How do I install Google Ads MCP By Markifact?

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

Does Google Ads MCP By Markifact need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Google Ads MCP By Markifact use?

Google Ads MCP By Markifact is reached over HTTP.

When was Google Ads MCP By Markifact last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. Google Ads MCP: reports, search terms, negatives, budgets, campaigns. Approval on every write.

Google Ads MCP By Markifact MCP server

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

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http com.markifact-google-ads https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.markifact-google-ads": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher 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

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.0.0
Last checked

Tools

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

FAQ

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Google Ads MCP Server

Google Ads MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and any MCP client. 67 Google Ads operations: 13 reads that run instantly and 54 writes that wait for your approval. Hosted, one OAuth login, nothing to install locally.

Setup guide: markifact.com/google-ads-mcp
Endpoint: https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads

This is the Google Ads endpoint of the Markifact MCP server. It is the full Markifact server with Google Ads as the entry point, so the same login also reaches every other platform Markifact connects, from Meta and Google Analytics to Sheets and Slack. If you only run Google Ads, this is the one to install.

What you can do

Reports. Campaign, ad group, ad, keyword, search term, asset, audience, device, geo and hour-of-day performance over any date range with comparison periods. Change history, recommendations, Performance Max channel split, raw GAQL.
Changes. Create Search, Performance Max, Demand Gen, Display and App campaigns and ad groups. Responsive search ads and edits. Budgets, bids, bidding strategies, statuses, ad schedules, locations and languages. Keywords, negatives at ad group, campaign and shared-list level, placement and IP exclusions. Sitelinks, callouts, snippets, promotions, image and text assets. Audiences, labels, experiments, conversion actions, listing groups.
Planning. Keyword Planner volumes and forecasts, geo target lookup, shareable ad previews, Ads Transparency Center lookups, and a generic mutate operation for anything else in the Google Ads API.
Accounts. Manager accounts (MCC) supported: query or change any client account under the manager, or create a new client account.

Install

Sign up at markifact.com first (free credits included), connect Google Ads on the Connections page, then add the server to your client. The Google Ads MCP setup guide has the same steps with screenshots.

Client	Steps
Claude (web and desktop)	Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → URL `https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads` → Connect, then sign in
Claude Code	`claude mcp add --transport http google-ads https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads` or `/plugin install google-ads@markifact` after `claude plugin marketplace add markifact/markifact-mcp`
ChatGPT and Codex	Install the Markifact plugin from the Plugin Directory and call it with `@Markifact`
Cursor	Settings → MCP → Add server → URL `https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads` (or copy `mcp.json` from this repo into `~/.cursor/mcp.json`)
Codex CLI	Add to `~/.codex/config.toml`: `[mcp_servers.google_ads]` then `url = "https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads"`
Gemini CLI	`gemini extensions install github.com/markifact/google-ads-mcp`
Windsurf	Add the snippet from `mcp.json` to your MCP config
Any MCP client	Streamable HTTP at `https://api.markifact.com/mcp/google-ads`, OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, dynamic client registration supported

Details per client are in docs/clients.md. Every client completes the same browser login; the server never asks for API keys or tokens in the chat.

Prompts that work

Weekly performance with the three largest changes

Pull Google Ads campaign performance for the last 7 complete days versus the previous 7. Include cost, impressions, clicks, CTR, conversions, CPA, conversion value and ROAS. Sort by cost. Then list the three largest changes with the figures behind each. Do not make any changes.

Search terms wasting budget

List search terms from the last 30 days with more than $50 in cost and zero conversions, grouped by campaign. Suggest which should become negative keywords and at which level. Do not add anything yet.

Budget pacing

My monthly budget for the account is $12,000. Pull spend by campaign month to date, project the month-end total at the current daily rate, and flag campaigns pacing more than 10% over or under their share.

Performance Max channel split

For the Performance Max campaigns, show the channel split for the last 30 days with cost and conversions by channel.

