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Google Ads MCP for Cline

Connect burn-r8 to Cline and run Google Ads campaigns from VS Code. 65 MCP tools for audits, keyword research, and budget management.

Why burn-r8 + Cline

Cline is a popular VS Code extension that brings autonomous AI coding capabilities to your editor. With burn-r8 connected as an MCP server, Cline gains access to 65 Google Ads tools for campaign management, keyword research, budget optimization, and account audits. The MCP config lives in ~/.cline/mcp_settings.json, and setup takes under two minutes. burn-r8's hosted proxy handles all Google Ads API authentication, so you never need to manage credentials or developer tokens in your VS Code environment.

Setup

Get burn-r8 running in Cline in under two minutes. Config file: ~/.cline/mcp_settings.json

  1. 1

    Sign up at burnrate.sh and connect your Google Ads account.

  2. 2

    Generate an API key from the dashboard settings page.

  3. 3

    Open your Cline MCP settings at ~/.cline/mcp_settings.json.

  4. 4

    Paste the config JSON below, replacing br8_your_api_key_here with your key.

  5. 5

    Reload the Cline extension in VS Code.

  6. 6

    Ask Cline to run a quick audit on your Google Ads account.

MCP config

Add this to your ~/.cline/mcp_settings.json. Replace the placeholder with your burn-r8 API key.

mcp config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "burnr8": {
      "url": "https://mcp.burnrate.sh/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer br8_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

What you can do

Every burn-r8 tool works natively in Cline through the MCP protocol.

65 Google Ads tools across 14 categories

Real-time keyword research with CPC data

Works with multiple Google Ads accounts

VS Code extension integration

Autonomous ad management with approval gates

Plan and execute multi-step optimizations

Example prompts

Try these prompts in Cline to get started.

>

Run a quick audit before I push this campaign update

Pre-push validation for your ad account

>

List all my paused campaigns and their last performance

Review paused campaigns for reactivation

>

Research keywords for 'project management software' with CPC data.

Keyword research without leaving VS Code

>

Show me my top 5 campaigns by conversions this month.

Quick campaign performance snapshot

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Try burn-r8 free

65 Google Ads tools in Cline. 50 free calls/mo. No credit card.