GrowSurf vs Meta Ads MCP
A side-by-side look at the GrowSurf and Meta 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 GrowSurf for marketing work as a local process; choose Meta Ads MCP for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose GrowSurf when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GROWSURF_API_KEY, GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID. - You want tools like
growsurf_integration_guide, growsurf_agent_program_creation_eval, growsurf_program_design_advisor.
Choose Meta Ads MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
META_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, META_AD_ACCOUNT_ID. - You want tools like
list_campaigns, get_campaign, create_campaign.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 68/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | GROWSURF_API_KEYGROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID | META_ADS_ACCESS_TOKENMETA_AD_ACCOUNT_ID |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 91 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 63 | 134 |
| Full listing | View GrowSurf | View Meta Ads MCP |
Tools & capabilities
GrowSurf tools 63
growsurf_integration_guidePlan a web integration for a referral or affiliate program. Returns Markdown steps for installing the Universal Code, identifying participants, tracking referrals or sales, and verifying webhooks. Does not inspect or change a program. Use `growsurf_client_snippets` for browser JavaScript examples, `growsurf_api_library_snippets` for backend code, or `growsurf_mobile_sdk_guide` for native or React Native apps.growsurf_agent_program_creation_evalGenerate Markdown prompts and acceptance checks for evaluating an agent's program-creation workflow: starter content, rewards, configuration, and frontend installation. Does not create a program or run the checks. Use `growsurf_program_design_advisor` to choose a program design, or `growsurf_integration_guide` to plan its web integration.growsurf_program_design_advisorGenerate program designs, benchmarks, typical rewards, and metric definitions, including participant-to-referral and lead-to-referral ratios. Read-only. Returns a short draft, complete `benchmarkFacts`, a proposed `configurationPlan`, and unresolved `decisions`. Incentive amounts and qualifying actions remain unresolved unless supplied by the customer. `detail: summary` returns a configuration draft and reward structure; `detail: full` adds detailed benchmark tables. Hosted figures describe GrowSurf's high-performing programs; without a bundle, guidance is documentation-based. `programType: AFFILIATE` selects affiliate advice. `industry: other` covers local services, pets, hospitality, and agencies. All inputs are optional.growsurf_troubleshoot_referral_trackingDiagnose referral tracking and program problems. Accepts a symptom or description without requiring a program or participant ID. Covers referrals not credited, participant emails not sending, rewards not issued, participants not added, Universal Code not detected, integrations or CRMs not syncing, Zapier errors, fraud flags, and analytics discrepancies. Returns ordered diagnostic checks, likely causes, fixes, and documentation links. It does not read program or participant records. Unknown `symptom` keys return the available symptoms. A `description` matches only when it contains a symptom label or alias verbatim; otherwise the symptom list is returned.growsurf_mobile_sdk_guideGet Markdown implementation guidance for native iOS/Android SDK 0.9.0 or React Native SDK 0.1.0, including attribution, `shareUrl` sharing, `trackShare`, and the native GrowSurf Window. Choose `platform` and `participantState` to tailor the guide; `includeInstallSnippets` controls installation examples. Does not install an SDK or create a participant token. Use `growsurf_client_snippets` for browser JavaScript or `growsurf_api_library_snippets` for backend token-creation code.growsurf_api_library_snippetsGenerate Markdown code examples for the official backend REST API libraries in TypeScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, and Java. Select `language` and `workflow`; both default to `all`. Covers setup, program lookup, participant creation, referral credit, sales, and mobile participant tokens. Returns code without executing API calls. Use `growsurf_client_snippets` for browser JavaScript or `growsurf_mobile_sdk_guide` for native or React Native app setup.growsurf_get_campaignFetch your GrowSurf campaign (program) details via REST. Embedded reward settings do not establish that an individual reward was earned, approved, or delivered. Earned reward records belong to the individual participant. Targets `campaignId` if supplied, otherwise `GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID`.growsurf_list_campaignsList the GrowSurf programs available to the bound team, including their IDs for program selection. Deleted programs are not returned. Does not require `GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID`.growsurf_create_campaignCreate a new GrowSurf program (campaign) with type-appropriate starter content and optional inline rewards. Starter content includes Design, Emails, Options, Installation, and GrowSurf Window defaults. Only `type` is required. The program starts in `DRAFT` status and is owned by the credential's bound team. `currencyISO` defaults to `USD` and is immutable after creation. `goal` sets the sharing settings at creation and cannot be set later. Incentives require the customer's chosen amount or commission rate. Without `rewards`, GrowSurf's starter rewards are switched off and award nothing. Editor-tab configuration is not accepted here. Does not require `GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID`. The response includes the new program `id`.growsurf_update_campaignUpdate your GrowSurf program's (campaign's) identity and lifecycle: name, companyName, companyLogoImageUrl, and status (set IN_PROGRESS to publish/resume the program, COMPLETE to end it). Only the fields you send are changed. `type`, `urlId`, and `currencyISO` are immutable (currency is chosen once at program creation), so this tool does not accept them. Editor-tab config (design, emails, options, installation) is edited with the dedicated config sub-resource tools, not here. Targets `campaignId` if you pass it, otherwise GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID.growsurf_clone_campaignClone your GrowSurf program (campaign) into a new DRAFT program. Integrations and credentials are not copied; active rewards are cloned. Targets `campaignId` if you pass it, otherwise GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID.growsurf_list_campaign_rewardsList your GrowSurf program's configured Campaign Rewards, including switched-off rewards and rewards whose group is not selected. Deleted rewards are excluded. A reward can be earned only when it also appears in the campaign response's embedded `rewards` array. These settings do not establish that a participant earned or received a reward; earned reward records belong to the individual participant. Targets `campaignId` if supplied, otherwise `GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID`.- +51 more on the listing page
Meta Ads MCP tools 134
list_campaignsList campaigns in the ad account. Supports filtering by status and objective. Returns paginated results.get_campaignGet details of a specific campaign by ID.create_campaignCreate a new ad campaign. Defaults to PAUSED status. Requires name and objective. Budget can be set at campaign or ad set level.update_campaignUpdate an existing campaign. Only provided fields will be modified.delete_campaignDelete a campaign. This action is irreversible.copy_campaignCopy an existing campaign. Creates a duplicate with optional name override. Copies structure including ad sets and ads.get_campaign_adsetsGet all ad sets belonging to a specific campaign.get_campaign_adsGet all ads belonging to a specific campaign.get_campaign_leadsGet leads generated by a specific campaign. Requires leads_retrieval permission.list_adsetsList ad sets in the ad account. Optionally filter by campaign or status.get_adsetGet details of a specific ad set by ID.create_adsetCreate a new ad set. Requires name, campaign_id, budget, optimization_goal, billing_event, and targeting. Defaults to PAUSED status.- +122 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
GrowSurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"growsurf": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@growsurfteam/growsurf-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GROWSURF_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROWSURF_API_KEY_HERE",
"GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID": "YOUR_GROWSURF_CAMPAIGN_ID_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Meta Ads MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"mikusnuz-meta-ads-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mikusnuz/meta-ads-mcp"
],
"env": {
"META_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_META_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE",
"META_AD_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_META_AD_ACCOUNT_ID_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
GrowSurf is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Meta Ads MCP belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick GrowSurf for marketing work and Meta Ads MCP for marketing.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
GrowSurf has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Meta Ads MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add growsurf and mikusnuz-meta-ads-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, GrowSurf has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Meta Ads MCP has 68/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 91 GitHub stars.