LinkedIn Ads MCP server: 18 read tools, 15 opt-in preview-first writes.
To add LinkedIn Ads to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 9 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server@1.0.1Environment variables
LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKENSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDSSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPESSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITESSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSIONSet in your MCP configLINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVELSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add linkedin-ads --env LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION> --env LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server@1.0.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
LinkedIn Ads exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install LinkedIn Ads?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add LinkedIn Ads to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with LinkedIn Ads?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to LinkedIn Ads as well.
Does LinkedIn Ads need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS, LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES, LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES, LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION, LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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