Title: wp ability run
Published: January 7, 2026
Last modified: April 13, 2026

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# 󠀁[wp ability run ](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/)󠁿

Executes a registered ability.

## In this article

 * [Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/?output_format=md#options)
 * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/?output_format=md#examples)
 * [Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/?output_format=md#global-parameters)

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### 󠀁[Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/?output_format=md#options)󠁿

 See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/)
reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.  <name> The
ability name (namespace/ability-name format). [--input=<json>] JSON string containing
input data for the ability. Use ‘-‘ to read from stdin. [--<field>=<value>] Individual
input fields. Alternative to –input for simple inputs. [--format=<format>] Render
output in a particular format. 
—default: json options: – json – yaml – var_export—

### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿

    ```
    # Execute an ability.
    $ wp ability run core/get-site-info --user=admin
    {
        "name": "Test Blog",
        "description": "Just another WordPress site",
        "url": "http://example.com",
        ...
    }

    # Execute an ability with JSON input (required for array values).
    $ wp ability run core/get-site-info --input='{"fields":["name","version"]}' --user=admin
    {
        "name": "Test Blog",
        "version": "6.9"
    }

    # Execute an ability with simple string arguments.
    $ wp ability run my-plugin/greet --name=World

    # Execute and output as YAML.
    $ wp ability run core/get-site-info --format=yaml --user=admin
    name: Test Blog
    description: Just another WordPress site
    ...

    # Execute with input from stdin.
    $ echo '{"fields":["name"]}' | wp ability run core/get-site-info --input=- --user=admin
    ```

### 󠀁[Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/ability/run/?output_format=md#global-parameters)󠁿

 These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have
the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.

  |  **Argument** |  **Description** |  
   |  `--path=<path>` |  Path to the WordPress files. |  
 |  `--url=<url>` |  Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |  
 |  `--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>]` |  Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). |  
 |  `--http=<http>` |  Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |  
 |  `--user=<id\|login\|email>` |  Set the WordPress user. |  
 |  `--skip-plugins[=<plugins>]` |  Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |  
 |  `--skip-themes[=<themes>]` |  Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |  
 |  `--skip-packages` |  Skip loading all installed packages. |  
 |  `--require=<path>` |  Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |  
 |  `--exec=<php-code>` |  Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |  
 |  `--context=<context>` |  Load WordPress in a given context. |  
 |  `--[no-]color` |  Whether to colorize the output. |  
 |  `--debug[=<group>]` |  Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |  
 |  `--prompt[=<assoc>]` |  Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |  
 |  `--quiet` |  Suppress informational messages. |

 _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example,
please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._