google_ads_get_budget_utilization
AI agents call google_ads_get_budget_utilization to retrieve information from Google Ads MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries budget utilization metrics from Google Ads accounts without modifying any data. It has no side effects and presents minimal risk—misuse would only expose read-only performance data. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'google_ads_get_budget_utilization' indicates retrieval of budget utilization data. The 'get_' prefix strongly suggests a read-only query operation.
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google_ads_get_budget_utilization. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Ads MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Ads MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google_ads_get_budget_utilization: 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 Ads MCP Server. Nothing to install.
google_ads_get_budget_utilization 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 google_ads_get_budget_utilization 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_get_budget_utilization. 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_get_budget_utilization is provided by the Google Ads MCP Server MCP server (mikdeangelis/mcp-google-ads). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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