# @cesteral/gads-mcp

Google Ads MCP Server - Campaign entity management and reporting via Google Ads REST API v23

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Trust:** 85/100 (A), scored on the package rubric
- **Verification:** verified (build provenance)
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Author:** Unknown
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **npm:** @cesteral/gads-mcp
- **Endpoints:** streamable-http https://{host}/gads-mcp/mcp
- **Source:** https://github.com/cesteral/mcp-open-advertising
- **Compatible clients:** claude-code, cursor, copilot, chatgpt, gemini (basis: transport)

## Trust

85/100 (A), scored on the package rubric
- Publisher verified: no
- Build provenance: verified attestation
- npm trusted publishing (OIDC): yes
- Install scripts: nothing suspicious found
- Prompt-injection scan: not run
- Obfuscation scan: not run
- Evidence age: 0 days

## Security scan

- **Status:** warnings
- **Scanned:** 2026-08-29T21:42:46.715Z
- **Version scanned:** 1.3.0
- **CVEs:** none found by OSV at scan time

## Tools

21 declared. Statically extracted from the shipped source — a floor on the surface, not a census.
- `gads_bulk_operations_workflow` — Step-by-step guide for Google Ads bulk operations: batch mutate (create+update+remove), batch status changes, batch bid adjustments, and entity removal. Covers 
- `customerId` — Google Ads customer ID (no dashes)
- `operation` — Operation type: 'mutate', 'status', 'bids', or 'remove' (default: status)
- `gads_campaign_setup_workflow` — Step-by-step workflow for creating a complete Google Ads Search campaign (Budget → Campaign → Ad Group → Ads → Keywords)
- `creative_setup_workflow` — Step-by-step guide for creating Google Ads responsive display ads and video creatives
- `cross_platform_campaign_setup` — Guide for setting up a coordinated multi-platform campaign across DV360 (dv360-mcp), The Trade Desk (ttd-mcp), Google Ads (gads-mcp), Meta Ads (meta-mcp), Linke
- `totalBudget` — Total campaign budget across all platforms (e.g., '50000' for $50,000)
- `objective` — Campaign objective: 'awareness', 'consideration', or 'conversion' (default: conversion)
- `cross_platform_performance_comparison` — Guide for comparing campaign performance across DV360 (via dbm-mcp), The Trade Desk (ttd-mcp), Google Ads (gads-mcp), and Meta Ads (meta-mcp). Normalizes metric
- `dateRange` — Date range for comparison (e.g., LAST_7_DAYS, LAST_30_DAYS, or custom YYYY-MM-DD format)
- `gads_entity_duplication_workflow` — Step-by-step guide for duplicating Google Ads entities (campaigns, adGroups, ads, keywords) using the get-then-create pattern. Covers field stripping, naming co
- `entityType` — Entity type to duplicate: campaign, adGroup, ad, or keyword
- `sourceEntityId` — ID of the source entity to copy from
- `gads_entity_update_workflow` — Step-by-step guide for safely updating Google Ads entities. Covers the read-then-update pattern with explicit updateMask for campaigns, adGroups, ads, keywords,
- `entityId` — Google Ads entity ID to update
- `gaql_reporting_workflow` — Step-by-step workflow for querying Google Ads performance data via GAQL, including common query patterns, field selection, and filtering
- `gads_targeting_discovery_workflow` — Step-by-step guide for discovering and analyzing Google Ads targeting segments via GAQL. Covers audience, keyword, geographic, and device targeting, plus perfor
- `campaignId` — Campaign ID to scope targeting discovery (optional)
- `gads_tool_schema_exploration` — Step-by-step workflow for exploring available Google Ads MCP tools, prompts, and resources with minimal context usage
- `gads_troubleshoot_entity` — Step-by-step diagnostic workflow for troubleshooting Google Ads entity errors and common issues
- `errorMessage` — The error message or symptom you are investigating

## Install

**Verdict: install** — No blocking findings and no open coverage gaps — safe to install as configured.
**Config** (claude-code):
```json
"{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"gads\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\n        \"-y\",\n        \"@cesteral/gads-mcp\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
```

## Blast radius

Contained to extensive — no credential declaration found, from the publisher, the upstream registry, or the README. Known so far: runs locally and hosted; read-only tool surface.
- Floor 17, ceiling 35 (tier: unknown)
- `unknown` means the floor and ceiling land in different bands — not measured enough to name one. It does not mean low.
- This is impact, not likelihood. A high radius is not a defect: a filesystem server is supposed to write files. It is never part of the trust score.

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