diff --git a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbility.php b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbility.php
index 898a8c0..a99c284 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbility.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbility.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Cursor;
 use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Errors;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\PostGuard;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\Schema\ContentSchema;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\Schema\FieldDefinition;
 use WP_Error;
 use WP_Post;
 
@@ -137,8 +138,16 @@ final class ContentQueryAbility implements Ability
             }
         }
 
+        $args = $this->queryArgs($input);
+        if ($args['post_status'] === []) {
+            // Every requested status was gated out by the post type's caps – get_posts()
+            // would otherwise treat an empty post_status as its own default ('publish'),
+            // returning results the caller has no right to see instead of none at all.
+            return ['items' => [], 'next_cursor' => null];
+        }
+
         $limit = Cursor::limit($input['limit'] ?? null);
-        $posts = get_posts(array_merge($this->queryArgs($input), [
+        $posts = get_posts(array_merge($args, [
             'posts_per_page' => $limit + 1,
             'offset' => $offset,
         ]));
@@ -164,9 +173,18 @@ final class ContentQueryAbility implements Ability
         $typeObject = get_post_type_object($postType);
         $caps = is_object($typeObject) && isset($typeObject->cap) ? $typeObject->cap : null;
 
+        // Without edit_others_posts, even a status the user may edit in principle must
+        // stay limited to their own posts – otherwise the query would leak drafts etc.
+        // of other authors that happen to pass the per-status gate below.
+        $restrictedToOwnPosts = ! current_user_can($this->capability($caps, 'edit_others_posts'));
+
         $args = [
             'post_type' => $postType,
-            'post_status' => $this->allowedStatuses((array) ($input['status'] ?? self::STATUSES), $caps),
+            'post_status' => $this->allowedStatuses(
+                (array) ($input['status'] ?? self::STATUSES),
+                $caps,
+                $restrictedToOwnPosts
+            ),
             'orderby' => (string) ($input['orderby'] ?? 'date'),
             'order' => strtoupper((string) ($input['order'] ?? 'desc')),
             'no_found_rows' => true,
@@ -174,10 +192,7 @@ final class ContentQueryAbility implements Ability
             'suppress_filters' => false,
         ];
 
-        // Without edit_others_posts, even a status the user may edit in principle must
-        // stay limited to their own posts – otherwise the query would leak drafts etc.
-        // of other authors that happen to pass the per-status gate below.
-        if (! current_user_can($this->capability($caps, 'edit_others_posts'))) {
+        if ($restrictedToOwnPosts) {
             $args['author'] = get_current_user_id();
         }
 
@@ -243,10 +258,15 @@ final class ContentQueryAbility implements Ability
      * even fetches rows that would only be discarded by the per-post check afterwards
      * (which would otherwise waste a page slot and reveal the post existed).
      *
+     * "private" is the one exception: WordPress lets an author edit their own private
+     * post with just edit_posts, so when the query is already author-restricted to the
+     * current user (no edit_others_posts) their own private posts stay in scope even
+     * without edit_private_posts.
+     *
      * @param list<mixed> $statuses
      * @return list<string>
      */
-    private function allowedStatuses(array $statuses, ?object $caps): array
+    private function allowedStatuses(array $statuses, ?object $caps, bool $restrictedToOwnPosts): array
     {
         $gates = [
             'private' => $this->capability($caps, 'edit_private_posts'),
@@ -256,7 +276,17 @@ final class ContentQueryAbility implements Ability
 
         return array_values(array_filter(
             array_map('strval', $statuses),
-            static fn (string $status): bool => ! isset($gates[$status]) || current_user_can($gates[$status])
+            static function (string $status) use ($gates, $restrictedToOwnPosts): bool {
+                if (! isset($gates[$status])) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if ($status === 'private' && $restrictedToOwnPosts) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                return current_user_can($gates[$status]);
+            }
         ));
     }
 
