An agent can pull the plugin's mail debug log to see recent send successes and failures without opening the admin screen.
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View abilitiesWP Mail SMTP abilities, governed through the Bridge
An agent can read the site's recent email-delivery debug events and failures without opening the WP Mail SMTP admin screen.
- Abilities
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- Active installs
- 4M+
- Rating
- 96% (5,201 ratings)
- Version
- 4.9.0
- Requires
- WP 5.5+, PHP 7.4+
- Last updated
- 2026-06-25
View WP Mail SMTP on WordPress.org
What has to be true first
WP Mail SMTP must be installed and active on WordPress 6.9 or later. Reading the debug events log checks the plugin's manage-options-equivalent capability, exposed through its own capability manager method.
The 1 WP Mail SMTP ability
Grouped by what each one can change. Every one starts off until you enable it.
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Get debug events
Reads the log of recent email-sending debug events and failures.
How to switch these on
Four steps from two active plugins to a governed connection.
Install WP Mail SMTP and Agent Abilities for MCP
Both plugins need to be active on the same WordPress site. WP Mail SMTP registers its own abilities; this plugin discovers and governs them.
Open the Other plugins screen
In Agent Abilities for MCP, open the Bridge tab (labeled "Other plugins" in the admin). Abilities from every registered plugin appear there, grouped by the plugin that registered them.
Enable one ability at a time
Every ability from WP Mail SMTP starts off. Turn on only the ones you want an agent to reach, or enable the whole set in one click.
Connect as a least-privilege user
Approve the connection as a WordPress account scoped to what you actually want the agent to do. Each call still re-checks that account’s capability before it runs.
Read more in how bridging works or the full documentation.
Frequently asked questions
Does WP Mail SMTP work with the Bridge?
Yes. The one Lite-edition ability registers unconditionally once WP Mail SMTP is active, so the Bridge can discover and enable it.
Do WP Mail SMTP's abilities register automatically?
Yes, unconditionally, once WP Mail SMTP is active. Nothing else has to be configured for the Bridge to discover them.
Does WP Mail SMTP need anything special to work with the Bridge?
WP Mail SMTP must be installed and active on WordPress 6.9 or later. Reading the debug events log checks the plugin's manage-options-equivalent capability, exposed through its own capability manager method.
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View abilitiesVerified from WP Mail SMTP's own free wordpress.org code on 28 September 2026, not from its marketing claims. Not every ability listed here has been run end to end against a live site. Plugin authors change their code, so a name, a capability, or a condition can be different in a later release. This site is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Syed Balkhi or WP Mail SMTP. Back to the full directory.
Bridge WP Mail SMTP, keep the same control.
Every ability starts off, is scoped to the user you connect, and is written to the same audit log as core. Turn on only what you need.
Off by default. Capability checked on every call.