Change a budget, with a preview

Review budget pacing for "Non-brand - Shoes" over the last 30 days. If a change is justified, propose one new daily budget with the evidence, and do not update anything until I approve the exact campaign ID, current budget and proposed budget.

Name the account, the date range and the metrics, ask for a read before a write, and say whether changes are allowed.

How writes work

Every write is an approval-gated operation. The client asks for a change, the server prepares it and shows the exact target (account, campaign ID, current value, proposed value), and nothing runs until you confirm. Reads never ask. The server can only reach accounts the authorized Google Ads login can already see.

Operations (67)

Generated from the Markifact operation registry.

Operation	What it does	Type
`gads_add_keyword_to_ad_group`	Adds keywords to Google Ads ad groups with match types.	Write, approval required
`gads_add_keywords_to_negative_list`	Add keywords to an existing negative keyword list in Google Ads	Write, approval required
`gads_add_negative_keywords_to_ad_groups`	Add negative keywords directly to one or more ad groups in Google Ads	Write, approval required
`gads_add_negative_keywords_to_campaigns`	Add negative keywords directly to one or more campaigns in Google Ads	Write, approval required
`gads_add_placements_to_exclusion_list`	Add placements to an existing placement exclusion list in Google Ads	Write, approval required
`gads_ads_transparency`	Search and retrieve ads from Google's Ads Transparency / library Center using domain or advertiser ID	Read
`gads_assign_portfolio_bidding_strategy`	Assigns a portfolio bidding strategy to one or more Google Ads campaigns	Write, approval required
`gads_attach_negative_list_to_campaigns`	Apply an existing negative keyword list or placement exclusion list to one or more campaigns in Google Ads.	Write, approval required
`gads_create_ad_group`	Creates a new ad group within an existing Google Ads campaign.	Write, approval required
`gads_create_app_ad`	Creates an App campaign ad (App installs, engagement, or pre-registration) with headlines, descriptions, images, and YouTube videos.	Write, approval required
`gads_create_callouts`	Create callout extensions and attach them to Google Ads entities at account, campaign, or ad group level	Write, approval required
`gads_create_campaign`	Creates a new empty Google Ads campaign with specified settings (Search, Display, Performance Max, AI Max, Demand Gen, or Shopping…	Write, approval required
`gads_create_client_account`

The server exposes ten MCP tools. find_operations searches this list, get_operation_inputs returns the exact input schema, run_operation runs reads and run_write_operation runs approval-gated writes. The remaining tools handle connections, files and media uploads. Architecture notes are in the main repo.

FAQ

Do I need my own Google Ads API access?

Markifact is an approved Google Ads API developer (Standard Access, full-service tool). Markifact's Google Ads features, including this MCP server, are a feature of your Markifact account, not a standalone API. You authorize the Google login that already has access to your accounts, and the server can only reach what that login can see. If your agency or business needs its own programmatic access to the Google Ads API, Google recommends obtaining your own Google Cloud project approved for the access level you require.

Does it work with manager accounts?

Yes. Authorize the manager login and name the client account in your prompt. The server can also create client accounts under the manager.

Can it change my campaigns?

Yes, and every change is previewed and waits for your approval in the chat. Reads run immediately. Nothing is written without a confirmation.

Which AI clients work?

Any MCP client with OAuth support: Claude (web, desktop, Code), ChatGPT and Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini CLI and others. Install steps for each are above.

What does it cost?

The server is free to install. It needs a Markifact account, which starts with free credits. Plans are on the pricing page.

Support and policies

Email [email protected] or open an issue. See SECURITY.md, PRIVACY.md and TERMS.md. Licensed under MIT.

Google Ads MCP By Markifact

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How do I install Google Ads MCP By Markifact?

Does Google Ads MCP By Markifact need an API key?

What transport does Google Ads MCP By Markifact use?

When was Google Ads MCP By Markifact last checked?

Documentation

Google Ads MCP Server

What you can do

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Prompts that work

How writes work

Operations (67)

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