# OpenAI Ads MCP (npm · openai-ads-mcp)

OpenAI Ads MCP for ChatGPT Ads campaigns, creatives, audiences, insights, and conversions.

- Trust score: 75/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +27
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `openai-ads-mcp.trakkr.ai`: 64/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp)
- npm · `openai-ads-mcp`: 75/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-2.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-2)
- pypi · `openai-ads-mcp`: 21/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-3.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-3)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `openai-ads-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.7`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to trakkr-aisearch/openai-ads-mcp).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 11 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1965 tokens (~70/item across 28 items; 27 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp -- npx -y openai-ads-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp -- npx -y openai-ads-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "openai-ads-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg openai-ads-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "openai-ads-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-ads-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 74, +69)

- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] The attested source repository moved: trakkr-aisearch/openai-ads-mcp
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → fair
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −18)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 23, −25)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 48)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (27)

### `get_account` (~44 tokens)

Get the authenticated OpenAI Ads account. Use this first to verify that OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY works and to read account id, name, timezone, currency, and settings.

### `list_campaigns` (~48 tokens)

List campaigns in the authenticated ad account with cursor pagination.

Input parameters:

- `after` (string)
- `before` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `order` (string)

### `get_campaign` (~22 tokens)

Get one campaign by id.

Input parameters:

- `campaign_id` (string, required)

### `create_campaign` (~118 tokens)

Create an OpenAI Ads campaign, safely paused by default, with a guarded lifetime budget.

Input parameters:

- `bidding_type` (string)
- `budget_usd` (number, required)
- `confirm_budget` (boolean)
- `conversion_event_setting_ids`
- `description` (string)
- `end_time` (integer)
- `idempotency_key` (string)
- `locations`
- `mode` (string)
- `name` (string, required)
- `start_time` (integer)
- `status` (string)

### `update_campaign` (~98 tokens)

Update campaign fields. Budget changes use the same ceiling guard as create_campaign.

Input parameters:

- `budget_usd` (number)
- `campaign_id` (string, required)
- `confirm_budget` (boolean)
- `conversion_event_setting_ids`
- `description` (string)
- `end_time` (integer)
- `locations`
- `name` (string)
- `start_time` (integer)
- `status` (string)

### `set_campaign_state` (~44 tokens)

Activate, pause, or archive a campaign. Activation can start real spend when child layers are active.

Input parameters:

- `campaign_id` (string, required)
- `state` (string, required)

### `list_ad_groups` (~52 tokens)

List ad groups for a campaign.

Input parameters:

- `after` (string)
- `before` (string)
- `campaign_id` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)
- `order` (string)

### `get_ad_group` (~25 tokens)

Get one ad group by id.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group_id` (string, required)

### `create_ad_group` (~88 tokens)

Create a paused ad group under a campaign with bid config and optional context hints.

Input parameters:

- `billing_event` (string, required)
- `campaign_id` (string, required)
- `context_hints`
- `idempotency_key` (string)
- `max_bid_usd` (number, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `product_set`
- `status` (string)

### `update_ad_group` (~75 tokens)

Update ad group fields, including bid config and context hints.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group_id` (string, required)
- `billing_event` (string)
- `context_hints`
- `max_bid_usd` (number)
- `name` (string)
- `product_set`
- `status` (string)

### `set_ad_group_state` (~48 tokens)

Activate, pause, or archive an ad group. Activation can start delivery when parent and child layers are active.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group_id` (string, required)
- `state` (string, required)

### `list_ads` (~52 tokens)

List ads in an ad group.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group_id` (string, required)
- `after` (string)
- `before` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `order` (string)

### `get_ad` (~29 tokens)

Get one ad by id, including review_status and creative metadata.

Input parameters:

- `ad_id` (string, required)

### `upload_creative` (~42 tokens)

Upload a creative image by image_url or local file_path and receive a file_id.

