{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Builders","provider_url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/builders","author_name":"Francis Agulto","author_url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/builders\/author\/francis-agultowpengine-com-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/","title":"Understanding WP Engine\u2019s Smart Search AI MCP Server","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0drF8DsNaq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/builders\/smart-search-ai-model-context-protocol-mcp-server\/\">Understanding WP Engine\u2019s Smart Search AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/builders\/smart-search-ai-model-context-protocol-mcp-server\/embed\/#?secret=0drF8DsNaq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Understanding WP Engine\u2019s Smart Search AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server&#8221; &#8212; Builders\" data-secret=\"0drF8DsNaq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Smart Search AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server by WP Engine is a special component that runs as part of the Smart Search AI service. When you enable it, this server listens for requests that are formatted using the MCP standard.\u00a0 In this article, I will go over what MCP is, how you should test it, and how it benefits the Smart Search AI product.\u00a0\u00a0","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/builders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WPE-Builders-YouTube-ScreenshotNavy-1920x1080-2.png","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080}