ChatGPT Ads runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 23 Oct 2026.
ChatGPT Ads MCP server: 30 read tools, 28 opt-in preview-first writes.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check ChatGPT Ads every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add chatgpt-ads -e 'OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY=<OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY>' -e 'OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID=<OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID>' -- npx -y @getmcpads/chatgpt-ads-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"chatgpt-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/chatgpt-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
"OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.chatgpt-ads]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@getmcpads/chatgpt-ads-mcp-server"]
env = { OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY = "<OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY>", OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID = "<OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"chatgpt-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/chatgpt-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
"OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"chatgpt-ads": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/chatgpt-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
"OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY> (Advertiser API key from Ads Manager settings. Scoped to one ad account. Keep it secret), <OPENAI_ADS_ACCOUNT_ID> (The adacct_ ID the key belongs to. The only account the server will use).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
OPENAI_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES (true exposes the write tools. Defaults to false. Writes preview before applying), OPENAI_ADS_ENABLE_ACTIVATION (true allows activation, which can spend budget. Requires writes. Defaults to false).
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ChatGPT Ads — questions
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