# Quickstart

> Connect an advertising platform, tick the accounts to expose, and paste one URL into Claude, ChatGPT or Codex. Two of the four steps need a person.

[Documentation](https://www.getmcpads.com/docs)

> **Note** Two of these steps need a person. Connecting a platform is an OAuth consent screen at Google, Meta, TikTok or Pinterest, and choosing which ad accounts to expose is a decision an agent should not make on someone's behalf.

## 1. Create an account

Sign up at [app.getmcpads.com/sign-up](https://app.getmcpads.com/sign-up). The Free plan needs no card and no sales call.

## 2. Connect a source

In the dashboard, pick a platform and follow the consent screen. The gateway stores a refresh token, encrypted with AES-256-GCM. No token is ever returned by a tool or written to a log.

## 3. Tick the accounts to expose

One connection often reaches far more than one account. A single Google Analytics connection in testing reached fourteen properties. Nothing is readable until you tick it, and the allowlist is checked on every call.

## 4. Paste the URL into your client

The only URL you need

```text
https://mcp.getmcpads.com/mcp
```

The client registers itself, opens the sign-in page, and lists the tools for the sources you connected. Nothing is installed, and there is no API key to copy.

If you would rather see one platform at a time, each source has its own URL. A client pointed at a dedicated URL only ever sees that platform's tools.

One endpoint per source

| Source | Endpoint |
| --- | --- |
| Meta Ads | https://mcp.getmcpads.com/meta-ads/mcp |
| Pinterest Ads | https://mcp.getmcpads.com/pinterest-ads/mcp |
| Google Ads | https://mcp.getmcpads.com/google-ads/mcp |
| TikTok Ads | https://mcp.getmcpads.com/tiktok-ads/mcp |
| Search Console | https://mcp.getmcpads.com/search-console/mcp |
| Google Analytics 4 | https://mcp.getmcpads.com/ga4/mcp |

## 5. Ask for something

Plain requests that map onto real tools

```text
What did we spend on Google Ads last week, by campaign?
Which search terms cost more than 50 EUR and converted nothing?
Compare Meta and TikTok cost per purchase for October.
```

- [Tool discovery](https://www.getmcpads.com/docs/concepts/discovery): Why your client sees a short list, and how to reach everything else.
- [Sources](https://www.getmcpads.com/docs/sources): What each platform exposes.

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