Meta Ads vs Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)

In-depth architectural comparison of the Meta Ads and Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram) MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Meta Ads when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram) when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram) Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Meta Ads Social Media	Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram) Social Media
Summary	Meta (Facebook and Instagram) Ads: 34 read tools and 10 write tools that preview first.	Read and manage Meta Ads campaigns, ad sets, ads, audiences, pages and Business Manager. You provide
Category & Scope	Social Media	Social Media

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meta-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@getmcpads/meta-ads-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meta-ads-facebook-instagram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "meta-ads-facebook-instagram"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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