OpenAI Ads MCP

Name: OpenAI Ads MCP
Author: trakkr-aisearch

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MCP server by trakkr-aisearch · updated 3 months ago · ★ 3 · 48 downloads a week

Score 59

OpenAI Ads MCP for ChatGPT Ads campaigns, creatives, audiences, insights, and conversions. OpenAI Ads MCP is a community project by trakkr-aisearch, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 93 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY`Environment variable, secret	Required	OpenAI Ads API key from Ads Manager. Scoped to one ad account.
`OPENAI_ADS_MCP_READONLY`Environment variable	Optional	Set to 1 for first connection so write tools are hidden. Default: `1`
`OPENAI_ADS_BUDGET_CEILING_USD`Environment variable	Optional	Optional budget guard for spend-changing tools. Defaults to 100. Default: `100`
`X-OpenAI-Ads-API-Key`Header, secret	Optional	OpenAI Ads API key from Ads Manager. Required only for Ads API tool calls; discovery, initialize, and tools/list work without it.

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install OpenAI Ads MCP

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add openai-ads-mcp -e OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY=YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY -- npx -y openai-ads-mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-ads-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-ads-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "openai-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-ads-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in VS Code

codex mcp add openai-ads-mcp --env OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY=YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY -- npx -y openai-ads-mcp

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-ads-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add openai-ads-mcp npx -y openai-ads-mcp

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install OpenAI Ads MCP in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the openai-ads-mcp block.

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OpenAI Ads MCP: common questions

How do I install OpenAI Ads MCP?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add openai-ads-mcp -e OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY=YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY -- npx -y openai-ads-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is OpenAI Ads MCP the official server?

OpenAI Ads MCP is a community project by trakkr-aisearch, not verified by a company domain.

Is OpenAI Ads MCP free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is OpenAI Ads MCP safe to use?

It scores 59 of 100. Grades: maintenance C, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

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Does OpenAI Ads MCP work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Add its server URL in ChatGPT as a custom connector. See MCP in ChatGPT.