---
title: "WPGraphQL GraphQL API Plugin for Headless WordPress"
description: "WPGraphQL is the core GraphQL API plugin for WordPress, giving developers a typed schema for posts, terms, users, menus, and custom content. It is a strong fit for headless builds, automation agents, and integration workflows that need structured reads and mutations instead of scraping wp-admin or loosely shaped REST responses."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql"
author: "wp-graphql"
category:
  - "WordPress & CMS"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "wp-graphql/wp-graphql"
  github_stars: 3776
---

# WPGraphQL GraphQL API Plugin for Headless WordPress

WPGraphQL is the core GraphQL API plugin for WordPress, giving developers a typed schema for posts, terms, users, menus, and custom content. It is a strong fit for headless builds, automation agents, and integration workflows that need structured reads and mutations instead of scraping wp-admin or loosely shaped REST responses.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Documentation

- https://www.wpgraphql.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/wpgraphql-graphql-api-plugin-for-headless-wordpress/)