@@ -267,7 +297,11 @@ final class ContentQueryAbility implements Ability
 
     private function rejectUnlessKnownField(string $postType, string $key): ?WP_Error
     {
-        $allowed = array_keys($this->schema->fields($postType));
+        $visible = array_filter(
+            $this->schema->fields($postType),
+            static fn (FieldDefinition $field): bool => ! PostPresenter::isHiddenField($field)
+        );
+        $allowed = array_keys($visible);
         if (in_array($key, $allowed, true)) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/PostPresenter.php b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/PostPresenter.php
index 939bb1c..d238f4b 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/PostPresenter.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Content/PostPresenter.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class PostPresenter
     {
         $result = [];
         foreach ($this->schema->fields((string) $post->post_type) as $key => $field) {
-            if ($this->isHidden($field)) {
+            if (self::isHiddenField($field)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -158,9 +158,11 @@ class PostPresenter
      * Pods password fields and readonly protected meta (WordPress' own "_"-prefixed
      * internal keys) are never read out via lit-content-get/-query: neither belongs in
      * front of the model, and both are one plugin registration away from leaking secrets
-     * or internal engine state.
+     * or internal engine state. Public and static so ContentQueryAbility can apply the
+     * same rule to its `field` filter – a hidden field must be as unreachable through the
+     * query filter as it is through the fields map, or the filter becomes a probe.
      */
-    private function isHidden(FieldDefinition $field): bool
+    public static function isHiddenField(FieldDefinition $field): bool
     {
         if ($field->type === 'password') {
             return true;
diff --git a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidator.php b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidator.php
index a9e989c..2120379 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidator.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidator.php
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ final class FieldValidator
         switch ($field->type) {
             case 'string':
             case 'text':
+            case 'password':
                 return is_string($value) ? null : 'Text erwartet.';
             case 'integer':
                 return is_int($value) ? null : 'Ganzzahl erwartet.';
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbilityTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbilityTest.php
index c073e20..6eccf66 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbilityTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Content/ContentQueryAbilityTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Cursor;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\Content\ContentQueryAbility;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\Content\PostPresenter;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\Schema\ContentSchema;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\WordPress\Schema\FieldDefinition;
 use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
 use Mockery;
 use WP_Post;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ final class ContentQueryAbilityTest extends TestCase
         Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
         Functions\when('get_post_type_object')->justReturn((object) ['cap' => (object) []]);
         $schema = Mockery::mock(ContentSchema::class);
-        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn(['level' => 'x']);
+        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn(['level' => new FieldDefinition('level', 'Level', 'string', 'pods', 'writable')]);
         $schema->allows('taxonomies')->andReturn([['name' => 'category', 'label' => 'Kategorien', 'hierarchical' => true]]);
         Functions\expect('get_posts')->once()->with(Mockery::on(static function (array $args): bool {
             return $args['post_type'] === 'lit_person'
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ final class ContentQueryAbilityTest extends TestCase
         Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
         Functions\when('get_post_type_object')->justReturn((object) ['cap' => (object) []]);
         $schema = Mockery::mock(ContentSchema::class);
-        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn(['role' => 'x']);
+        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn(['role' => new FieldDefinition('role', 'Funktion', 'string', 'pods', 'writable')]);
         Functions\expect('get_posts')->once()->with(Mockery::on(
             static fn (array $args): bool => $args['meta_query'] === [['key' => 'role', 'compare' => 'EXISTS']]
                 && $args['post_status'] === ['publish', 'draft', 'pending', 'private', 'future']
@@ -142,10 +143,53 @@ final class ContentQueryAbilityTest extends TestCase
         $this->ability()->execute(['post_type' => 'page']);
     }
 
