How do I install X Ads?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does X Ads need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS, X_ADS_SCOPES, X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES.

When was X Ads last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-12. X Ads MCP server: 25 read tools, 21 opt-in preview-first writes.

X Ads MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @getmcpads/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN — User OAuth 2.0 token. Keep it secret.
X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS — Comma-separated allowed account IDs. Required even for reads.
X_ADS_SCOPES — Scopes actually granted to the token, including ads.read.
X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES — true exposes 21 write tools. Defaults to false. Calls preview unless confirm is true.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<secret> X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<value> X_ADS_SCOPES=<value> X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=<value> claude mcp add com.getmcpads-x-ads -- npx -y @getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server@1.1.2

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.getmcpads-x-ads": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@getmcpads/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<secret>",11        "X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<value>",12        "X_ADS_SCOPES": "<value>",13        "X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES": "<value>"14      }15    }16  }17}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 1.1.2

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

X Ads MCP server

Bring your X Ads accounts into your MCP client.

Read campaigns and performance, inspect targeting and prepare changes for explicitly selected accounts.

Watch the film · What's new · Install · Tool reference · Try hosted getmcpads

Play the 45-second film

The film shows hosted getmcpads with sample data. Its MCP Apps, from creative galleries and alerts to Google Sheets exports and bulk launches, belong to the hosted product. This repository provides the standalone native API tools.

25 read tools · 19 write tools, disabled by default.

Run locally with your own platform credentials and a client that supports stdio MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor. Your requests go directly to the platform. For managed connections, including supported ChatGPT setups, use the hosted option.

What's new

v1.0.1: First standalone release · September 20, 2026

Create the first runnable standalone server using the reviewed native tool subset.
Require explicit account IDs, default to read-only, preview writes and preserve native pagination.
Use fixed X endpoints, bounded responses, timeouts and credential redaction without automatic write retries.
Require Node.js 22.12 or newer and check Node 22/24 in CI.
Update vulnerable dependencies and regenerate the MCP catalog.

Full changelog · Source synchronization details · All releases

Upgrade notes

Requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. CI covers Node 22 and 24. Read the current tool schemas before reusing saved arguments. Writes remain optional and require explicit confirmation. Hosted creative integrations and MCP Apps UI are outside this release.

Install this release

This is a GitHub source release. npm and MCP Registry versions are published separately. The commands below select this exact version; unpinned npx examples later in this document select the version currently available on npm.

git clone --branch v1.0.1 --depth 1 https://github.com/get-mcp-ads/x-ads-mcp-server.git
cd x-ads-mcp-server
npm ci
npm run build

Configure your MCP client to run node with the absolute path to dist/cli.js and the platform credentials documented below.

Prefer a managed connection? Use X Ads with hosted getmcpads. Connect your account, select the data your assistant may access and use the hosted MCP connection. See the site for current features and plans.

Configuration

Provide these environment variables through the client's secret configuration:

Variable	Purpose
`X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN`	Your user OAuth 2.0 access token. An app-only bearer token is not sufficient.
`X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS`	Required comma-separated account IDs, restricted to accounts the token may access.
`X_ADS_SCOPES`	Scopes actually granted to the token. Defaults to `ads.read`.
`X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES`	Defaults to `false`. Only the exact value `true` exposes writes.

Obtain your token and Ads Project access using X's official setup guide. Use ads.read for reporting, ads.write for campaign changes and media.write for uploads and media-library writes. Setting X_ADS_SCOPES does not grant permissions. This package accepts a token; it does not run an OAuth browser flow or persist rotating refresh tokens. When the token expires, renew it securely and restart the server.

Safety and coverage

Writes preview by default. Review the exact account, target and parameters before repeating the call with confirm: true. Campaigns and line items are created paused. Activation can spend advertising budget. Media uploads can consume X API credits and are limited to 4 MB. Do not retry a write automatically when its result is uncertain. Read the account and reconcile it first. Selected-account checks apply before dispatch and filter account discovery responses. Unknown arguments are rejected. Native pagination, attribution and monetary _micro fields are preserved. A micro unit is one millionth of the account currency.

