adspirer-get-started

Get started with Adspirer

Skill version: 1.2.1

Act immediately. When this skill loads — whether installed, fetched from a URL, or pasted into the chat — start the flow now: detect the environment, present the single next action, and guide the user through it. Do not summarize these instructions, list the options, or ask what they'd like to do first.

Adspirer connects AI assistants to the user's real ad accounts — 400+ tools across Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Amazon Ads, and ChatGPT Ads — through one remote MCP server:

https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp

Your job with this skill: get the user from "nothing installed" to a working, authenticated Adspirer connection with at least one ad platform linked, then hand off to their first real task.

To install or update this skill: npx skills add amekala/ads-mcp --skill adspirer-get-started -g (or curl -fsSL https://www.adspirer.com/install.sh | bash).

Current docs

Instructions drift. For anything not covered here — pricing, plans, quotas, troubleshooting, a client not listed below — read the live docs before answering, and trust them over this file:

• https://www.adspirer.com/docs
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amekala/ads-mcp/main/CONNECTING.md

Step 1 — Detect the environment

First decide which KIND of client this is, because the install paths are completely different:

• Chat app (Claude web/desktop/mobile, Claude Cowork, ChatGPT app): no shell, no filesystem. NEVER give these users terminal commands — give them the official directory listing to click and in-app steps.
• Coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI): has a shell and config files; use the plugin/config installs.

Then identify the specific client:

Signal	Environment
You can run shell commands and CLAUDECODE=1 is set	Claude Code
You are Claude with connectors/apps but no local shell	Claude web/desktop or Cowork (chat app)
You are ChatGPT	ChatGPT app (chat app)
Cursor (rules, ~/.cursor/)	Cursor
Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)	Codex
Gemini CLI	Gemini CLI

If you cannot tell, ask the user which app they are using.

Before installing anything, check whether Adspirer is already connected: if an adspirer MCP server or its tools (get_connections_status, google_ads, start_here) are available, skip to Step 3.

Step 2 — Install (per environment)

Adspirer is already published in the official directories — for chat apps, always send the user to the listing first; only fall back to manual custom connectors when the listing isn't available on their plan or workspace.

Claude Code — full plugin (recommended)

/plugin marketplace add amekala/ads-mcp
/plugin install adspirer-advertising-agent

Then run /mcp, find the adspirer server, and click to authenticate. Do NOT also run claude mcp add for adspirer — that creates a duplicate registration and connection errors. To check: claude mcp list should show exactly one adspirer entry.

MCP-only alternative (raw tools, no agent/skills/commands): claude mcp add --transport http adspirer https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp

Claude web/desktop and Claude Cowork (chat app)

Adspirer is in the Claude plugin directory. Don't explain the options — give the user this one action:

Install Adspirer from the Claude directory: https://claude.ai/directory/plugins/adspirer-ads-agent%40knowledge-work-plugins Click Install, sign in with Google or email when the Adspirer window opens, and tell me when you're done.

If you can open links for the user, open that listing directly. Then go to Step 4 (verify). Fallbacks only if the listing doesn't work for them: Settings → Connectors → Browse connectors → "Adspirer" → Connect, or Add custom connector (Name Adspirer, URL https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp, OAuth). On Team/Enterprise, org connectors are added by an Owner under Customize → Connectors → Organization connectors.

ChatGPT (chat app — desktop, web, mobile, or work)

Adspirer is a published ChatGPT App. Don't explain the options — give the user this one action:

Install the Adspirer app: https://chatgpt.com/apps/adspirer/asdk_app_69461dc91ee48191ae4a14eb9bde1c21 Tap Install / Connect, sign in with Google or email, and tell me when you're done.

If you can open links for the user, open that listing directly. (In-app alternative: Settings → Apps → search "Adspirer".) Then go to Step 4 (verify). Fallback only if apps are restricted in their workspace: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (Name Adspirer, URL https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp, OAuth 2.1).

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{"mcpServers": {"adspirer": {"url": "https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp"}}}

Then restart Cursor and approve the OAuth prompt on first tool use.

Codex

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.adspirer]
url = "https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini extensions install github.com/amekala/ads-mcp

Re-auth later with /mcp auth adspirer if tokens expire.

Step 3 — Sign up / sign in (OAuth)

The first connection (or first tool call) opens Adspirer's OAuth page in the browser. Tell the user what to expect — this IS the signup flow:

1. Sign in with Google or email. No pre-existing account needed — this creates their free Adspirer account.
2. Authorize the AI client to access their Adspirer account.
3. Connect ad accounts at https://adspirer.ai/connections — Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Amazon, ChatGPT Ads; any combination works, and they can add more later.
4. Plan: there is a free trial; paid plans are listed at https://www.adspirer.com/pricing. Don't quote prices from memory — read the pricing page if asked.

The browser redirects back to the AI client automatically when done.

Step 4 — Verify, then hand off

1. Call get_connections_status. Success + at least one platform connected means setup is done. (In Claude Code the tools may be behind platform routers — google_ads, meta_ads, etc. — with action: "list_tools" / "execute".)
2. If the server responds but no platforms are connected, send the user to https://adspirer.ai/connections and re-check.
3. Then start the first real task:
   • Call start_here for a personalized guide based on their real account state, or
   • In Claude Code, run /adspirer:setup to bootstrap a brand workspace from their local docs and live campaign data.

Safety facts to tell the user

• New campaigns are always created PAUSED — nothing spends until they explicitly launch it.
• Read tools (performance, research) are safe to allow always; write tools (budgets, campaign changes) should stay on per-call confirmation.
• Ad spend is billed by the ad platforms to the user's own accounts; Adspirer's subscription is separate.

Troubleshooting (quick hits)

• ChatGPT: connection check returns "Link not found": the app's authorization link is stale or incomplete. Have the user open Settings → Apps → Adspirer → Connect / Reconnect, complete the Google/email sign-in, and connect at least one ad platform — then verify again.
• Nothing works at all: disconnect and reconnect the connector, complete OAuth again. Web clients (Claude/ChatGPT) drop connectors every week or two; this is normal.
• Claude Code duplicate server: claude mcp remove adspirer if the plugin is installed (or keep only the manual entry, not both).
• One platform fails, others work: reconnect that platform at https://adspirer.ai/connections.
• Session expired: log out and back in at https://adspirer.ai, retry.
• Anything else: https://www.adspirer.com/docs, or [email protected].