Adds one or more ad group-level negative keywords. Scope is
How to control google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group ↓
AI agents use google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group to create or update resources in Mureo — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mureo environment.
This tool writes new data (negative keywords) to Google Ads, reversibly modifying ad group settings. It does not delete, execute arbitrary code, or move money, so Write is the correct category. Severity is medium because misuse could degrade ad campaign performance by blocking legitimate search terms, but changes are reversible through the update/delete tools that typically accompany such systems.
From the tool's definition 'Adds one or more ad group-level negative keywords' — the tool creates/inserts new negative keyword records in Google Ads, modifying ad group configuration.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mureo, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
} google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Adds one or more ad group-level negative keywords. Scope is. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mureo MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mureo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group: 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 Mureo. Nothing to install.
google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group 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 google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group. 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.
google_ads_negative_keywords_add_to_ad_group is provided by the Mureo MCP server (logly/mureo). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Mureo, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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