X Ads
X Ads MCP server: 25 read tools, 21 opt-in preview-first writes.
Installation
Ajoutez ceci à la configuration MCP de votre client (Claude Desktop : claude_desktop_config.json ; Cursor : .cursor/mcp.json ; VS Code et les autres utilisent la même forme « mcpServers »).
@getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-serverclaude mcp add x-ads -e 'X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<your x_ads_access_token>' -e 'X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>' -e 'X_ADS_SCOPES=<X_ADS_SCOPES>' -e 'X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=<X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES>' -- npx -y @getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server@1.1.1{
"mcpServers": {
"x-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server@1.1.1"
],
"env": {
"X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your x_ads_access_token>",
"X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>",
"X_ADS_SCOPES": "<X_ADS_SCOPES>",
"X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES": "<X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES>"
}
}
}
}Variables d'environnement
X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKENobligatoire secret User OAuth 2.0 token. Keep it secret.X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDSobligatoire Comma-separated allowed account IDs. Required even for reads.X_ADS_SCOPESScopes actually granted to the token, including ads.read.X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITEStrue exposes 21 write tools. Defaults to false. Calls preview unless confirm is true.
Documentation
Tirée du README du projet sur GitHub, actualisée chaque semaine. Les liens ouvrent GitHub.
Sommaire
X Ads MCP server
Bring your X Ads accounts into your MCP client.
Read campaigns and performance, inspect targeting and prepare changes for explicitly selected accounts.
Watch the film · What's new · Install · Tool reference · Try hosted getmcpads
The film shows hosted getmcpads with sample data. Its MCP Apps, from creative galleries and alerts to Google Sheets exports and bulk launches, belong to the hosted product. This repository provides the standalone native API tools.
25 read tools · 21 write tools, disabled by default.
Run locally with your own platform credentials and a client that supports stdio MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor. Your requests go directly to the platform. For managed connections, including supported ChatGPT setups, use the hosted option.
What's new
v1.1.0: Campaign and line item rename · October 23, 2026
- Add
x_ads_rename_campaignandx_ads_rename_line_item. Each previews by default, checks the account allowlist and theads.writescope, then sends onlyaccount_id, the entity ID andnameto X'supdate_campaignorupdate_line_item. - Declare both X endpoints in
src/hosts.ts. New tests fail on a fetch without redirect handling or a timeout, and on any other host insrc/. - Add
test/readme-accuracy.test.mjs: every tool and thex-ads://guideresource are cited in the README, nothing else is, the counts match the code, and published prose has no em dash. - Update
@modelcontextprotocol/sdkto 1.32.1 and regeneratepackage-lock.json. Require Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1, 26.12.1 or newer, and warn on stderr at startup on an older release. CI covers Node 22, 24 and 26. - Publish from a version tag with the new
release.yml: npm with provenance, the GitHub release, then the MCP Registry. Dependabot now proposes weekly npm and monthly GitHub Actions updates.
Earlier releases
| Version | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | September 23, 2026 | Public repository restored |
| 1.0.0 | September 20, 2026 | First standalone release |
Source synchronization: SOURCE_SYNC.md.
Upgrade notes
Requires Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1, 26.12.1 or a newer release. These carry the October 2026 security fixes, and the server prints a warning on stderr when it runs on an older one. CI covers Node 22, 24 and 26.
No breaking change. Configuration variables and accepted values are unchanged: X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS stays required and only true enables writes, as in 1.0. The rename tools are writes: they appear only with X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=true and need ads.write in X_ADS_SCOPES.
Read the current tool schemas before reusing saved arguments. Writes remain optional and require explicit confirmation. Hosted creative integrations and MCP Apps UI are outside this release.
Install this release
This is a GitHub source release. npm and MCP Registry versions are published separately. The commands below select this exact version.
git clone --branch v1.1.0 --depth 1 https://github.com/get-mcp-ads/x-ads-mcp-server.git
cd x-ads-mcp-server
npm ci
npm run buildConfigure your MCP client to run node with the absolute path to dist/cli.js and the platform credentials documented below.
Prefer a managed connection? Use X Ads with hosted getmcpads. Connect your account, select the data your assistant may access and use the hosted MCP connection. See the site for current features and plans.
Configuration
Provide these environment variables through the client's secret configuration:
| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN | Your user OAuth 2.0 access token. An app-only bearer token is not sufficient. |
X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS | Required comma-separated account IDs, restricted to accounts the token may access. |
X_ADS_SCOPES | Scopes actually granted to the token. Defaults to ads.read. |
X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES | Defaults to false. Only the exact value true exposes writes. |
Obtain your token and Ads Project access using X's official setup guide.
Use ads.read for reporting, ads.write for campaign changes and media.write for uploads and media-library writes.
Setting X_ADS_SCOPES does not grant permissions. This package accepts a token; it does not run an OAuth browser flow or persist rotating refresh tokens. When the token expires, renew it securely and restart the server.
Safety and coverage
Writes preview by default. Review the exact account, target and parameters before repeating the call with confirm: true.
Campaigns and line items are created paused. Activation can spend advertising budget. Media uploads can consume X API credits and are limited to 4 MB.
Do not retry a write automatically when its result is uncertain. Read the account and reconcile it first.
Selected-account checks apply before dispatch and filter account discovery responses. Unknown arguments are rejected.
Native pagination, attribution and monetary _micro fields are preserved. A micro unit is one millionth of the account currency.
This server exposes a reviewed subset of the official API. It does not automatically expose new upstream tools.
Native media reads and writes are included. Hosted creative galleries, visual editors and MCP Apps UI are excluded.
