A side-by-side look at the Facebook Ads MCP Server and Openai Ads MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Facebook Ads MCP Server for marketing work; choose Openai Ads MCP for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY.get_ad_account, list_campaigns, get_campaign.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 365 | 5 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 11 |
| Full listing | View Facebook Ads MCP Server | View Openai Ads MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
get_ad_accountFetch the ad account for the configured key. Great as a connectivity check.list_campaignsList campaigns (objective, budget, country targeting).get_campaignFetch a single campaign by ID.list_ad_groupsList ad groups, optionally filtered by campaign.get_ad_groupFetch a single ad group by ID (bidding config, context hints).list_adsList ads, optionally filtered by ad group.get_adFetch a single ad by ID (creative + review status).get_account_insightsPerformance insights for the whole account.get_campaign_insightsPerformance insights for one campaign.get_ad_group_insightsPerformance insights for one ad group.get_ad_insightsPerformance insights for one ad.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for Facebook Ads MCP Server yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"openai-ads-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hypd-ai/openai-ads-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}