WP Abilities API

When to use

Use this skill when the task involves:

• Registering abilities or ability categories in PHP
• Exposing abilities to clients via REST (wp-abilities/v1)
• Consuming abilities in JS (@wordpress/abilities)
• Diagnosing "ability doesn't show up" / "client can't see ability"

Inputs required

• Repo root and project type
• Target WordPress version(s)
• Where the change should live (plugin vs theme vs mu-plugin)

Procedure