Governed ability
Update content item
aafm/update-cpt-itemGuarded write
Update content item is a governed ability in Agent Abilities for MCP, a free WordPress plugin that runs an MCP server on your site.
Update an item of an allowlisted custom content type by ID (publishing requires that type's publish 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, Update content item 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 Update content item 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.
Update content item is one of the 26 governed Content abilities. Browse the other Content abilities in the catalog.
See it in action
An illustrative run. Your real calls and data stay on your own site.
Try it with a prompt
Example requests you could paste to your agent.
Update portfolio item 220 with this new description.
Change the summary on event item 55.
Edit testimonial 12 to fix the author name.
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 Update content item.
Can it publish the item?
Publishing through Update content item requires that type's publish capability, otherwise the ability edits the item without taking it live.
How is access limited?
Update content item is limited to allowlisted types and to items the agent can edit, is off by default, and logs every change.
Governed by default, from the first call.
Update content item is off until you enable it, scoped to the user you connect, and logged like everything else. Turn on only what you need.
Every ability off until you enable it, capability-gated on every call.