googleAds_get_ad_performance
Get performance metrics for a specific ad
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What googleAds_get_ad_performance does on ScopeGate
AI agents call googleAds_get_ad_performance to retrieve information from ScopeGate without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why googleAds_get_ad_performance is rated Low
This tool retrieves performance metrics from Google Ads, which is a read-only query operation. It returns analytics/reporting data with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius if an agent misuses it — viewing ad performance metrics poses no financial risk, data destruction, or operational harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get performance metrics for a specific ad' — both indicate data retrieval without modification or execution.
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The rule that runs googleAds_get_ad_performance safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ScopeGate, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For googleAds_get_ad_performance, this is the rule to start with:
googleAds_get_ad_performance is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ScopeGate, apply this rule, and every googleAds_get_ad_performance call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about googleAds_get_ad_performance
Get performance metrics for a specific ad. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ScopeGate MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ScopeGate MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for googleAds_get_ad_performance: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches ScopeGate. Nothing to install.
googleAds_get_ad_performance is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the googleAds_get_ad_performance rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for googleAds_get_ad_performance. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
googleAds_get_ad_performance is provided by the ScopeGate MCP server (https://mcp.scopegate.cloud/{api_key}). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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