Apple Ads MCP

Apple Ads MCP is a local-first Model Context Protocol server for the Apple Ads Platform API v1. It gives Codex, Claude, and other MCP clients typed tools to research, inspect, and safely operate App Store advertising accounts.

People who work with app marketing, apple ads and codex and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-14 · ★ 5 · #43 OF 52 MAINTAINED E-COMMERCE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Apple Ads MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set APPLE_ADS_PROFILE, APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_WRITES, APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/zelentsov-dev/apple-ads-mcp:v0.3.6

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zelentsov-dev-apple-ads-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/zelentsov-dev/apple-ads-mcp:v0.3.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

repo age created 2026-08-24 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.zelentsov-dev is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Apple Ads MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.3.6 · 2026-08-31

Apple Ads MCP v0.3.6 adds typed, actionable diagnostics across text and structured MCP results. Apple 4xx details are bounded and sanitized, write gates explain how to opt in safely, and receipt failures now…

v0.3.5 · 2026-08-27

Apple Ads MCP v0.3.5 is a packaging-only release that places the semantic version at the end of release archive names so Homebrew cannot infer 64 from the arm64 suffix. · The release does not change MCP tool names or…

v0.3.4 · 2026-08-27

Apple Ads MCP v0.3.4 is a packaging-only release that makes Homebrew verification compatible with Homebrew 6 by trusting only zelentsov-dev/tap/apple-ads-mcp before audit and installation. · The release does not change…

04 · Who maintains Apple Ads MCP

Apple Ads MCP is maintained by zelentsov-dev. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2026.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/zelentsov-dev/apple-ads-mcp
category
e-commerce - ranked #43 of 52 actively-maintained e-commerce servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-31)
registry
io.github.zelentsov-dev/apple-ads-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-24 · 8 versions)
packages
oci:ghcr.io/zelentsov-dev/apple-ads-mcp:v0.3.6

06 · Apple Ads MCP FAQ

What is Apple Ads MCP?

Apple Ads MCP is a local-first Model Context Protocol server for the Apple Ads Platform API v1. It gives Codex, Claude, and other MCP clients typed tools to research, inspect, and safely operate App Store advertising accounts.

Is Apple Ads MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-14 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Apple Ads MCP?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/zelentsov-dev/apple-ads-mcp:v0.3.6`. The README documents 3 environment variables (APPLE_ADS_PROFILE, APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_WRITES, APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES) to set first. Set APPLE_ADS_PROFILE, APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_WRITES, APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Apple Ads MCP

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