3. Backend Capabilities

Backend agentic capabilities enable autonomous content management, site administration, and developer workflows.

3.1 Content Management Agent

// Registration example
wp_register_agent( 'content_manager', [
    'capabilities' => [
        'read_posts',
        'edit_posts', 
        'manage_media',
        'analyze_seo'
    ],
    'tools' => [
        'generate_draft',
        'optimize_seo',
        'schedule_post',
        'generate_alt_text',
        'suggest_featured_image'
    ],
    'guardrails' => [
        'requires_approval' => ['publish_post', 'delete_post'],
        'rate_limit' => '50_drafts_per_day'
    ]
]);

3.2 Site Administration Agent

3.3 Onboarding Agent (WP-CLI Integration)

# Scaffold a complete feature
wp agent scaffold "Create a custom post type for recipes with 
nutritional information fields, a star rating system, and 
integration with the existing theme's card layout"

# Debug an issue
wp agent debug "Users are reporting slow page loads on the shop page"

# Generate tests
wp agent test "Write integration tests for the checkout process"

# Code review
wp agent review ./wp-content/plugins/my-plugin/

Agent workflow for scaffolding:

1. Analyze existing theme/plugin structure
2. Identify patterns and conventions in use
3. Generate code following discovered patterns
4. Create necessary database migrations
5. Generate template files matching theme style
6. Add CSS following theme conventions
7. Produce documentation

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