Title: Chagency Author: Jordy Meow Published: May 5, 2026 Last modified: May 5, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/chagency/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3522902) ![](https://ps.w.org/chagency/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3522902) # Chagency By [Jordy Meow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tigroumeow/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/chagency.0.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chagency/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chagency/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chagency/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/chagency/) ## Description **Chagency** — a portmanteau of _chat_ and _agency_ — is a deliberately small WordPress plugin that lets you have a conversation with your site through whichever AI provider you’ve configured. Today it’s a chatbot. As the WordPress AI framework matures, it grows into a true agent — one you talk to in the admin (and eventually on the front-end too) to either _discuss_ or _perform actions_. The name covers that arc on purpose: chat now, agency later, no rename needed. ### 🪨 Built on WordPress, period Chagency relies entirely on what WordPress 7 ships in core: * `wp_ai_client_prompt()` — the AI Client API. * `wp_get_connectors()` — the Connectors API. * `wp_register_ability()` / `wp_get_ability()` — the Abilities API. * `@wordpress/components`, `@wordpress/element`, `@wordpress/boot` — the Gutenberg toolkit. That’s it. **No bundled AI vendor SDKs, no third-party JavaScript libraries beyond the Gutenberg stack, no telemetry, no phone-home.** The plugin’s surface area is small on purpose — fewer moving parts means less friction, fewer security holes, less to break when WordPress, browsers, or providers change. You will need at least one AI provider plugin (e.g. _AI Provider for Anthropic_, _AI Provider for Google_, or _AI Provider for OpenAI_) to talk to a model. That’s WordPress 7’s architecture — providers are separate plugins that register a Connector, not a Chagency dependency. 💡 **Tip:** For the smoothest setup, install [AI Engine](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-engine/)— it registers every AI provider it manages as a Connector, so a single configuration covers all your WordPress 7 AI plugins (including Chagency). Every request then flows through one clean, unified system. ### 🪄 What you get * A floating chat panel pinned to the bottom-right of every admin page — one click, start typing. * A single settings page under **Settings Chagency** (right below **Settings Connectors**) — enable toggle, greeting, system instruction, model preference. That’s it. * Live on/off: flipping the enable toggle shows or hides the launcher immediately, no page reload. * Per-provider **Test** buttons that fire a canary prompt and report round-trip time. * Conversation persistence in your browser’s localStorage, scoped per user. Hit** Reset** to clear. * Placeholder expansion (`{user_name}`, `{site_name}`, `{current_page}`, …) so the assistant always knows who and where it is. * Exposed as an Ability — `chagency/send-message` — so other plugins, MCP clients, and AI agents can invoke Chagency directly. ### 🚀 Getting started 1. Install and activate **Chagency**. 2. Install and configure at least one AI provider plugin under **Settings Connectors**( we recommend [AI Engine](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-engine/), which exposes all its providers as Connectors at once). 3. Click the **Chagency** launcher in the bottom-right of any admin page and start talking. Tune defaults under **Settings Chagency**. Everything is reversible; nothing is precious. ### 🙋 Frequently Asked Questions #### Why “Chagency”? _Chat_ + _agency_ = Chagency. The plugin starts life as a minimal chatbot for the new WordPress 7 AI framework, but as the Abilities API matures it becomes an agent that can take actions on your behalf. The name covers both phases without a future rename. #### Does it need WordPress 7? Yes. It uses `wp_ai_client_prompt()`, `wp_get_connectors()`, and the Abilities API— all added in WordPress 7.0. On older versions it refuses to boot and tells you why. #### Which AI providers are supported? Whatever you configure under **Settings Connectors**. Chagency is provider-agnostic— Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, or any third-party Connector are treated equally. #### Can visitors on the front end use it? Not yet. Today it’s admin-only and requires `manage_options`. A front-end build is on the roadmap and will arrive once the agent capabilities are mature enough to expose safely. #### Does it store my conversations? No. Conversations live only in your own browser (localStorage, per-user). Hit ** Reset** in the widget to clear them. Nothing is stored server-side. #### Can I use it as a building block in my own plugin? Yes. The `chagency/send-message` Ability is registered on `wp_abilities_api_init` and can be called with `wp_get_ability( 'chagency/send-message' )->execute( array(' message' => '…' ) )`. ### Source code The unminified React/JavaScript source is shipped inside the plugin folder under` src/`, alongside the compiled output in `build/`. Public source repository: https:// github.com/jordymeow/chagency To rebuild from source: ``` pnpm install && pnpm run build ``` The build is `@wordpress/scripts` (webpack) with no custom plugins or transforms. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Chagency” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jordy Meow ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tigroumeow/) [Translate “Chagency” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/chagency) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chagency/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/chagency/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/chagency/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/chagency/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.0.1 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **0.0.1** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [abilities](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/abilities/)[agent](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/agent/) [AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)[assistant](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/assistant/) [chatbot](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/chatbot/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chagency/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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