{
  "id": 13628984,
  "title": "Google Ads in Claude, with an approve button",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/google-ads-in-claude-with-an-approve-button",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-11T03:22:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/adam_williams_86976b16263/connecting-google-ads-to-claude-and-letting-it-make-changes-i-approve-303a"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Camberstack is a hosted MCP server that connects Google Ads to Claude, allowing users to utilize AI for ad management. Claude can read and analyze Google Ads account data, providing insights and proposing changes to improve campaign performance. However, every change made by Claude requires approval before it is applied, ensuring that users have control over the AI's actions. The setup process involves connecting Claude to a Google Ads account and using a specific URL. Claude's capabilities include reading campaign data, identifying underperforming searches, and suggesting negative keywords to block. Users can then apply these changes, which are initially proposed and can be undone if necessary. Claude can also build and pause Search campaigns, but cannot delete or modify anything outside of Google Ads. The tool is useful for analyzing campaign performance, identifying areas for optimization, and making data-driven decisions.",
  "summary": "I built Camberstack , a hosted MCP server that connects Google Ads to Claude (and ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client). This post is the setup and a real example of using it, so you can decide whether it's useful for your account. Why connect Google Ads to an AI at all Most of what I do in Google Ads is the same handful of questions: what did each campaign cost last month, which searches are…",
  "key_points": [
    "Camberstack connects Google Ads to Claude for AI-powered ad management",
    "Claude requires approval for every change before applying to Google Ads",
    "Claude can build and pause Search campaigns within Google Ads"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development gives users a new layer of control over AI-driven ad management by requiring approval before changes are applied, balancing automation with human oversight.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}