List Responsive Search Ads with all headlines, descriptions, Ad Strength rating, and approval status. Filter by campaign or ad group.
AI agents call gads_list_rsas 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 retrieves and queries existing ad data (RSAs, headlines, descriptions, ratings, approval status) with optional filtering by campaign or ad group. It performs no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and makes no financial commitments. Misuse by an AI agent could only expose or enumerate existing ads, presenting minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states it 'List[s] Responsive Search Ads' with filtering capability. Operations described are retrieval-only: listing headlines, descriptions, ratings, and approval status with no modification, deletion, or execution.
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List Responsive Search Ads with all headlines, descriptions, Ad Strength rating, and approval status. Filter by campaign or ad group. 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_list_rsas: 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_list_rsas 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_list_rsas 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_list_rsas. 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_list_rsas 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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