How to connect Google Ads MCP with VS Code

How to connect Google Ads MCP with VS Code VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow. In this guide, I will explain how to connect Google Ads with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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Google Ads is Google's online advertising platform for creating, managing, and optimizing digital campaigns. It helps businesses reach targeted customers and maximize return on ad spend.

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How to connect Google Ads MCP with VS Code

VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow.

In this guide, I will explain how to connect Google Ads with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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Why use Composio?

Composio provides:

  • Access to 1,000+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows.
  • Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need.

Integrate Google Ads MCP with VS Code

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to VS Code. You will be prompted to authorize. This requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot.

+Install in VS Code

2. Or add manually

Open or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Click the install button to authorize VS Code to connect to Composio. VS Code will detect OAuth and prompt you to sign in.

VS Code MCP server install screen for Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

4. Authenticate Google Ads and start working

Back in VS Code chat, ask the agent to connect to Google Ads or give it any Google Ads-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Create a new customer list for holiday campaigns"
  • "Get campaign details by campaign ID"
  • "List all current customer lists in your account"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Google Ads.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in VS Code, and your Google Ads account is ready to use.

Way Forward

Now that Google Ads is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your agent can run true cross-app workflows end to end.

  • Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically.
  • Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works.
  • Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs.
  • Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps.
  • Connect HubSpot or Salesforce to log customer context, update records, and draft follow-ups.

Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single MCP endpoint, your agent can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Google Ads action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add or remove to customer list

AddOrRemoveToCustomerList Tool will add a contact to a customer list in Google Ads.

Create customer list

Creates a customer list in Google Ads.

Get Campaign By Id

GetCampaignById Tool returns details of a campaign in Google Ads.

Get campaign by name

Queries Google Ads via SQL to retrieve a campaign by its exact name.

Get customer lists

GetCustomerLists Tool lists all customer lists (audience/remarketing lists) in Google Ads.

List Accessible Customers

ListAccessibleCustomers retrieves all Google Ads customer accounts accessible to the authenticated user.

Mutate Ad Groups

Create, update, or remove ad groups within Google Ads campaigns.

Mutate Campaigns

Create, update, or remove Google Ads campaigns in batch.

Search Stream GAQL

Execute a Google Ads Query Language (GAQL) query and stream all results in a single response.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Google Ads MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Google Ads tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Google Ads and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. VS Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Google Ads tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Google Ads scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Google Ads data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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