+    public function testRequestingOnlyDisallowedStatusesReturnsEmptyWithoutQuerying(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_post_type_object')->justReturn((object) ['cap' => (object) [
+            'edit_others_posts' => 'edit_others_posts',
+            'edit_published_posts' => 'edit_published_posts',
+        ]]);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->alias(static fn (string $cap): bool => $cap === 'edit_others_posts');
+        Functions\expect('get_posts')->never();
+
+        $result = $this->ability()->execute(['post_type' => 'page', 'status' => ['publish']]);
+
+        self::assertSame(['items' => [], 'next_cursor' => null], $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testRequestingOnlyPrivateWithoutRightsReturnsEmptyWithoutQuerying(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_post_type_object')->justReturn((object) ['cap' => (object) [
+            'edit_others_posts' => 'edit_others_posts',
+            'edit_private_posts' => 'edit_private_posts',
+        ]]);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->alias(static fn (string $cap): bool => $cap === 'edit_others_posts');
+        Functions\expect('get_posts')->never();
+
+        $result = $this->ability()->execute(['post_type' => 'page', 'status' => ['private']]);
+
+        self::assertSame(['items' => [], 'next_cursor' => null], $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testOwnPrivatePostsStayVisibleWithoutEditPrivatePostsWhenAuthorRestricted(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_post_type_object')->justReturn((object) ['cap' => (object) [
+            'edit_others_posts' => 'edit_others_posts',
+            'edit_private_posts' => 'edit_private_posts',
+        ]]);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(false);
+        Functions\when('get_current_user_id')->justReturn(9);
+        Functions\expect('get_posts')->once()->with(Mockery::on(
+            static fn (array $args): bool => $args['post_status'] === ['private'] && ($args['author'] ?? null) === 9
+        ))->andReturn([]);
+
+        $this->ability()->execute(['post_type' => 'page', 'status' => ['private']]);
+    }
+
     public function testUnknownFieldKeyIsRejected(): void
     {
         $schema = Mockery::mock(ContentSchema::class);
-        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn(['role' => 'x']);
+        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn(['role' => new FieldDefinition('role', 'Funktion', 'string', 'pods', 'writable')]);
 
         $result = $this->ability($schema)->execute(['post_type' => 'page', 'field' => ['key' => 'ghost']]);
 
@@ -153,6 +197,24 @@ final class ContentQueryAbilityTest extends TestCase
         self::assertStringContainsString('role', $result->get_error_message());
     }
 
+    public function testHiddenFieldKeyIsRejectedLikeAnUnknownOne(): void
+    {
+        $schema = Mockery::mock(ContentSchema::class);
+        $schema->allows('fields')->andReturn([
+            'role' => new FieldDefinition('role', 'Funktion', 'string', 'pods', 'writable'),
+            'secret' => new FieldDefinition('secret', 'Secret', 'password', 'pods', 'writable'),
+            '_internal' => new FieldDefinition('_internal', 'Internal', 'string', 'meta', 'readonly'),
+        ]);
+
+        $password = $this->ability($schema)->execute(['post_type' => 'page', 'field' => ['key' => 'secret']]);
+        $protected = $this->ability($schema)->execute(['post_type' => 'page', 'field' => ['key' => '_internal']]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_validation_failed', $password->get_error_code());
+        self::assertSame('Verfügbare Felder: role.', $password->get_error_data()['hint']);
+        self::assertSame('lit_validation_failed', $protected->get_error_code());
+        self::assertSame('Verfügbare Felder: role.', $protected->get_error_data()['hint']);
+    }
+
     public function testUnknownTaxonomyIsRejected(): void
     {
         $schema = Mockery::mock(ContentSchema::class);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidatorTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidatorTest.php
index 986fc1e..661489e 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Schema/FieldValidatorTest.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ final class FieldValidatorTest extends TestCase
             'start' => new FieldDefinition('start', 'Beginn', 'date', 'pods', 'writable'),
             'secret' => new FieldDefinition('_secret', '_secret', 'string', 'meta', 'readonly'),
             'city' => new FieldDefinition('city', 'city', 'unknown', 'sample', 'unknown'),
+            'pin' => new FieldDefinition('pin', 'PIN', 'password', 'pods', 'writable'),
         ];
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ final class FieldValidatorTest extends TestCase
         self::assertSame('5 ist kein Medium der Mediathek.', $errors['photos']);
     }
 
+    public function testPasswordFieldsAreValidatedAsStrings(): void
+    {
+        $validator = new FieldValidator();
+
+        self::assertSame([], $validator->validate($this->definitions(), ['pin' => '1234'], false)['errors']);
+        self::assertSame('Text erwartet.', $validator->validate($this->definitions(), ['pin' => 1234], false)['errors']['pin']);
+    }
+
     public function testUnknownTypedFieldsAreAcceptedWithAWarningAndNullClears(): void
     {
         $result = (new FieldValidator())->validate($this->definitions(), ['city' => ['any' => 'thing'], 'level' => null], false);