Input parameters:

- `file_path` (string)
- `image_url` (string)

### `create_ad` (~101 tokens)

Create a paused ad. chat_card creatives require target_url and file_id.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group_id` (string, required)
- `body` (string, required)
- `creative_type` (string, required)
- `file_id` (string)
- `idempotency_key` (string)
- `name` (string, required)
- `price` (string)
- `status` (string)
- `target_url` (string)
- `title` (string, required)

### `update_ad` (~84 tokens)

Update ad name, creative, or status.

Input parameters:

- `ad_id` (string, required)
- `body` (string)
- `creative_type` (string)
- `file_id` (string)
- `name` (string)
- `price` (string)
- `status` (string)
- `target_url` (string)
- `title` (string)

### `set_ad_state` (~44 tokens)

Activate, pause, or archive an ad. Activation can start real delivery once parent layers are active.

Input parameters:

- `ad_id` (string, required)
- `state` (string, required)

### `get_insights` (~145 tokens)

Get performance insights for account, campaign, ad group, or ad scope. Supports fields, filters, sort, product/country/device segments, time ranges, and cursor pagination.

Input parameters:

- `after` (string)
- `aggregation_level` (string)
- `before` (string)
- `entity_id` (string)
- `fields`
- `filters`
- `includes`
- `limit` (integer)
- `override_segment_group_order`
- `response_format` (string)
- `scope` (string, required)
- `segments`
- `sort`
- `time_granularity` (string)
- `time_range`

### `list_audiences` (~47 tokens)

List custom audiences for the authenticated ad account.

Input parameters:

- `after` (string)
- `before` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `order` (string)

### `get_audience` (~24 tokens)

Get one custom audience by id.

Input parameters:

- `audience_id` (string, required)

### `search_geo` (~30 tokens)

Search geo targets for targeting.locations.include and return ids usable in campaign targeting.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required)

### `manage_audience` (~92 tokens)

Create, upload, or archive a custom audience.

Input parameters:

- `action` (string, required)
- `audience_id` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `file_id` (string)
- `file_size` (integer)
- `filename` (string)
- `identifier_type` (string)
- `members`
- `mimetype` (string)
- `name` (string)

### `manage_conversions` (~125 tokens)

Manage conversion pixels, API keys, event settings, and conversion reporting.

Input parameters:

- `action` (string, required)
- `after` (string)
- `aggregation_level` (string)
- `attribution_window_days` (integer)
- `before` (string)
- `client_type` (string)
- `custom_event_name` (string)
- `entity_ids`
- `event_type` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `name` (string)
- `order` (string)
- `source_ids`
- `time_ranges`

### `send_conversions` (~59 tokens)

Send conversion events to the OpenAI conversion ingest host after local privacy-safe validation. Use validate_only=true to test a batch without ingesting it.

Input parameters:

- `events`
- `pixel_id` (string, required)
- `validate_only` (boolean)

### `build_campaign` (~90 tokens)

Build one paused campaign tree with one ad group and multiple paused ads, with guarded budget handling.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group`
- `ads`
- `bidding_type` (string)
- `budget_usd` (number, required)
- `confirm_budget` (boolean)
- `conversion_event_setting_id` (string)
- `idempotency_key` (string)
- `name` (string, required)

### `draft_context_hints` (~55 tokens)

Draft deterministic context_hints for an ad group from product, audience, intent, and keywords.

Input parameters:

- `audience` (string)
- `intent` (string)
- `keywords`
- `product` (string, required)

### `bulk_ab_test_hints` (~53 tokens)

Create multiple paused chat_card ad variants under one ad group for a clean A/B test.

Input parameters:

- `ad_group_id` (string, required)
- `idempotency_key` (string)
- `variants`

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-2#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 75
- 2026-08-02: 74
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 23
- 2026-07-30: 48
- 2026-07-28: 48
- 2026-07-27: 48

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openai-ads-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/openai-ads-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/trakkr-aisearch/openai-ads-mcp
- Website: https://trakkr.ai/openai-ads-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-2/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/trakkr-aisearch-openai-ads-mcp/openai-ads-mcp-2/changelog.json
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