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Governed ability

Create menu

aafm/create-menuGuarded write

Create menu is a governed ability in Agent Abilities for MCP, a free WordPress plugin that runs an MCP server on your site.

Creates a navigation menu by name. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

How it is governed

The same model as every ability in the plugin, stated for this one.

  • Off until you enable it

    Like every ability, Create menu ships switched off. You turn it on one at a time, and an update never widens access on its own.

  • Guarded write

    Writes stay conservative, and the plugin re-checks the capability before the call runs.

  • Capability gated

    A connection only sees Create menu if the user you connected can run it, and the plugin checks that capability again before it executes.

  • Every call audited

    The call is written to the log in your own database, denials included, with the argument keys and the identifiers it touched, never free-text content.

Create menu is one of the 9 governed Menus abilities. Browse the other Menus abilities in the catalog.

See it in action

An illustrative run. Your real calls and data stay on your own site.

agent-abilities · auditGoverned
YouCreate menu on this site.
RunRunning aafm/create-menu
GateAllowedcapability re-checked before running
Auditaafm/create-menu · principal: editor · args: menu_id
ResultApplies the change, then writes the call to the audit log.

Try it with a prompt

Example requests you could paste to your agent.

  1. Create a new navigation menu called Footer Links.
  2. Add a menu named Main Navigation.
  3. Make a fresh menu I can attach items to.

These are illustrative example prompts. The agent runs them as the user you connected, checked against that user's capabilities and written to your audit log.

Frequently asked

Short answers for Create menu.

What does it create?

Create menu creates an empty navigation menu with the name you give it. Items are added separately with create menu item.

What capability is needed?

Create menu requires the edit-theme-options capability, and it is off by default.

Is it audited?

Yes. Every Create menu call is recorded with the acting user and timestamp.

Related abilities

More in Menus.

Update menu

Guarded write

Renames a navigation menu by id. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

View ability

Delete menu

Guarded write

Permanently deletes a navigation menu and all of its items. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

View ability

Create menu item

Guarded write

Adds an item (link) to a navigation menu. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

View ability

Update menu item

Guarded write

Updates a menu item's title or URL by id. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

View ability

Delete menu item

Guarded write

Permanently removes one item from a navigation menu. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

View ability

List menus

Read only

Lists the navigation menus by id, name, slug, and item count. Requires the edit-theme-options capability.

View ability

Back to all abilities

Governed by default, from the first call.

Create menu is off until you enable it, scoped to the user you connect, and logged like everything else. Turn on only what you need.

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Every ability off until you enable it, capability-gated on every call.