OpenAI Ads MCP server
SeePM has an OpenAI Ads MCP server for ads in ChatGPT: it connects your OpenAI ad accounts to Claude, ChatGPT and any other MCP client. It is deployed but has not yet been tested on a real ad account, because SeePM does not have one yet. It is built against OpenAI's official Ads API specification.
Not live-verified. As of October 2026 this server is deployed, but no real OpenAI ad account has been connected to test it. Treat every result as unconfirmed until that test happens.
| Status | Deployed, not live-verified |
|---|---|
| Tools | 35+ to read and change, plus a governed API request |
| Login | One OpenAI Ads API key per ad account |
| Works in | Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok, any MCP client, the SeePM app |
| Price | Starter, $20 USD a month |
What you can ask
Plain-language requests, the way you would ask a colleague. The label says which kind of work it is.
How are our campaigns doing on ChatGPT ads this week?
InsightsWhich conversion events are set up, and which ones fire?
ConversionsShow me a preview of this ad.
Ad previewSet the daily spend limit to 100 USD.
Change, in the account's currencyPause this ad group.
Change
What it can read and change
As of October 2026, SeePM's OpenAI Ads MCP has 35+ tools that read and change, plus a governed request for anything the other tools do not cover.
Reads
| Performance | insights, conversion insights, campaigns, ad groups, ads |
|---|---|
| Audiences and tracking | custom audiences and audience operations, pixels, event settings, feeds |
| Account | account, spend limit windows, geo search, ad previews |
Changes
| Campaigns, ad groups and ads | create, update, pause, activate |
|---|---|
| Spend | daily spend limit |
| Creatives | upload creative files |
Tool total from SeePM's tool manifest on October 30, 2026, rounded down to the nearest 5. The generic request is classified per call: a read stays a read, and a write is checked like any other change.
How changes stay safe
- You decide who changes what. Each tool has a risk level, and your organization sets each level to auto, ask or deny per role. A change on "ask" waits in the approvals queue until a leader of the client or an admin approves it.
- You can preview a change first. OpenAI Ads tools take a dry run where the platform supports it, and a dry run never needs approval because it changes nothing.
- A change that asks to go past a platform safety limit (a large budget jump, for example) always waits for a person, admins included.
- A change runs once. After it runs, the server reads the object back and SeePM shows what the platform now has. If that differs from what you asked, SeePM says so and does not send the change again.
- Money-setting tools take the currency you meant.
- The same change sent twice is created once.
- A key OpenAI rejects is marked invalid and is not sent again.
How to connect
AI apps
| App | How | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Claude and Claude Code | Add SeePM as a connector in Claude, or to Claude Code in the terminal, and sign in once. | Any Claude plan that has connectors |
| ChatGPT and Codex | Add SeePM as a connector in ChatGPT, or to Codex in the terminal. Same sign-in. | ChatGPT connectors need Developer mode (Pro, Business, Enterprise, Edu) |
| Cursor and Grok | Add SeePM's server URL. | Guides in SeePM under Connect AI |
| Any MCP client | Add SeePM's server URL: www.seepm.app/api/mcp. | The app must support remote MCP servers |
| SeePM app | Chat, automations, account links and your business notes on the web. No other AI needed. | Starter or Plus |
OpenAI Ads login
One OpenAI Ads API key per ad account. A leader adds it in SeePM Settings; SeePM checks the key with OpenAI and shows the account name, currency and id before saving it. You can disconnect it from Settings at any time. If a client has only one OpenAI Ads account, SeePM uses it without you naming it.
Price
Starter, $20 USD a month, or Plus, $100 USD a month. Not on the free connector. Claude and ChatGPT bill their own plans.
Questions
Is OpenAI Ads the same as advertising in ChatGPT?
Yes. OpenAI Ads is the ad platform for ads in ChatGPT. It is a different thing from using ChatGPT as the AI app that talks to SeePM.
Has it been tested on a real account?
Not yet. As of October 2026 it is deployed and built against OpenAI's official Ads API specification, but SeePM has no OpenAI ad account to test it on.
Is the OpenAI Ads MCP free?
No. It is on Starter, $20 USD a month, with every connected platform, GA4 and the SeePM app.
Does the OpenAI Ads MCP work with ChatGPT?
Yes. Add SeePM as a connector in ChatGPT; connectors need Developer mode, which comes with the Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu plans. Codex works from the terminal.
Connect OpenAI Ads to your AI
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