Take a backup
Start a full backup of the database and files with your backup plugin, for example before a risky change.
Works with Mitos
Manage Duplicator with AI
Backup and migration plugin that packs a whole site into one archive. With Mitos, ChatGPT or Claude can work with Duplicator on your site: drafts first, and your approval before anything goes live.
- Plugin
- Supported
- 5 tools
What your AI can do with Duplicator
A few of the tools it uses, with what each one needs from you.
Set the backup policy
Set whether risky changes just warn or need a recent backup first, and how recent it must be.
Backups
See which backup plugin the site uses, when the last good backup ran and whether one is running now.
A backup's progress
See whether a backup you started is waiting, running, finished or failed.
Backup policy for risky changes
See whether risky changes only warn about an old backup or need a recent one first.
Things to ask
Copy one into your AI assistant and fill in the brackets.
When did Duplicator last take a successful backup, and how old is it?
Take a full backup with Duplicator before I update plugins, and tell me when it is done.
Is a backup running right now? Show me the recent backups Duplicator has made.
Make risky changes on my site wait for a successful backup from the last [24] hours.
Set up in three steps
No password to hand over.
Install Mitos
Add the Mitos plugin to the WordPress site where Duplicator is active.
Connect your site
In Mitos, add the site under Connections and approve it on WordPress's own screen. Allow changes when you are ready.
Ask your AI
Add Mitos to ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code or Cursor and ask in your own words, or start from a prompt above.
Recipes
Tested prompts for whole jobs.
- Intermediate · about 30 minUpdate WordPress itself, with a fresh backup taken firstTake a backup with your backup plugin, update WordPress to the version offered, follow it to the end and run the database step if one is waiting.
- Beginner · about 15 minTake a fresh backup before a risky changeCheck when your site was last backed up, take a new backup with your own backup plugin, and make risky changes wait for a fresh one in future.
- Intermediate · about 15 minBefore you restore a backup, see what you would losePick the backup to restore, see which changes and orders came after it, and get the restore link for wp-admin, so nothing is lost by surprise.
- Advanced · about 30 minA fresh backup before moving your site to a new addressTake a full backup with your own backup plugin, wait for it to finish, then move the site to its new domain or to https:// with a 6-digit code.
- Beginner · about 10 minThe last good backup of every site, in one tableAsk each WordPress site in an organization which backup plugin it uses and how old its last good backup is, and see which sites need attention.
Every tool
The tools that come with Duplicator, as your AI assistant sees them.
| Tool | What it does | Reads or changes | Approval | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_backup_statusBackups | Which backup plugin the site uses (UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration, WPvivid; BlogVault and Jetpack are managed by their service), when the last successful backup was and how old it is, whether one is running, recent backups, and the site's backup policy for risky changes. | Reads | None | Supported |
wordpress_backup_nowTake a backup | Queue a full backup (database and files) with the site's backup plugin, e.g. before a risky change.Needs: UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration | Changes | Approval | Supported |
wordpress_get_backup_jobA backup's progress | Whether a backup started with backup_now is queued, running, done or failed.Needs: UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration | Reads | None | Supported |
wordpress_get_backup_policyBackup policy for risky changes | Whether risky (password-confirmed) changes only warn about the last backup's age (warn) or are refused without a successful backup in the last N hours (require). | Reads | None | Supported |
wordpress_set_backup_policySet the backup policy | Set whether risky changes need a fresh backup first: mode warn or require, and hours (1 to 168) for how fresh. | Changes | Depends on the change | Supported |
Start free
Install the plugin, add Mitos to your AI and ask your first question within minutes. No card needed.