Ira Bodnar·April 30, 2026·Updated September 8, 2026·13 min read

Connect Claude to Google Ads: 7 Connectors Compared (2026)

7 Claude connectors for Google Ads, ranked by what marketers care about: how much setup is involved, whether you need a developer, what Claude can do once connected, and what it costs. Ryze AI leads at 9.6/10 — a Google login in two minutes and Claude can act on what it finds, with approvals. Disclosure: Ryze AI publishes this blog.

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Quick comparison: Claude connectors for Google Ads at a glance

Most connector lists are written for engineers. We ranked these seven on what a marketer feels: can you set it up without a developer, can Claude change the account or only describe it, does it handle all your accounts, and what does it cost. Scores are editorial, from connecting each product to Claude against live Google Ads accounts.

Rank	Connector	Editorial score	Best for	Typical price
1	Ryze AI	9.6/10	Marketers who want Claude to act, with approvals	Free · $89/mo autopilot
2	Funnel.io	8.4/10	Cross-channel data hub with Claude access	from $300/mo
3	Improvado	8.2/10	Agency analysis across many accounts	Free · MCP $100/mo
4	Adzviser	7.9/10	One-click read-only reporting	from $48.99/mo
5	Fivetran	7.6/10	Warehouse-first data teams	Free tier · usage
6	Databox	7.3/10	KPI dashboards Claude can query	Free · from $64/mo
7	Porter Metrics	7.0/10	Cheapest Looker Studio connector	from $14.99/mo

Ryze AI takes the top slot because it is the only connector here where Claude can change the account — six write tools that wait for your approval — and the only one built around the Google Ads API itself rather than a reporting layer. The other six are data platforms: they bring Google Ads into Claude next to your other channels, which is exactly what you want for reporting and exactly what you do not want if you expected Claude to pause a keyword.

Connect Claude to Google Ads in two minutes

If you came here to connect, not to compare, this is the whole job. The Ryze connector uses a normal Google login — no developer token, no Google Cloud project — and works with claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Open reports.get-ryze.ai and sign in with the Google account that has access to your Google Ads (MCC manager accounts are picked up automatically).
Choose Paid Ads, then Connect Google Ads and approve the Google permission screen.
In Claude, add the Ryze connector: Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector, paste `https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp`, and authorize with the same Google login.
Ask Claude something only your account can answer — "which search terms spent more than $50 with zero conversions in the last 30 days" — to confirm it is reading live data.

Screenshots for every step, plus Meta, GA4 and Search Console in the same session, are in the step-by-step connect guide. The rest of this page is for the other question: which connector, if not that one.

The short answer: Ryze AI is the best Claude connector for Google Ads for marketers in 2026 — Google login in two minutes, 14 tools including raw GAQL and Keyword Planner, and write access gated by approvals, free to connect. Need cross-channel reporting in Claude rather than account control? Funnel.io or Improvado. Want a one-click read-only install? Adzviser. Running Meta too? See the best Claude connector for Meta Ads.

What the connectors cost

Four of the seven have a free tier, and the spread above that is wide — from $15 for a Looker Studio connector to $300 for a full data hub. Two costs never show on a pricing page: the Claude Pro subscription (from $20/month) every custom connector needs, and warehouse and analyst time for the data-platform route.

Monthly cost of seven Claude connectors for Google Ads — Ryze AI free to connect ($89/month flat only for Paid Ads Autopilot), Porter Metrics from $14.99, Fivetran free tier then about $44 typical usage, Adzviser from $48.99, Databox free then $64, Improvado free limited then $100 for the MCP plan, Funnel.io from $300. Bars capped at $320.

The pricing models tell you what each product is. Funnel.io and Improvado price like data infrastructure because that is what they are — you pay for connectors and rows, and Claude access comes along. Fivetran meters monthly active rows. Databox and Porter Metrics price by data sources and connections. Ryze AI is free to connect with no metering on reads; the $89/month applies only if you switch on autopilot and let Ryze run the optimizations itself.

