# AdSpends MCP server

> Search Meta ads, brands and landing pages ranked by estimated EU ad spend, with read-only access to performance data.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/adspends
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Marketing & SEO](https://mcp.tc/c/marketing-seo)
- Vendor: Publishing Media GmbH & Co. KG
- Homepage: <https://app.adspends.com/>

## About

AdSpends connects an assistant to a database of Meta ads, brands and landing pages ranked by estimated EU ad spend. You can search ads, look up brands, review performance data and find top performers. The server is read-only.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp. Access needs an AdSpends account; the submitter describes OAuth sign-in for chat apps. A free trial and paid plans exist.

## What it can do

- Search Meta ads
- Look up brands and their advertising
- Browse landing pages ranked by estimated EU ad spend
- Get ad performance data
- Find top performing ads

## Example prompts

- "Find the top Meta ads in the fitness category by estimated EU spend"
- "Show me the ads running for this brand"
- "Which landing pages get the most ad spend in e-commerce?"
- "Find top performing ads for skincare brands"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http adspends https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **adspends** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Publishing Media GmbH & Co. KG sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **AdSpends** and paste this URL:

```url
https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Publishing Media GmbH & Co. KG asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=AdSpends&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.adspends.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Publishing Media GmbH & Co. KG asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Publishing Media GmbH & Co. KG to sign in.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=adspends&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwcC5hZHNwZW5kcy5jb20vYXBpL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adspends": {
      "url": "https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs authentication** next to the server. Click the button beside it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=adspends&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapp.adspends.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"adspends","type":"http","url":"https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "adspends": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adspends": {
      "serverUrl": "https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add adspends --url https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp
codex mcp login adspends
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.adspends]
url = "https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http adspends https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth adspends` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adspends": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://app.adspends.com/api/mcp`.

## Details

- Last checked: 2026-11-10 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-11-06
- Updated: 2026-11-06

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