nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables

nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables is a destructive ability in NIBWP’s design-system toolset. A governed, destructive action for design-system — gated behind explicit scopes, a required confirmation, and the audit log. Like every NIBWP ability it is a typed MCP tool: the agent calls it by name with structured arguments, NIBWP validates those arguments against a schema, checks them against your token’s scopes, runs the operation, and records the call in the audit log. Nothing about it is a black box — you can see exactly what it accepts, what it returns, and what it did.

What acss-pro-update-variables does

nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables is a destructive ability: it removes or rewrites data, so it only runs with an explicit confirmation and the right scope, and every call is recorded in the audit log.

When to reach for it

nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables changes or removes data, so treat it as a power tool. Reserve it for trusted, reviewed automations — never hand it to an exploratory chat session. The right pattern is to scope it tightly, run it in dry-run or draft mode where possible, and confirm the blast radius before you let it touch anything in production.

How a call works

Every call to nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables follows the same four-step path, which is what makes it safe to put in an agent’s hands:

• Validate — your arguments are checked against the tool’s JSON schema before anything runs.
• Authorize — the call is checked against your token’s scopes; out-of-scope calls are refused.
• Execute — the operation runs against WordPress through the standard, supported APIs.
• Audit — the call is logged with status, timing, the calling token and the result.

Parameters

The arguments nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables accepts. Anything marked required must be present; optional arguments fall back to sensible defaults.

Walkthrough: a real call

Here is the shape of a typical request — what the agent sends when it decides to use this ability:

tool: "nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables"
args: {
  id: "512",
  confirm: true
}

And the structured response it gets back, ready to chain into the next step:

200 { ok: true, id: 512 }

What it can do

• Remove or rewrite data with explicit scope
• Gated behind a required confirmation flag
• Every call recorded in the audit log
• Reversible where the platform supports trash

Combining it with other abilities

Abilities are most powerful chained. On its own, nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables does one thing well; in a workflow it becomes a step in something larger. A common pattern is to use a read ability such as nibwp/wp-search or nibwp/wp-list-posts to find the right targets, then act on them — the agent decides the sequence, and NIBWP keeps every individual call validated and logged. This is the difference between an agent that can talk about your site and one that can methodically work it.

Safety & control

NIBWP is built so that capable abilities stay controllable. For nibwp/acss-pro-update-variables that means:

Best practices

• Scope it narrowly — grant this ability only to the specific agent that needs it, never site-wide.
• Confirm before running — ask the agent to list what it will affect first, then approve.
• Keep backups — a recent backup turns a mistake into an inconvenience.
• Watch the audit log — every call is recorded; review it after any bulk run.

Specification

FAQ