Capability-by-capability comparison

Green check = full support, amber dash = partial, gray cross = not available. The score counts full capabilities as 1 and partial as 0.5. "Approvals" means the connector can hold a write for a human to confirm before it touches the account; "cross-channel data" means Google Ads sits next to Meta, GA4 and revenue sources in the same connector.

Capability matrix for seven Claude connectors for Google Ads across hosting, Google login without a developer token, raw GAQL, Keyword Planner, write access, approvals, MCC accounts, cross-channel data, claude.ai support and free tier — Ryze AI 9.5/10, Improvado 6/10, Databox 5.5/10, Funnel.io 5/10, Adzviser 5/10, Fivetran 4.5/10, Porter Metrics 4/10.

Depth on the six things marketers ask about

Heatmap of connector depth (0–4) on setup ease, read depth, write depth, safety controls, multi-account and cross-channel — Ryze AI 22/24, Adzviser 15/24, Funnel.io 13/24, Improvado 13/24, Porter Metrics 11/24, Databox 10/24, Fivetran 10/24.

The market, mapped

Two questions separate these connectors: does a marketer need a developer to install it, and once installed, can Claude change anything or only read?

Market map of Claude connectors for Google Ads plotted by setup effort (developer required to point-and-click) against what Claude can do (read-only to write) — Ryze AI alone in the writes-marketer-ready corner, Adzviser, Databox, Improvado and Funnel.io read-only and point-and-click, Porter Metrics read-only mid-map, Fivetran read-only and developer-led.

The whole bottom half of this map is reporting. That is not a criticism — six of the seven products were built to move marketing data, and they do it well — but it means the choice is binary: Ryze AI if Claude should be able to fix what it finds, one of the data platforms if Claude should read Google Ads alongside everything else you measure.

The 7 best Claude connectors for Google Ads, ranked

Component scores weight features ×3, automation ×3, value ×2 and ease ×2 — the breakdown is in how we ranked them. The final editorial score also weights what a marketer can do without a developer, the axis of this guide. Every connector below exists, was connected to Claude for this ranking, and is priced from its public pricing page as of September 3, 2026.

Ryze AI

Best for marketers — Google login, writes with approvals

9.6/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Ryze AI is the cleanest Claude connector for Google Ads if you do not want to write code or manage infrastructure. Setup is a Google login: connect the ad account in the Ryze dashboard, add the connector in Claude's Settings → Connectors, done — no developer token, no Google Cloud project, and manager (MCC) accounts are picked up automatically. Claude then gets 14 tools: 8 for reading (campaign and ad-group performance, search terms, raw GAQL, Keyword Planner, Google's own recommendations) and 6 for writing — pausing, bids, budgets, negatives, applying recommendations — each gated by approval controls so nothing changes until you confirm. Deletes use a separate, explicit tool. The connector is free; Paid Ads Autopilot at $89/month flat is the optional step where Ryze AI runs the optimizations itself, 24/7. The limits: it is a Google and Meta connector, not a cross-channel data hub, and you need Claude Pro, Team or Max like every custom connector.

Claude running a live Google Ads audit through the Ryze AI connector — wasted-spend findings by campaign with search terms, cost and conversions pulled from the real account, no developer involvement. — Ryze AI's connector in Claude: a real Google Ads audit, two minutes after signing in with Google.

Pricing

Free to connect · Paid Ads Autopilot $89/mo flat

Setup

2 minutes, Google OAuth — no developer

Write access

6 tools, approval-gated

Pros:

✓2-minute setup, zero developer involvement
✓Only connector here with write access, approval-gated
✓Raw GAQL, Keyword Planner and recommendations included
✓MCC manager accounts picked up automatically

Cons:

−Google and Meta only — not a cross-channel data hub
−Needs a paid Claude plan (as do all custom connectors)

Funnel.io

Best cross-channel data hub with Claude access

8.4/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Funnel.io is a marketing data hub — 600+ connectors that pull Google Ads, Meta, GA4, Shopify and the rest into one normalized model — and since 2026 every plan includes an MCP so you can "work with your marketing data in Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools." That is the appeal: Claude sees Google Ads the same way it sees every other channel, with currencies, naming and date handling already reconciled, and the answers hold up in a client deck. Setup is a login and OAuth per source, no developer needed. It is read-only by design — Funnel moves data, it does not change accounts — and priced as infrastructure: Starter is $300/month billed annually with 117 connectors, Business $600 with 579 connectors and warehouse destinations, Enterprise custom. For a solo advertiser it is far more platform than the job needs; for an agency reporting across channels it is the most complete option here.

