google_ads_get_keyword_ideas
AI agents call google_ads_get_keyword_ideas 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 suggests keyword ideas for Google Ads campaigns—a data retrieval operation with no side effects. Even if misused by an agent, it cannot create, modify, delete, or charge money. The blast radius is minimal as it only accesses suggestion data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'google_ads_get_keyword_ideas' indicates retrieval of keyword suggestions/data. The 'get' prefix and 'ideas' suffix suggest a query operation that returns data without modifying Google Ads resources.
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google_ads_get_keyword_ideas. 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_keyword_ideas: 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_keyword_ideas 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_keyword_ideas 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_keyword_ideas. 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_keyword_ideas 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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