WordPress OAuth Skill#

Use this skill to run a human-in-the-loop OAuth flow and publish posts with a stored bearer token.

Files in this skill#

• Script: {baseDir}/wp_oauth_skill.py
• OAuth state store: {baseDir}/oauth_state.json
• Credential store: {baseDir}/credentials.json

This skill stores state and credentials in files inside this skill directory.

Commands#

Run the script with Python 3:

bash

python3 {baseDir}/wp_oauth_skill.py --help

1) Begin OAuth#

bash

python3 {baseDir}/wp_oauth_skill.py begin-oauth \
  --client-id "$WPCOM_CLIENT_ID" \
  --redirect-uri "$WPCOM_REDIRECT_URI" \
  --scope "posts media" \
  --blog "$WPCOM_SITE"

Returns auth_url and state. Open the URL, approve access, then copy the callback URL.

2) Exchange Token#

bash

python3 {baseDir}/wp_oauth_skill.py exchange-token \
  --client-id "$WPCOM_CLIENT_ID" \
  --client-secret "$WPCOM_CLIENT_SECRET" \
  --redirect-uri "$WPCOM_REDIRECT_URI" \
  --callback-url "https://example/callback?code=...&state=..."

Validates CSRF state, exchanges code for token, and writes credentials to {baseDir}/credentials.json.

3) Token Info#

bash

python3 {baseDir}/wp_oauth_skill.py token-info --client-id "$WPCOM_CLIENT_ID"

Checks token validity with WordPress token-info endpoint.

4) Publish Post#

bash

python3 {baseDir}/wp_oauth_skill.py publish-post \
  --site "$WPCOM_SITE" \
  --title "My post" \
  --content "<p>Hello from OpenClaw</p>" \
  --status draft

Publishes a post via POST /rest/v1.1/sites/$site/posts/new using the stored token.

Recommended flow#

1. Run begin-oauth.
2. Open auth_url in browser and authorize.
3. Paste callback URL into exchange-token.
4. Optionally run token-info.
5. Run publish-post.

Security notes#

• Never share credentials.json or client secrets.
• Keep first test posts as draft.
• Re-run begin-oauth if callback state fails or auth code expires.