diff --git a/admin/section/class-convertkit-admin-section-mcp.php b/admin/section/class-convertkit-admin-section-mcp.php
index 8cb7f2be8..2157501b5 100644
--- a/admin/section/class-convertkit-admin-section-mcp.php
+++ b/admin/section/class-convertkit-admin-section-mcp.php
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
*/
class ConvertKit_Admin_Section_MCP extends ConvertKit_Admin_Section_Base {
+ /**
+ * The authorization header to display on screen.
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ *
+ * @var bool|string
+ */
+ private $authorization_header = false;
+
/**
* Constructor.
*
@@ -44,6 +53,9 @@ public function __construct() {
),
);
+ $this->maybe_generate_authentication_header();
+ $this->maybe_revoke_application_password();
+
// Register and maybe output notices for this settings screen, and the Intercom messenger.
if ( $this->on_settings_screen( $this->name ) ) {
add_action( 'convertkit_settings_base_render_before', array( $this, 'maybe_output_notices' ) );
@@ -56,6 +68,80 @@ public function __construct() {
}
+ /**
+ * Generates the authentication header to display on screen, if the user
+ * has just created an Application Password.
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ */
+ private function maybe_generate_authentication_header() {
+
+ // Bail if we're not on the settings screen.
+ if ( ! $this->on_settings_screen( $this->name ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Bail if nonce verification fails.
+ if ( ! isset( $_REQUEST['_convertkit_settings_mcp_create_application_password'] ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+ if ( ! wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_key( $_REQUEST['_convertkit_settings_mcp_create_application_password'] ), 'convertkit-mcp-create-application-password' ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Bail if the user login and password are not included in the request.
+ if ( ! isset( $_REQUEST['user_login'] ) || ! isset( $_REQUEST['password'] ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Build the authorization header to display on screen.
+ $user_login = sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['user_login'] ) );
+ $password = sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['password'] ) );
+ $this->authorization_header = base64_encode( $user_login . ':' . $password ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DiscouragedPHPFunctions.obfuscation_base64_encode
+
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Revokes the Application Password, if the user clicked the Revoke Application Password button.
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ */
+ private function maybe_revoke_application_password() {
+
+ // Bail if we're not on the settings screen.
+ if ( ! $this->on_settings_screen( $this->name ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Bail if nonce verification fails.
+ if ( ! isset( $_REQUEST['_convertkit_settings_mcp_revoke_application_password'] ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+ if ( ! wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_key( $_REQUEST['_convertkit_settings_mcp_revoke_application_password'] ), 'convertkit-mcp-revoke-application-password' ) ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Get the Application Password UUID.
+ $application_password_uuid = $this->get_application_password_uuid();
+
+ // Bail if no Application Password UUID exists.
+ if ( ! $application_password_uuid ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Revoke the Application Password.
+ $result = WP_Application_Passwords::delete_application_password( get_current_user_id(), $application_password_uuid );
+ if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
+ $this->output_error( $result->get_error_message() );
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Reload the settings screen.
+ wp_safe_redirect( $this->get_settings_url() );
+ exit();
+
+ }
+
/**
* Enqueues scripts for the Settings > MCP screen.
*
@@ -95,12 +181,36 @@ public function register_fields() {
'label' => __( 'When enabled, allows AI clients to connect to the Kit Plugin using MCP.', 'convertkit' ),
'description' => sprintf(
'%s
%s',
- __( 'Go to your AI tool to add a custom connector by pasting this URL to connect to this plugin:', 'convertkit' ),
- get_site_url() . '/wp-json/kit/mcp/v1'
+ __( 'MCP server URL:', 'convertkit' ),
+ esc_url( ConvertKit_MCP::get_server_url() )
),
)
);
+ // Bail if MCP is not enabled — none of the connect UI applies.
+ if ( ! $this->settings->enabled() ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // If an Application Password exists for this Plugin, display the instructions and revoke section.
+ if ( $this->get_application_password_uuid() ) {
+ add_settings_field(
+ 'connect',
+ __( 'Connection', 'convertkit' ),
+ array( $this, 'instructions_disconnect_callback' ),
+ $this->settings_key,
+ $this->name
+ );
+ } else {
+ add_settings_field(
+ 'connect',
+ __( 'Connection', 'convertkit' ),
+ array( $this, 'connect_callback' ),
+ $this->settings_key,
+ $this->name
+ );
+ }
+
}
/**
@@ -112,7 +222,7 @@ public function print_section_info() {
?>
-
+
get_settings_url(
+ array(
+ '_convertkit_settings_mcp_create_application_password' => wp_create_nonce( 'convertkit-mcp-create-application-password' ),
+ )
+ )
+ )
+ . '&reject_url=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_settings_url() );
+ ?>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ get_settings_url( array( '_convertkit_settings_mcp_revoke_application_password' => wp_create_nonce( 'convertkit-mcp-revoke-application-password' ) ) );
+
+ // Fetch query parameters to build the Basic auth header.
