ads-agent vs io.github.mharnett/google-ads
ads-agent is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by nowork-studio. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.mharnett/google-ads is an MCP server published by mharnett. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  ads-agent |  io.github.mharnett/google-ads |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 015 Downloads/week (npm): 181 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | ads-agent | io.github.mharnett/google-ads |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 1 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 1 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (www.adsagent.org/api/mcp) | On your machine (mcp-google-ads) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/nowork-studio/adsagent-plugin | github.com/mharnett/mcp-google-ads |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 307 (2 h ago) | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
ads-agent
AdsAgent turns Claude into your always-on Google Ads analyst. Audit account health, set up new campaigns from scratch, analyze Quality Score and Ad Rank, manage keywords and bids, mine search terms for negatives, generate A/B-tested ad copy, configure tracking, and run bulk operations across hundreds of keywords — all through conversation. No dashboards, no spreadsheets, no clicking through the Google Ads UI. Under the hood: 40+ MCP tools with full read/write access to your Google Ads data, plus three built-in skills — /ads for campaign management, /ads-audit for account health scoring, and /ads-copy for ad copywriting.
io.github.mharnett/google-ads
Google Ads MCP with MCC support: 35 tools for campaigns, keywords, reporting, GAQL.
How to run each
ads-agent As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install ads-agent@claude-communityio.github.mharnett/google-ads As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID>" --env "GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN>" --env "GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>" --transport stdio google-ads -- npx -y mcp-google-adsRequires: GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN (secret), GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only ads-agent has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of ads-agent publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: ads-agent · What it can do: io.github.mharnett/google-ads · Compare two other plugins
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