The WordPress Abilities API provides a centralized registry where every plugin, theme, and core component can formally declare its capabilities complete with slugs, labels, descriptions, input/output schemas, and permission callbacks. You’ll learn why this new approach enhances consistency, discovery, and security across themes, plugins, and core. By the end of this session, you’ll understand how to ship a fully documented, isomorphic permission system that empowers both human developers and AI tools laying the groundwork for the next evolution of WordPress.