Openai Ads MCP vs Google Search Console MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Openai Ads MCP and Google Search Console MCP 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 Openai Ads MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: get_ad_account, list_campaigns, get_campaign.

Explore Openai Ads MCP Details

Choose Google Search Console MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: GSC_CLIENT_ID, GSC_CLIENT_SECRET, GSC_REFRESH_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: gsc_sites, gsc_site_details, gsc_query.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Openai Ads MCP Marketing	Google Search Console MCP acamolese Marketing
Summary	Read-only MCP server for the OpenAI Ads API: campaigns, ad groups, ads, and insights.	Google Search Console MCP server: query performance data, inspect URLs, check indexing, and generate brandable HTML SEO audit reports with a 30/60/90-day roadmap. Read-only OAuth scope, installable via uvx mcp-google-search-console.
Category & Scope	Marketing

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": {
    "openai-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hypd-ai/openai-ads-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_ADS_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acamolese-google-search-console-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-google-search-console"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSC_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_GSC_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
        "GSC_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_GSC_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
        "GSC_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_GSC_REFRESH_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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