The document discusses four main tools for scripting WebSphere administration tasks: wscp, XMLConfig, wsadmin, and the Admin Console. wscp and XMLConfig were used in WebSphere version 4 for tasks like configuration changes and application deployment but were replaced by wsadmin in version 5. Wsadmin allows scripting via Jacl or Jython languages and interacts with Java management beans. The Admin Console can also perform tasks but is better for one-off changes than repetitive scripts. The document provides examples of using each tool.