google-ads

Name: google-ads
Author: mharnett

mharnett

MCP server for Google Ads - campaign management, reporting, and optimization with safeguards for review before changes go live

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add google-ads --env GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID='<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>' --env GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET='<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN='<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>' --env GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN='<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>' -- npx -y mcp-google-ads

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.google-ads]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-google-ads"]
env = { GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID = "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>", GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET = "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>", GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN = "<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>", GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN = "<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>" }

# codex mcp add google-ads --env GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID='<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>' --env GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET='<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN='<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>' --env GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN='<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>' -- npx -y mcp-google-ads

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-google-ads"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "google-ads": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-google-ads"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-google-ads"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-google-ads"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-google-ads"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID
GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET
GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN
GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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