googleAds_list_campaigns
List campaigns in the Google Ads account
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googleads-list-campaigns.md
What googleAds_list_campaigns does on ScopeGate
AI agents call googleAds_list_campaigns 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_list_campaigns is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves campaign data from a Google Ads account without creating, modifying, or deleting any resources. It is a read-only operation. Severity is medium rather than low because unauthorized access to Google Ads account campaigns could expose sensitive business information (budget, targeting, performance metrics), though the tool itself performs no destructive or financial actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'googleAds_list_campaigns' and description 'List campaigns in the Google Ads account' indicate a retrieval operation with no data modification.
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The rule that runs googleAds_list_campaigns 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_list_campaigns, this is the rule to start with:
googleAds_list_campaigns 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_list_campaigns call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about googleAds_list_campaigns
List campaigns in the Google Ads account. 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_list_campaigns: 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_list_campaigns 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_list_campaigns 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_list_campaigns. 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_list_campaigns 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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