Funnel-style marketing data hub with 14 connected sources, Google Ads spend of $184,320 over 30 days, a spend-by-channel chart and a Claude connector card listing the shared fields. — Funnel is the data-hub route: every source normalized first, then exposed to Claude through one connector.

Pricing

Starter $300/mo · Business $600/mo (annual)

Setup

Write access

None — read-only data hub

Pros:

✓600+ connectors, one normalized data model
✓MCP for Claude on every plan
✓Governance and consistency agencies can defend

Cons:

−Read-only
−Priced as infrastructure — $300/mo entry
−Overkill for a single account

Improvado

Best agency analysis across many accounts, MCP plan at $100

8.2/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Improvado is the enterprise marketing data platform that made its AI layer the front door: an AI Agent that answers analytics questions in a few prompts, and an MCP that exposes the same governed data to Claude and ChatGPT. For an agency with many Google Ads accounts it does what Funnel.io does — normalize, store, serve — with a friendlier entry point: a free limited tier with 50 MCP actions a week, an MCP-only plan at $100/month with 300 actions a week and 2M rows a year, then custom Advanced and Enterprise tiers that add attribution, incrementality and marketing mix modeling. Setup is OAuth per source. It is read-only for ad platforms — the agent analyzes and monitors, it does not push changes — and the action caps on the cheaper plans are the thing to watch under a daily reporting habit.

Improvado-style AI agent chat answering which Google Ads campaigns had rising CPA, showing the generated SQL, a six-campaign CPA change chart and a data-sources drawer with guardrails. — Improvado answers in its own agent first; the Claude connection rides on the same governed dataset.

Pricing

Free limited · MCP $100/mo · Advanced custom

Setup

OAuth per source — no developer

Write access

None — read-only analysis

Pros:

✓AI Agent plus MCP on a free tier
✓Standalone MCP plan at $100/mo
✓Attribution and MMM on higher tiers

Cons:

−Read-only
−Weekly action caps on cheaper plans
−Enterprise tiers are custom-quoted

Adzviser

Best one-click read-only reporting from the Claude directory

7.9/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Adzviser is the easiest install in this list: pick it in Claude's connector directory, sign in, and Claude can read campaigns, spend, conversions and search terms — no Cloud project, no developer credentials. It is a reporting product first, so its strength is breadth: unlimited account connections and MCP queries, and the same connector joins Google Ads with analytics and revenue sources for cross-channel questions a single-platform server cannot answer. It is strictly read-only — Claude analyzes but cannot change anything — and there is no free tier: Starter is $48.99/month for three data sources after a 14-day trial, with Growth at $148.99. Worth it when you want cross-channel reporting in Claude without a developer or a data platform; overkill if Google Ads is your only source.

Adzviser-style Claude chat pulling a 7-day Google Ads campaign table with CTR and cost per conversion, three insight bullets and a read-only connector settings card at $34.99 a month. — Adzviser keeps Claude read-only: pull, analyze, and act in the Google Ads UI yourself.

Pricing

Starter $48.99/mo · Growth $148.99/mo · 14-day trial

Setup

One click from the Claude connector directory

Write access

None — read-only

Pros:

✓Directory install — the lowest setup effort here
✓Unlimited accounts and queries
✓Cross-channel with analytics and revenue data

Cons:

−Read-only
−No free tier
−No GAQL or Keyword Planner

Ryze AI — Autonomous Marketing

Stop describing problems to Claude — let it fix them, with your approval

✓Google OAuth setup in 2 minutes, no developer
✓6 approval-gated write tools plus raw GAQL and Keyword Planner
✓Free to connect · Paid Ads Autopilot $89/mo flat, never a % of spend