Use tools/list or server-card.json for exact schemas and the official API reference for provider details.
Hosted option
getmcpads for X Ads manages the hosted connection and account selection. Hosted and source releases can differ. Contact: hello@getmcpads.com.
Development
npm run typecheck
npm run lint
npm run build
npm test
npm run catalogAll tests run offline with synthetic responses. No live account is changed.
Tools
Every tool is listed below. See server-card.json for complete parameter and output schemas.
25 read tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
x_ads_list_ads_accounts | List the ads accounts the authenticated user can access |
x_ads_list_campaigns | List campaigns for an account |
x_ads_get_campaign | Get a single campaign by ID |
x_ads_list_funding_instruments | List funding instruments (payment sources) for an ads account |
x_ads_list_line_items | List line items (ad groups) for an ads account |
x_ads_get_line_item | Get a single line item by ID |
x_ads_list_promoted_posts | List promoted posts (promoted tweets) for an ads account |
x_ads_list_targeting_criteria | List targeting criteria for an ads account's line items |
x_ads_list_account_posts | List posts (tweets) usable for promotion by an ads account |
x_ads_list_web_event_tags | List the website conversion event tags (pixels) in an ads account; a tag's id is what a conversion line item takes as its primary_web_event_tag |
x_ads_list_line_item_placements | List valid placement combinations per line item product type |
x_ads_get_account_stats | Get synchronous analytics (impressions, engagements, spend) for an ads account |
x_ads_get_active_entities | List which ads entities had metrics change in a time window (use before requesting account stats) |
x_ads_get_campaign_reach | Get reach and average-frequency metrics for campaigns |
x_ads_search_targeting_interests | Search targetable interest categories by name. |
x_ads_search_targeting_locations | Search targetable locations by name. |
x_ads_list_cards | List the cards in an ads account |
x_ads_get_card | Get a single card by ID |
x_ads_list_media_library | List the media library objects in an ads account |
x_ads_get_media_library_item | Get a single media library object by media key |
x_ads_get_promoted_post | Get a single promoted post by ID |
x_ads_get_targeting_criterion | Get a single targeting criterion by ID |
x_ads_list_post_previews | Get rendered HTML previews for published or scheduled posts |
x_ads_get_web_event_tag | Get a single website conversion event tag by ID |
x_ads_get_media_upload_status | Read processing status of an upload owned by the connected X user. |
21 write tools
Disabled by default. Calls preview unless explicitly confirmed. Check the configuration and exact schema before use.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
x_ads_create_campaign | Create a campaign in an ads account. |
x_ads_update_campaign | Rename a campaign or pause it (entity_status=PAUSED). |
x_ads_activate_campaign | Activate a campaign (set entity_status=ACTIVE). |
x_ads_create_line_item | Create a line item (ad group) under a campaign. |
x_ads_update_line_item | Update a line item's bid, budget, name, schedule, placements, goal, pacing, audience expansion (set audience_expansion=EXPANDED to turn on Optimized Targeting) or entity_status. |
x_ads_activate_line_item | Activate a line item (set entity_status=ACTIVE). |
x_ads_promote_post | Attach post(s) to a line item as its ad creative(s). |
x_ads_add_targeting_criterion | Add one targeting criterion to a line item (call once per criterion). |
x_ads_remove_targeting | Remove a targeting criterion from its line item (undo a targeting mistake). |
x_ads_create_ad_post | Compose a promoted-only ("nullcasted") post to use as an ad creative. |
x_ads_create_card | Create a card from a JSON components payload. |
x_ads_delete_card | Delete a card from an ads account. |
x_ads_create_media_library_item | Register an existing media key as a named item in the account's media library. |
x_ads_delete_media_library_item | Delete a media library object from an ads account Preview by default. |
x_ads_update_media_library_item | Update a media library object's metadata (e.g. name, title, description) Preview by default. |
x_ads_create_web_event_tag | Create a website conversion event tag (pixel); the returned id can be set as a line item's primary_web_event_tag Preview by default. |
x_ads_delete_web_event_tag | Delete a website conversion event tag Preview by default. |
x_ads_update_web_event_tag | Update a website conversion event tag Preview by default. |
x_ads_upload_media | Upload an image, GIF or MP4 clip to X. |
x_ads_rename_campaign | Rename an X Ads campaign. The name is the only thing that changes. |
x_ads_rename_line_item | Rename an X Ads line item (ad group). The name is the only thing that changes. |
1 resource
| URI | Contents |
|---|---|
x-ads://guide | Account scoping, units, write workflow and media limits for this server |
License
Apache License 2.0. See NOTICE.
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Questions fréquentes
Qu'est-ce que X Ads ?
X Ads MCP server: 25 read tools, 21 opt-in preview-first writes.
Comment installer X Ads ?
Il s'exécute sur votre machine. Dans Claude Code : claude mcp add x-ads -e 'X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<your x_ads_access_token>' -e 'X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>' -e 'X_ADS_SCOPES=<X_ADS_SCOPES>' -e 'X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=<X_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES>' -- npx -y @getmcpads/x-ads-mcp-server@1.1.1. Pour les autres clients, collez la configuration JSON de cette page dans leurs réglages MCP.
Faut-il une clé API pour X Ads ?
Oui. Il attend X_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, X_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS, à renseigner dans sa configuration.
X Ads est-il open source ?
Oui. Son code est sur GitHub sous licence Apache-2.0.
Qui maintient X Ads ?
Il est publié par get-mcp-ads. AI.tn le référence sans le maintenir ni le recommander.
Issu du registre MCP officiel. Être listé n'est pas une recommandation : vérifiez le code et les permissions d'un serveur avant de lui donner accès à vos données.