Cowboy MCP 1.4.0: now on WordPress.org, with one-click sign-in

Cowboy MCP 1.4.0 is the WordPress.org launch: the plugin is now in the official directory, so you can install and update it straight from your dashboard. It also adds one-click sign-in for the Claude desktop and web apps, so you can connect an AI agent to your site without ever opening a terminal.

What this means for you

Being on WordPress.org matters for two reasons. First, installing is now as simple as any other plugin — search, click Install, click Activate — and updates arrive through the normal Plugins screen. Second, the directory review raised the bar on safety: the database tools were changed to use fixed, safe queries instead of free-form SQL, closing off a whole category of risk.

The bigger day-to-day change is one-click sign-in. Instead of generating an API key and pasting an endpoint URL, you enable the Desktop Connector and approve a browser sign-in — the same kind of flow you already use to log into other apps. It's the difference between a five-minute setup and a thirty-second one.

This release also retired the old self-hosted auto-updater, since updates now come through WordPress.org.

A quick follow-up, 1.4.1, built on this with a redesigned connection page: you pick your app — claude.ai, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and more — from a sidebar and follow steps tailored to it, including one-click sign-in from ChatGPT.

Try it

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Read the full 1.4.0 changelog on WordPress.org.