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Connect Claude, Cursor or VS Code to build/edit your site via MCP, using your own AI subscription (no API key) — 4 supported clients, Full-access vs Read-only scopes, snapshotted edits, draft-by-default pages.

3 min read Updated July 14, 2026

Connect Claude, Cursor, or VS Code and let it build and edit your site through Tiger Elements — using your own AI subscription, not a per-call API key. Tiger runs a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server inside WordPress, so your assistant drives the plugin directly.

Where: WP Admin → Tiger Elements → Build with AI. Tier: Pro.

Connect a client (3 steps)

  1. Copy the MCP Endpoint shown on the screen (https://<yoursite>/wp-json/tiger/v1/mcp).
  2. Pick your client and an access scope, give the connector a label, then click Generate connector — the token is shown once, so paste it into the client immediately.
  3. Ask the assistant to build or edit a page — it drives Tiger directly.

Supported clients

  • Claude Code (CLI) — run the generated claude mcp add command with the endpoint and bearer token.
  • Claude Desktop / claude.ai — add a custom connector with the MCP Endpoint and complete the one-click OAuth login (no manual token needed for this flow).
  • Cursor — add the generated JSON to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global).
  • VS Code — add the generated JSON to .vscode/mcp.json.

Scopes

Every connector is Full access (build & edit) or Read-only. Read-only connectors can browse widgets, pages and design tokens but cannot build, edit or change settings — safe to hand to a second account or a teammate. Scope is enforced on the server, and every connector can be revoked at any time from the Active Connectors list.

What it can do

  • Two ways to build a page — a Native pixel-perfect HTML/CSS/JS page (no Elementor, edited as content), or a real drag-editable Elementor page compiled deterministically as a strong draft.
  • Theme Builder — build header, footer, single and archive templates, still fully editable in Elementor afterward.
  • Content types, queries & relations — define custom post types and Custom Content Types, reusable queries, and content relationships without touching PHP.
  • Edit existing pages — update a single widget’s controls, insert or move sections, find-and-replace text, and read back a page’s structure.
  • Menus, media, forms, popups and settings — and read or update your global design tokens.

Built-in playbooks

The connection ships prompt shortcuts your client can use, including /tiger-ai (native pixel-perfect build), /tiger-elementor (drag-editable draft), /tiger-edit (scoped edits), /tiger-tokens (list brand colors and fonts), and /tiger-verify (screenshot check).

Staying in control

Most content edits are snapshotted before they’re applied, so any single change can be undone. New pages are created as drafts by default unless the assistant is told to publish. Combined with per-connector scopes and revocation, you decide exactly how much an assistant can do.

Troubleshooting

My client won’t connect.

Re-check the MCP Endpoint URL and that the connector token was pasted before it scrolled off (it’s shown only once). For Claude Desktop, use the OAuth flow rather than a pasted token. Generate a fresh connector if in doubt.

The assistant can read but not change anything.

That connector is Read-only. Generate a Full access connector for building and editing.

Frequently asked questions

No — it uses your own Claude/Cursor/VS Code subscription via MCP, not a metered API key.

Yes — generate a Read-only connector; it can browse but never build, edit or change settings.

Edits are snapshotted (undoable) and new pages default to draft status, so nothing publishes until you or the assistant explicitly says so.

Still stuck?

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