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skills/chatgpt-ads-delivery-diagnostics.md

RecipeChatGPT Ads

Diagnose a ChatGPT ad that is not serving

Inspect ChatGPT Ads serving issues, statuses and image creatives without changing delivery.

IntentRead delivery issues through the campaign hierarchy and inspect the native creative before recommending a change.

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Steps
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Tools
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Rules
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Failure modes

When to use it

Use it when

  • The user asks why a campaign, ad group or ad is not serving.

Do not use it when

  • Assuming an approved creative is active, funded or receiving impressions.

What it needs first

Required

Preconditions

  • The account is ticked in the dashboard, confirmed via list_accounts.

Inputs

window
Analysis window.Default: last 30 days.

Procedure

In order. Every tool named is one the gateway ships, and links to its reference.

  1. Read the exact campaign, ad group and ad with serving_issues included, keeping native statuses distinct from review status.

  2. Inspect the linked native image and destination, using ad names and refreshing expired media through a fresh read.

  3. Read the account's spend-limit configuration and relevant reporting window to distinguish a configured constraint from observed performance.

Decision rules

The observable condition, what it lets you conclude, and what takes the conclusion back.

  • When

    Any parent or ad is paused

    Conclude

    Identify the paused level. Activation is a separate change that requires its own preview and confirmation.

  • When

    The provider reports a serving issue

    Conclude

    Quote the native issue and identify the affected entity; do not claim a fix from a status change alone.

Evidence every conclusion must carry

  • Every figure carries its account, metric and window.
  • Anything below a readable sample size is reported as unjudged, not as zero.

Where the agent stops

  • The readout changes nothing. Any change it motivates goes through Safe Writes: preview, human confirmation, then apply.

How it goes wrong quietly

The cases where the analysis is wrong and still looks right. Read them before trusting a number.

  • Image URLs expire and inventory can omit image_url. Read the exact ad before declaring its creative absent.
  • A successful read or approved review status does not establish delivery, and empty insights do not establish measured zero spend.

What the answer contains

01Readout
The figures, with windows and accounts named.
02Flags
What deserves a deeper skill or a human decision.