Adextract MCP Server

Adextract is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants ad intelligence. It searches the ad libraries of Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google Ads, LinkedIn, and TikTok, and analyzes ad creatives with ad_reader.

Hosted endpoint: https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp Free tier: 50 free searches. Get an API key at adextract.co.

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How it works

One MCP server, one API key, four ad libraries. Your AI assistant talks MCP — Adextract does the searching and analyzing.

Quickstart

1. Get a free API key at adextract.co (account → API keys).
2. Add the server to Cursor with the config below.
3. Ask your AI: "Show me Nike's active Facebook ads in the US".

There is nothing to install locally. Adextract runs as a hosted MCP server, so it works in any MCP-capable client.

Use cases

• Competitor ad intelligence - see what your competitors are running across Meta, Google, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
• Creative analysis - ad_reader breaks any ad creative into format, audience, emotion, and archetypes.
• Brand monitoring - track ads for any brand or domain across four ad libraries.
• Channel strategy - built-in MCP prompts turn ad data into channel plans.

Installation

Hosted MCP (recommended)

Connect to the Adextract hosted server:

https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp

Get your API key at adextract.co (account → API keys).

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json or project .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ad-extract": {
      "url": "https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "ad-extract": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Web (OAuth)

1. Open Claude → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. Name: ad-extract
3. URL: https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp
4. Sign in and approve when prompted (no API key in the URL).

Claude Desktop (mcp-remote)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ad-extract": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer ***"
      ]
    }
  }
}

More clients and config paths: docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

Available Tools

Full reference: docs/TOOLS.md

Prompts & Resources

Built-in MCP prompts for common workflows:

• adextract_top_ads_for_brand
• adextract_competitor_benchmark
• adextract_channel_strategy
• adextract_analyze_ad_url
• adextract_schedule_watchlist

Resources include agent skill instructions and prompt-pack references (adextract://skill/main, etc.).

Authentication

Discovery endpoints:

• https://mcp.adextract.co/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
• https://mcp.adextract.co/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server/oauth

Server card (registry / client discovery):

• https://mcp.adextract.co/.well-known/mcp.json

Example prompts

Show me the latest Nike ads on Facebook in the US.
→ search_meta_ads({ q: "nike", country: "US", active_status: "active" })

Find Google ads for tesla.com from the last 30 days.
→ search_google_ads({ domain: "tesla.com", time_period: "last_30_days" })

Analyze this ad creative URL with ad_reader.
→ ad_reader({ url: "https://..." })

FAQ

What is Adextract?

Adextract is a hosted MCP server that lets AI assistants search the public ad libraries of Meta, Google Ads, LinkedIn, and TikTok, and analyze ad creatives. It works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP-capable client.

Which ad libraries does it cover?

Meta Ad Library (Facebook and Instagram), Google Ads Transparency Center, LinkedIn Ad Library, and TikTok Ads Library.

How do I get an API key?

Sign up at adextract.co, then go to account → API keys. The key is shown once at creation.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. New accounts get 50 free searches. Paid plans are available at adextract.co.

What does ad_reader do?

It analyzes any public image or video ad creative and returns structured JSON: format, target audience, emotion (Plutchik/VAD), archetypes, and industry/brand.

Do I need to run any code locally?

No. Adextract is a hosted server. You only add a config entry to your client.

Can I use OAuth instead of an API key?

Yes. Claude Web and other OAuth-capable connectors can sign in directly, with no API key in the URL. Other clients use a Bearer API key.

How is this different from querying the ad libraries directly?

Each ad platform has its own library, API, and access rules. Adextract gives one MCP interface across all four, plus creative analysis, without writing platform-specific code.

Documentation

Links

• Website: adextract.co
• MCP endpoint: https://mcp.adextract.co/mcp
• Repository: github.com/ad-vertly/adextract-mcp-server

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