+ if ( $this->authorization_header ) {
+ ?>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ authorization_header
+ ? 'Basic ' . $this->authorization_header
+ : __( 'Your base64 encoded username and application password', 'convertkit' );
+
+ // Claude desktop / Cline JSON.
+ //
+ // The Authorization header value is inlined (not passed via the
+ // `env` block + `${VAR}` substitution as the mcp-remote docs
+ // suggest), because mcp-remote's variable substitution is unreliable
+ // with Basic auth values that contain `$` characters in their
+ // base64 payload — the substitution silently leaves the literal
+ // `${KIT_AUTH}` string in place, producing 401s.
+ $claude_desktop_config = wp_json_encode(
+ array(
+ 'mcpServers' => array(
+ 'kit-wordpress' => array(
+ 'command' => 'npx',
+ 'args' => array(
+ '-y',
+ 'mcp-remote',
+ $server_url,
+ '--header',
+ 'Authorization: ' . $auth_header,
+ ),
+ ),
+ ),
+ ),
+ JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
+ );
+
+ // Cursor JSON.
+ $cursor_config = wp_json_encode(
+ array(
+ 'mcpServers' => array(
+ 'kit-wordpress' => array(
+ 'url' => $server_url,
+ 'headers' => array(
+ 'Authorization' => $auth_header,
+ ),
+ ),
+ ),
+ ),
+ JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
+ );
+ ?>
+
+
+
+ claude_desktop_config.json',
+ );
+ ?>
+
+ macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
+
+ Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ ~/.cursor/mcp.json'
+ );
+ ?>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ '_wp_convertkit_settings',
+ 'tab' => $this->name,
+ ),
+ $query_args
+ ),
+ admin_url( 'options-general.php' )
+ );
+
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Finds the UUID of the most recently-created Application Password for the
+ * currently logged in user
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ *
+ * @return bool|string
+ */
+ private function get_application_password_uuid() {
+
+ // Get the user's Application Passwords.
+ $passwords = WP_Application_Passwords::get_user_application_passwords( get_current_user_id() );
+
+ // Return false if no Application Passwords exist.
+ if ( empty( $passwords ) ) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // Iterate through the Application Passwords and return the password that matches the app name.
+ foreach ( $passwords as $password ) {
+ if ( $password['name'] === CONVERTKIT_MCP_APP_NAME ) {
+ return $password['uuid'];
+ }
+ }
+
+ return false;
+
+ }
+
}
// Bootstrap.
diff --git a/includes/mcp/class-convertkit-mcp.php b/includes/mcp/class-convertkit-mcp.php
index f9f8f7b13..8f0fcdd99 100644
--- a/includes/mcp/class-convertkit-mcp.php
+++ b/includes/mcp/class-convertkit-mcp.php
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ class ConvertKit_MCP {
*/
const SERVER_ROUTE = 'v1';
+ /**
+ * Returns the absolute URL that MCP clients connect to.
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public static function get_server_url() {
+
+ return rest_url( self::SERVER_NAMESPACE . '/' . self::SERVER_ROUTE );
+
+ }
+
/**
* Constructor.
*
diff --git a/tests/EndToEnd/general/plugin-screens/PluginSettingsMCPCest.php b/tests/EndToEnd/general/plugin-screens/PluginSettingsMCPCest.php
index 3d7a009ea..cf0a22683 100644
--- a/tests/EndToEnd/general/plugin-screens/PluginSettingsMCPCest.php
+++ b/tests/EndToEnd/general/plugin-screens/PluginSettingsMCPCest.php
@@ -77,6 +77,87 @@ public function testEnableAndDisableMCPServerSetting(EndToEndTester $I)
$I->doesNotHaveRoute($I, '/kit/mcp/v1');
}
+ /**
+ * Tests that generating and revoking an Application Password works with no errors
+ * and that the MCP server is accessible using the Authorization Header generated
+ * via the Application Password.
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ *
+ * @param EndToEndTester $I Tester.
+ */
+ public function testGenerateAndRevokeApplicationPassword(EndToEndTester $I)
+ {
+ // Go to the Plugin's MCP Screen.
+ $I->loadKitSettingsMCPScreen($I);
+
+ // Enable MCP server.
+ $I->checkOption('#enabled');
+ $I->click('Save Changes');
+
+ // Check that no PHP warnings or notices were output.
+ $I->checkNoWarningsAndNoticesOnScreen($I);
+
+ // Check that the MCP server is enabled.
+ $I->waitForElementVisible('#enabled');
+ $I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('#enabled');
+
+ // Click Create Application Password button.
+ $I->click('Create Application Password');
+
+ // Check that no PHP warnings or notices were output.
