What is the UpdraftPlus MCP server?
The UpdraftPlus MCP server from AcrossAI lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any other MCP client confirm the site is recoverable, start backups, inspect backup sets and catch exposed backups on your WordPress site. It runs inside WordPress through the free Abilities Manager and MCP Manager plugins, and works through UpdraftPlus itself — with no third-party relay in between.
Looking for another plugin? Browse all WordPress MCP integrations or the Backup and Migration integrations.
What your AI can do with UpdraftPlus
UpdraftPlus is how many WordPress sites keep their backups. These abilities let an AI assistant confirm the site is actually recoverable, start a backup before a risky change, look inside any backup set, and check whether backups can be downloaded by the public.
Know if you can recover
See when the last backup ran, whether it succeeded, what is scheduled, how long sets are kept and where they go.
Back up before risky changes
Start a backup on demand and poll it until the set is complete.
Inspect any backup set
See which components each set holds, its archive files, size and location.
Catch exposed backups
Check whether the backup folders are served over HTTP — a downloadable backup is a total compromise.
Troubleshooting
Is your backup actually safe? Three things that go wrong quietly.
None of these shows a warning in wp-admin, and each one only matters on the day you need the backup.
The backups are public
On Nginx the .htaccess that protects the backup folder is never read. check-exposure tests it over HTTP.
Scheduled backups stopped
A broken cron or a failed run leaves old sets looking current. get-status reports the last run and the schedule.
A set is missing components
A backup that skipped the database or uploads cannot restore the site. get-backup lists what each set holds.
Try asking
Paste one into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor once your site is connected.
“When was the last successful backup, and what’s scheduled next?”
“Take a backup before I update all plugins.”
“What does last Sunday’s backup contain?”
“Can anyone download our backups from the web?”
“Delete the oldest backup set to free space.”
“Restore the site from yesterday’s backup.”
AcrossAI vs WPVibe vs Novamira for UpdraftPlus
Three ways to connect an AI assistant to UpdraftPlus. The difference is where the MCP server runs and what sits between your AI and your site.
| AcrossAI | WPVibe | Novamira | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the MCP server runs | On your WordPress site | Hosted gateway at mcp.wpvibe.ai | On your WordPress site |
| Third-party relay | None | Every call passes through WPVibe’s cloud | None |
| How it works with UpdraftPlus | Dedicated UpdraftPlus abilities, each labelled read-only, write or destructive | Plugin abilities, REST API and WP-CLI | General PHP access; no dedicated UpdraftPlus specialization listed |
| Designed for | Production sites, with risky changes gated behind confirm | Any host reachable over HTTPS | Dev and staging environments with backups |
| Price | Free, including every UpdraftPlus ability | Free plan with a daily action allowance; paid tiers | Free core; specializations in Novamira Pro |
Based on each product’s own published documentation, September 2026.
UpdraftPlus + AI questions
Is there an MCP server for UpdraftPlus?
Yes. AcrossAI turns your WordPress site into an MCP server with dedicated UpdraftPlus abilities, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or a local model can work with UpdraftPlus directly. It’s free on WordPress.org.
Can ChatGPT or Claude manage UpdraftPlus?
Yes, once your site is connected over MCP. Ask in plain English and your AI calls the UpdraftPlus abilities on this page, with risky changes gated behind an explicit confirm.
Is the UpdraftPlus integration free?
Yes. All of its abilities ship in Abilities Manager, which is free on WordPress.org.
Can the AI delete a backup or restore the site by accident?
No. Deleting a backup set and restoring from one both refuse to run without an explicit confirm. Restoring overwrites the database and files, so it is always gated.
Does it manage backups on remote storage?
It works with the backup sets on this server. Copies on remote storage are never deleted.
Which AI assistants work with it?
Any MCP client: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Cursor, Claude Code, and local runtimes such as Ollama, LM Studio and Open WebUI.
Does my site data pass through AcrossAI’s servers?
No. Your WordPress site runs the MCP server and your AI client connects to it directly. There is no hosted gateway in the middle.
Is AcrossAI affiliated with UpdraftPlus?
No. AcrossAI built and maintains this integration independently, using UpdraftPlus’s public APIs.