• SECURITY
  • CLEANUP
  • REPORTS
  • HUMAN

How to audit site users and roles with your AI

Connect your WordPress site to your AI client once. After that, you can pull user lists and check permissions through chat.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I audit my WordPress users and roles using AI?

Your AI uses the list_site_users tool to pull a full list of registered users and their assigned roles. You'll get a clear view of who has access to your site and what they can do.

Audit outcomes

What you'll find

The AI pulls the raw data so you can spot issues immediately.

SECURITY

Identify risky roles

The AI finds users with high-level permissions like Administrator. You'll see exactly who has the power to change your site settings.

CLEANUP

Find inactive accounts

Your agent can help you spot accounts that shouldn't be active anymore. This makes it easy to clean up old user lists.

REPORTS

Get clean lists

The AI organizes the user data into readable formats. You can ask for specific groups, like just the Editors or just the Subscribers.

HUMAN

Manual management

The AI only reads the user data. You still need to log in to your WordPress dashboard to actually delete a user or change a role.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI handles the database queries so you don't have to dig through the WordPress admin panel.

  1. Fetch user data

    The AI reaches into your WordPress installation to grab the full list of registered users.

    list_site_users

  2. Analyze permissions

    Your agent looks through the roles assigned to each user to find anyone with excessive privileges.

    list_site_users

  3. Filter and group

    The AI organizes the data into categories, like grouping all 'Author' roles together.

    list_site_users

  4. Flag anomalies

    You can ask the agent to highlight any user that doesn't fit your expected security profile.

    list_site_users

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts once you've connected your WordPress site.

Starting points

These are opening lines. You can swap out the specific roles or user types to match your site.

WordPress Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_uw0wz2afJasiiS3mN2qtyQVu5rv5vKrcdbEKxq2k/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — WordPress capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordpress-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_uw0wz2afJasiiS3mN2qtyQVu5rv5vKrcdbEKxq2k/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • List all users on my site and tell me which ones are Administrators.

  • Show me a list of all users with the Editor role.

  • Are there any users on my site that don't have a specific role assigned?

  • Give me a summary of how many Subscribers versus Authors I have.

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  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect WordPress once, then ask.

Link your site to the MCP. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start auditing immediately in your preferred AI client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI delete users for me?

    No. This MCP only provides the ability to list users. You must manage user deletions manually in WordPress.

  • 02

    Can the AI change a user's role?

    No. The AI can read and report on roles, but it cannot modify them.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my WordPress password?

    No. Your login credentials are encrypted and handled securely by Vinkius; the AI only interacts with the data provided by the tools.

  • 04

    Can I audit users on multiple sites at once?

    You can, provided you have connected each individual site to the MCP.

  • 05

    What information exactly is pulled from my site?

    The AI uses the list_site_users tool to access the registered user accounts and their assigned roles.

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