I just released a new open-source project called WP Upgrade Skills.
When a new major WordPress version drops, we usually have to read through long Field Guides and Dev Notes to find out what breaks or what we need to change in our custom plugins and themes.
I wanted to automate this codebase audit with local AI agents like OpenCode, Claude Code or Codex.
So I created a set of “Agent Skills” (based on agentskills.io).
What it is:
It is a GitHub repo with pre-summarized, AI-optimized Markdown files for WordPress releases. Instead of long text, the AI gets strict rules like: “If wp_enqueue_scripts is used, check for xyz”
Source material is from official WordPress Core developer posts on make.wordpress.org/core. Thanks to the WordPress contributors and writers who publishe the dev notes and field guides the repository builds upon.
How you use it:
- You get the skill into your project (you can use npx or just copy the markdown files).
- You tell your local AI agent to read the specific version file.
- The AI scans your local code and generates a Todo list, GitHub issues, or directly suggests code changes.
It works with any agent that supports skills.
The markdown files are generated by a script that summarizes the official WordPress dev blog posts. It splits the rules into categories, so your AI only reads what is actually relevant, which saves context tokens.
Check out the repo and let me know if it helps your workflow!
