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Google Ads MCP for Codex

Connect burn-r8 to OpenAI Codex CLI and manage Google Ads campaigns from your terminal. 65 tools for audits, keywords, and campaign management.

Why burn-r8 + Codex

OpenAI's Codex CLI is a terminal-based coding agent with MCP server support. Connecting burn-r8 gives you 65 Google Ads tools for managing campaigns, keywords, budgets, and more from your terminal. Run full account audits with a single prompt, research keywords with live CPC data, and kill wasted spend automatically. burn-r8's hosted proxy handles all Google Ads API authentication and usage metering, so setup takes under two minutes with no local dependencies.

Setup

Get burn-r8 running in Codex in under two minutes. Config file: ~/.codex/config.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 Codex config at ~/.codex/config.json.

  4. 4

    Add the MCP server config JSON below, replacing br8_your_api_key_here with your key.

  5. 5

    Restart Codex to load the new MCP server.

  6. 6

    Ask Codex to check your Google Ads account info to confirm the setup.

MCP config

Add this to your ~/.codex/config.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 Codex through the MCP protocol.

65 Google Ads tools across 14 categories

Real-time keyword research with CPC data

Works with multiple Google Ads accounts

Full-auto campaign optimization with guardrails

Batch audit and cleanup operations

Integrates with OpenAI's agent framework

Example prompts

Try these prompts in Codex to get started.

>

Generate a cleanup plan for wasted spend across all campaigns

Automated spend optimization across your account

>

Show budget allocation across my active campaigns

Quick budget overview for rebalancing

>

Audit my Google Ads account and flag wasted spend.

Full account audit from your terminal

>

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

Keyword research with real-time volume and cost data

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Try burn-r8 free

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