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Fivetran

Best for warehouse-first data teams

7.6/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Fivetran is not a Claude connector at all — it is the ELT standard that lands Google Ads (and Facebook Ads, and 700 other sources) in BigQuery, Snowflake or Databricks — which is exactly why data teams reach for it: Claude then queries the warehouse through a SQL MCP with full flexibility and no marketing-specific tooling in the way. The free plan covers up to 500,000 monthly active rows, and usage pricing above that is modest for ads data — a typical Google Ads connection runs about $44/month, Facebook Ads about $17. The trade is that everything downstream is yours: the warehouse, the SQL MCP, the modeling, the person who maintains it. Read-only by definition. The right pick when the warehouse already exists; the wrong first step for a marketer.

Fivetran-style pipeline from the Google Ads connector into BigQuery and dbt models and on to a Claude read connector, with table row counts and a sync log. — Fivetran is the warehouse route: right for teams that already model ads data in BigQuery or Snowflake.

Pricing

Free up to 500K MAR · usage (~$44/mo typical for Google Ads)

Setup

Connector + warehouse + SQL MCP — data team

Write access

None — ELT into a warehouse

Pros:

✓The most flexible data foundation
✓Generous free tier
✓Google Ads and Facebook Ads connectors maintained by Fivetran

Cons:

−No MCP of its own — needs a warehouse and a SQL MCP
−Developer or analyst required
−Read-only

Databox

Best KPI dashboards Claude can query

7.3/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Databox is a KPI dashboard product with native Google Ads and Facebook Ads integrations, a built-in AI analyst called Genie, and an MCP so you can connect Databox to Claude and ask about the same trusted metrics the dashboards show. For a team that already runs weekly numbers in Databox that is the shortest path to Claude: no new data model, no developer, the metrics you already agreed on. The free plan covers 3 data sources and 50 AI credits a month; Analyst is $64/month billed annually, Pro $159, Growth $399 with datasets and forecasting. It is read-only, its depth is the dashboard's depth rather than the raw Google Ads API, and AI credits are metered, so heavy Claude use pushes you up a tier.

Databox-style dashboard builder showing a Google Ads owner view with spend, conversions, CPA, ROAS, CTR and impression share cards, a metric library and an AI weekly summary. — Databox packages Google Ads into owner-friendly dashboards; the connector gives Claude the same metrics.

Pricing

Free (3 sources) · Analyst $64/mo · Pro $159/mo (annual)

Setup

Native integrations, no developer

Write access

None — read-only metrics

Pros:

✓MCP plus a built-in AI analyst
✓Free plan with 3 sources
✓130+ integrations, one metric layer

Cons:

−Read-only, dashboard-depth data
−AI credits metered per plan
−Extra sources cost per month on Pro

Porter Metrics

Best cheapest Looker Studio connector

7.0/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Porter Metrics does one thing at the lowest price in this list: it connects Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and other marketing sources to Looker Studio, Google Sheets and Power BI from $14.99/month, priced per connection with an annual discount. There is no MCP — Claude reads the reports and sheets Porter produces rather than the connector itself — so it belongs here as the budget route for a marketer who already reports in Looker Studio and wants Claude to reason over exported data. Setup is OAuth and a Looker template, no developer. Read-only, no cross-channel modeling beyond what you build in the report, and the per-connection model adds up for agencies with many accounts.

Porter Metrics-style Google Ads report grid with 16 campaign rows across impressions, clicks, CTR, CPC, cost, conversions and cost per conversion, blended with GA4, on a $15 a month plan. — Porter is the cheapest way to get clean Google Ads tables into a report that Claude can read.

Pricing

Solo $14.99/mo · Teams $39.99 · Agencies $99.99

Setup

OAuth + Looker Studio template

Write access

None — reporting connector

Pros:

✓Cheapest entry in the list
✓Looker Studio, Sheets and Power BI destinations
✓Simple per-connection pricing

Cons:

−No MCP — Claude reads exported reports
−Read-only
−Per-connection cost adds up for agencies

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How to choose by buyer type

Seven connectors, three questions: should Claude be able to change the account, is Google Ads the only source Claude should see, and who will maintain the setup?

