Read-only access and safety

Many ads MCP servers can edit campaigns, and a label that says read-only is not proof. These guides explain what read-only access rules out for an ad account and what it does not, and how to check a server's tools, permissions and account role before you connect it.

For whoever has to answer "can this tool change our campaigns?" before an ad account gets connected to an AI assistant.

  1. How to verify an ads MCP server is really read-only

    Check the tool list, annotations, escape hatches, scopes and account roles: Meta ads_read vs ads_management, LinkedIn r_ads vs rw_ads, Google's one scope.

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  2. Read-only ads MCP: why it matters

    A read-only ads MCP server lets an AI assistant read your ad accounts but not change them. What it rules out, what you give up, and how to verify it.

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