Medium Risk

create_campaign

create_campaign

How to control create_campaign ↓

What create_campaign does on Google Ad Manager MCP Server

AI agents use create_campaign to create or update resources in Google Ad Manager MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Google Ad Manager MCP Server environment.

Medium Risk

Why create_campaign needs a policy

Creating a campaign is a reversible Write operation—it creates new advertising entity data in Google Ad Manager. Severity is high because a misconfigured campaign could result in wasted ad spend or incorrect audience targeting, but it is not Destructive (campaigns can be deleted/archived), Financial (no direct money transfer, though it enables spending), or Execute (no arbitrary code execution).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_campaign' and server context indicate creation of advertising campaigns in Google Ad Manager.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_campaign gives an agent:

How to control create_campaign

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Google Ad Manager MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_campaign:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_campaign": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_campaign_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

create_campaign 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.

  1. Create a free account and register Google Ad Manager MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about create_campaign

What does the create_campaign tool do? +

create_campaign. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Google Ad Manager MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on create_campaign? +

Register the Google Ad Manager MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_campaign: 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 Google Ad Manager MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create_campaign? +

create_campaign is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit create_campaign? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_campaign 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.

How do I block create_campaign completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_campaign. 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.

What MCP server provides create_campaign? +

create_campaign is provided by the Google Ad Manager MCP Server MCP server (matiouscorp/google-ad-manager-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Google Ad Manager MCP Server tool call.

Start from Google Ad Manager MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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