This server exposes a reviewed subset of the official API. It does not automatically expose new upstream tools. Native media reads and writes are included. Hosted creative galleries, visual editors and MCP Apps UI are excluded. Use tools/list or server-card.json for exact schemas and the official API reference for provider details.

Hosted option

getmcpads for X Ads manages the hosted connection and account selection. Hosted and source releases can differ. Contact: [email protected].

Development

npm run typecheck
npm run lint
npm run build
npm test
npm run catalog

All tests run offline with synthetic responses. No live account is changed.

Tools

Every tool is listed below. See server-card.json for complete parameter and output schemas.

Tool	Purpose
`x_ads_list_ads_accounts`	List the ads accounts the authenticated user can access
`x_ads_list_campaigns`	List campaigns for an account
`x_ads_get_campaign`	Get a single campaign by ID
`x_ads_list_funding_instruments`	List funding instruments (payment sources) for an ads account
`x_ads_list_line_items`	List line items (ad groups) for an ads account
`x_ads_get_line_item`	Get a single line item by ID
`x_ads_list_promoted_posts`	List promoted posts (promoted tweets) for an ads account
`x_ads_list_targeting_criteria`	List targeting criteria for an ads account's line items
`x_ads_list_account_posts`	List posts (tweets) usable for promotion by an ads account
`x_ads_list_web_event_tags`	List the website conversion event tags (pixels) in an ads account; a tag's id is what a conversion line item takes as its primary_web_event_tag
`x_ads_list_line_item_placements`	List valid placement combinations per line item product type
`x_ads_get_account_stats`	Get synchronous analytics (impressions, engagements, spend) for an ads account
`x_ads_get_active_entities`	List which ads entities had metrics change in a time window (use before requesting account stats)
`x_ads_get_campaign_reach`	Get reach and average-frequency metrics for campaigns
`x_ads_search_targeting_interests`	Search targetable interest categories by name.
`x_ads_search_targeting_locations`	Search targetable locations by name.
`x_ads_list_cards`	List the cards in an ads account
`x_ads_get_card`	Get a single card by ID
`x_ads_list_media_library`

Disabled by default. Calls preview unless explicitly confirmed. Check the configuration and exact schema before use.

Tool	Purpose
`x_ads_create_campaign`	Create a campaign in an ads account.
`x_ads_update_campaign`	Rename a campaign or pause it (entity_status=PAUSED).
`x_ads_activate_campaign`	Activate a campaign (set entity_status=ACTIVE).
`x_ads_create_line_item`	Create a line item (ad group) under a campaign.
`x_ads_update_line_item`	Update a line item's bid, budget, name, schedule, placements, goal, pacing, audience expansion (set audience_expansion=EXPANDED to turn on Optimized Targeting) or entity_status.
`x_ads_activate_line_item`	Activate a line item (set entity_status=ACTIVE).
`x_ads_promote_post`	Attach post(s) to a line item as its ad creative(s).
`x_ads_add_targeting_criterion`	Add one targeting criterion to a line item (call once per criterion).
`x_ads_remove_targeting`	Remove a targeting criterion from its line item (undo a targeting mistake).
`x_ads_create_ad_post`	Compose a promoted-only ("nullcasted") post to use as an ad creative.
`x_ads_create_card`	Create a card from a JSON components payload.
`x_ads_delete_card`	Delete a card from an ads account.
`x_ads_create_media_library_item`	Register an existing media key as a named item in the account's media library.
`x_ads_delete_media_library_item`	Delete a media library object from an ads account Preview by default.
`x_ads_update_media_library_item`	Update a media library object's metadata (e.g. name, title, description) Preview by default.
`x_ads_create_web_event_tag`	Create a website conversion event tag (pixel); the returned id can be set as a line item's primary_web_event_tag Preview by default.
`x_ads_delete_web_event_tag`	Delete a website conversion event tag Preview by default.

License

Apache License 2.0. See NOTICE.

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X Ads

Add this server

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install X Ads?

Does X Ads need an API key?

What transport does X Ads use?

When was X Ads last checked?

Documentation

X Ads MCP server

Bring your X Ads accounts into your MCP client.

What's new

Upgrade notes

Install this release

Configuration

Safety and coverage

Hosted option

Development

Tools

License

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