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X Ads MCP server: 25 read tools, 21 opt-in preview-first writes.
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claude mcp add x-ads -e 'X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -e 'X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>' -- npx -y @getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"x-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.x-ads]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server"]
env = { X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>", X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS = "<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"x-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"x-ads": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<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).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
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).
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