberg block
Settings & Configuration	Default settings, constants, and options
Backup & Restore	Pre-action snapshots and restoration
Memory System	Agent memory CRUD with guard rails
Abilities API	WordPress Abilities API bridge
Editor Block	AI content generator Gutenberg block
Contributing	Development setup and coding standards

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System Requirements

• WordPress 6.9 or later
• PHP 7.4 or later
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• Single-site only (no multisite support in v1)

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	PHP 7.4+, WordPress REST API, PSR-4 autoloading
Frontend	React 18, Tailwind CSS 3.4, Radix UI, Lucide icons
Build	@wordpress/scripts (webpack), PostCSS
LLM Providers	OpenAI, Anthropic, GLM (Z.AI), OpenRouter
Protocol	MCP (Model Context Protocol) 2025-06-18
Database	5 custom tables via dbDelta migrations
Security	Sodium/OpenSSL encryption, SQL guard, rate limiting