Respira for WordPress is a developer-first plugin that lets AI coding assistants safely edit WordPress sites—without SSH, staging headaches, or risking a live homepage. It acts as a smart bridge between tools like Cursor, Claude, Windsurf, etc. and your WordPress install, using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to give AI detailed awareness of themes, plugins, and page builders.
Instead of letting AI touch production content directly, Respira automatically creates duplicates, runs security checks (XSS/SQL-injection patterns, dangerous code, suspicious URLs), and funnels every change through an approval workflow you control. It understands popular builders like Gutenberg, Divi, and Elementor at a structural level, so AI-generated edits stay compatible with your existing layouts instead of breaking them.
Respira is built for freelancers, agencies, and technical teams who want to “vibe code” their WordPress stack: move faster with AI, keep strict guardrails, and maintain a clear audit log of what changed, when, and by which assistant—across one site or many.