Google Ads MCP V20 MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides full access to Google Ads API v20 functionality. This server enables AI assistants

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Google Ads MCP V20 MCP server?

Google ads mcp v20 mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Google Ads MCP V20 directly. A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides full access to Google Ads API v20 functionality. This server enables AI assistants to perform any Google Ads operation through natural language commands.

What Google Ads MCP V20 does

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides full access to Google Ads API v20 functionality. This server enables AI assistants to perform any Google Ads operation through natural language commands.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 2 tools directly:

  • Campaign — level negative keywords for Performance Max
  • Debugging — The Debugging tool exposed by this server

Installing the google ads mcp v20 mcp server

The server is distributed via PyPI as mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 7 environment variables: GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN, GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, LOG_LEVEL, GOOGLE_ADS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATH, GOOGLE_ADS_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_ID. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Google Ads MCP V20 sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Campaign, Debugging — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by DigitalRocket-biz, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the google ads mcp v20 mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Campaignlevel negative keywords for Performance Max
DebuggingThe Debugging tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Google Ads MCP V20 MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads-mcp-v20": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATH": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_ADS_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_ID": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_ADS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
GOOGLE_ADS_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google Ads MCP V20 to Campaign.
  • Use Google Ads MCP V20 to Debugging.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Google Ads MCP V20 to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Campaign, Debugging) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Google Ads MCP V20 directly.