Get basic info for the current Google Ads account: name, currency, timezone, manager flag, status.
AI agents call gads_account_info to retrieve information from Google Ads without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only queries and returns account metadata. It has no side effects, cannot modify data, execute operations, or incur financial transactions. It is a straightforward Read operation with minimal security impact—information leakage is limited to public account properties and configuration details.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'basic info for the current Google Ads account: name, currency, timezone, manager flag, status' — passive data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or external execution.
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Get basic info for the current Google Ads account: name, currency, timezone, manager flag, status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Ads MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Ads MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gads_account_info: 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. Nothing to install.
gads_account_info 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 gads_account_info 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 gads_account_info. 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.
gads_account_info is provided by the Google Ads MCP server (zleventer/google-ads-mcp-npm). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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