+ $I->checkNoWarningsAndNoticesOnScreen($I);
+
+ // Check that the application password was created and contains the correct name.
+ $I->waitForElementVisible('#app_name');
+ $I->seeInField('#app_name', 'Kit WordPress Plugin: MCP Server');
+
+ // Approve the application password.
+ $I->click('input#approve');
+
+ // Check that no PHP warnings or notices were output.
+ $I->checkNoWarningsAndNoticesOnScreen($I);
+
+ // Check that the user is back on the Settings > Kit > MCP screen and the Authentication Header is displayed.
+ $I->waitForElementVisible('#kit-authorization-header');
+
+ // Perform a JSON-RPC `initialize` request against the MCP server using
+ // the Authorization Header generated via the Application Password.
+ $response = $I->callRestEndpoint(
+ '/kit/mcp/v1',
+ $I->grabTextFrom('#kit-authorization-header'),
+ 'POST',
+ [
+ 'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
+ 'id' => 1,
+ 'method' => 'initialize',
+ 'params' => [
+ 'protocolVersion' => '2024-11-05',
+ 'capabilities' => new \stdClass(),
+ 'clientInfo' => [
+ 'name' => 'kit-wordpress-plugin-test',
+ 'version' => '1.0',
+ ],
+ ],
+ ]
+ );
+
+ // Assert the request was authorised and the discovery endpoint responded.
+ $I->assertEquals(200, $response['status']);
+ $I->assertEquals('Kit WordPress Plugin MCP', $response['body']['result']['serverInfo']['name'] ?? null);
+
+ // Reload the MCP settings screen and confirm the Authorization Header is not displayed.
+ $I->loadKitSettingsMCPScreen($I);
+ $I->waitForText('It is not displayed here for security.');
+ $I->waitForElementNotVisible('#kit-authorization-header');
+
+ // Revoke the application password.
+ $I->click('#convertkit-settings-mcp-revoke-application-password');
+
+ // Check that the Revoke Application Password button is no longer visible.
+ $I->waitForElementNotVisible('#convertkit-settings-mcp-revoke-application-password');
+ }
+
/**
* Deactivate and reset Plugin(s) after each test, if the test passes.
* We don't use _after, as this would provide a screenshot of the Plugin
diff --git a/tests/Support/Helper/WPRestAPI.php b/tests/Support/Helper/WPRestAPI.php
index 26011ebe2..479a50a35 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Helper/WPRestAPI.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Helper/WPRestAPI.php
@@ -35,6 +35,51 @@ public function doesNotHaveRoute($I, $route)
$I->assertFalse( in_array( $route, $this->getRoutes(), true ) );
}
+ /**
+ * Call a REST API endpoint.
+ *
+ * @since 3.4.0
+ *
+ * @param string $endpoint Endpoint.
+ * @param string $authorizationHeader Authorization Header.
+ * @param string $method Method.
+ * @param array $body Body.
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function callRestEndpoint( $endpoint, $authorizationHeader, $method = 'GET', $body = null ) {
+ $url = $_ENV['WORDPRESS_URL'] . '/wp-json' . $endpoint;
+
+ $args = [
+ 'method' => $method,
+ 'headers' => [
+ 'Authorization' => $authorizationHeader,
+ 'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+ ],
+ 'timeout' => 10,
+ ];
+
+ // Only attach a body when there's something to send. WP's HTTP layer
+ // calls http_build_query() on `body` when the method is GET, which
+ // fails if we've already JSON-encoded the value to a string.
+ if ( ! empty( $body ) ) {
+ $args['body'] = wp_json_encode( $body );
+ }
+
+ $response = wp_remote_request( $url, $args );
+
+ if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
+ return [
+ 'status' => 0,
+ 'body' => $response->get_error_message(),
+ ];
+ }
+
+ return [
+ 'status' => wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ),
+ 'body' => json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true ),
+ ];
+ }
+
/**
* Get the routes registered in the REST API.
*
diff --git a/wp-convertkit.php b/wp-convertkit.php
index 0b9c56fbf..caf41b0b4 100644
--- a/wp-convertkit.php
+++ b/wp-convertkit.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
define( 'CONVERTKIT_PLUGIN_VERSION', '3.3.4' );
define( 'CONVERTKIT_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID', 'HXZlOCj-K5r0ufuWCtyoyo3f688VmMAYSsKg1eGvw0Y' );
define( 'CONVERTKIT_OAUTH_CLIENT_REDIRECT_URI', 'https://app.kit.com/wordpress/redirect' );
+define( 'CONVERTKIT_MCP_APP_NAME', 'Kit WordPress Plugin: MCP Server' );
// Load shared classes, if they have not been included by another Kit Plugin.
if ( ! trait_exists( 'ConvertKit_API_Traits' ) && ! trait_exists( 'ConvertKit_API\ConvertKit_API_Traits' ) ) {