Docs Claude and MCP
What Claude can do
Everything Claude can change on your site over MCP.
Over MCP, Claude can do almost anything you can do in the editor. Here's the short version. The full list is in the MCP tools reference.
| Area | Claude can |
|---|---|
| Posts and pages | List, read, write, edit, duplicate and delete. Restore from trash. |
| Publishing | Publish now, unpublish, schedule for later, cancel a schedule. |
| Drafts | Save changes as a draft while the live version stays up. Compare the two, or throw the draft away. |
| Revisions | List a post's past versions and put an old one back. |
| Images and files | Upload, list, describe (alt text) and delete. |
| Tags and categories | Create, rename and delete. Tag posts. |
| Authors | Create and edit author profiles and set who wrote what. |
| Menus | Create menus and set their links. |
| Settings | Read and change the site title, description, logo and more. |
| Search | Search everything on the site. |
| Content types | Add fields or new content types, like Projects or Recipes. |
| Backups | Export the whole site, or import one. |
What Claude can't do over MCP
- Change the code. The design and layout live in your folder. Claude Code edits them there and runs
hettie publish. - Read your stats. Analytics are in the editor only for now.
- Manage people. Invite your team from the editor.