name: wp-rest-api-development description: WordPress REST API review for Codex. Use when reviewing custom routes, permission callbacks, request validation, schema design, controller classes, response shape, or versioned API behavior. metadata: version: "1.0.0"

Codex WordPress REST API Review

Purpose

Use this skill when Codex should review WordPress REST API code for route registration quality, authorization, validation, schema design, and predictable response behavior.

Focus Areas

• register_rest_route() correctness
• permission_callback logic
• Request arg validation and sanitization
• WP_REST_Request handling
• Response shape, status codes, and versioning

Workflow

1. Identify route registration and controller structure.
2. Check auth and validation first.
3. Review response consistency and API contract quality.
4. Load only the needed shared references from ../../claude-skills/wp-rest-api-development/references/.
5. Report findings with severity, file references, impact, and recommended fixes.

References

• ../../claude-skills/wp-rest-api-development/references/route-patterns.md
• ../../claude-skills/wp-rest-api-development/references/schema-and-auth-guide.md