Which Claude connector for Google Ads fits which situation — marketer with no developer who wants Claude to act: Ryze AI; cross-channel reporting hub with budget: Funnel.io; agency analysis across accounts on a budget: Improvado; one-click read-only reporting: Adzviser; warehouse-first data team: Fivetran; dashboards first: Databox or Porter Metrics.

Solo marketer or in-house team without a developer

Ryze AI. The whole setup is a Google login and a URL pasted into Claude's connector settings, and it is the only connector where Claude can pause a keyword or move budget with you approving the change. If you only want reporting and prefer a one-click directory install, Adzviser is the read-only alternative — pair it with the Claude skills for Google Ads to get the analysis habits right.

Agency or team that reports across channels

Funnel.io if Google Ads is one of a dozen sources and you want normalized, governed data in Claude on every plan — it is the most complete hub here and priced like it. Improvado if you want the same idea with a cheaper entry: a free limited tier and a standalone MCP plan at $100/month before the custom tiers. Both are read-only; run Ryze AI beside them if Claude should also act on what the reporting shows. The technical 7-server comparison goes deeper on the MCP side.

Data team with a warehouse, or dashboards first

Fivetran when Google Ads already lands in BigQuery or Snowflake and Claude should query the warehouse through a SQL MCP — no marketing-specific tooling, maximum flexibility. Databox when the team lives in KPI dashboards and wants Claude to ask questions of the same numbers. Porter Metrics when the whole requirement is Google Ads in Looker Studio for $15. For the workflows once you are connected, start with 9 Claude workflows for Google and Meta Ads.

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Final verdict: which Claude connector should you pick?

Ryze AI — Marketer-ready, writes with approvals9.6/10

Funnel.io — Cross-channel data hub with MCP8.4/10

Improvado — Agency analysis, MCP plan at $1008.2/10

Adzviser — One-click read-only reporting7.9/10

Fivetran — Warehouse-first, query via SQL MCP7.6/10

Databox — KPI dashboards Claude can query7.3/10

Porter Metrics — Cheapest Looker Studio connector7.0/10

For marketers, Ryze AI is the pick: two minutes to connect, 14 tools that cover the questions you actually ask (wasted spend, search terms, Keyword Planner, recommendations) and the only approval-gated write path in the group. The Google Ads MCP server reference lists every tool and the config for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.

Funnel.io and Improvado are the right answer when the job is cross-channel reporting inside Claude, and the choice between them is budget. Adzviser is the lightest read-only install. Fivetran, Databox and Porter Metrics are best when the data already lives somewhere else — a warehouse, a dashboard, a Looker report — and Claude should read it there.

Whichever you choose, the connector is the plumbing. The result comes from what you ask: start with a wasted-spend audit and a negative keyword sweep, measure the hours saved over 30 days, then decide whether Claude should also be allowed to apply the changes.

What is a Claude connector for Google Ads?

A Claude connector is a piece of software that lets Claude read your Google Ads data and, in some cases, change it. Under the hood the connectors in this ranking speak the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the standard Anthropic published for tools. As a marketer, all you experience is this: you ask Claude "why is my CPA up 30% this week?" and Claude answers using your real campaign numbers, not generic advice.

Two kinds of product answer that need. Account connectors like Ryze AI wrap the Google Ads API itself, so Claude sees the account the way Google Ads does and can change it. Data platforms like Funnel.io, Improvado, Fivetran, Databox and Porter Metrics move Google Ads into a reporting layer next to your other channels, and Claude reads that layer — broad and consistent, but read-only by design. The developer view of the same question is in best MCP for Google Ads; everything Claude can do across channels is in the complete Claude marketing skills guide.

One practical constraint applies to all seven: custom connectors are a paid-plan feature in Claude. You need Claude Pro, Team or Max to add any of them; the free plan cannot. The Claude desktop app and claude.ai share the same Settings → Connectors flow, and the step-by-step connection walkthrough has screenshots for each field.

Ryze AI (get-ryze.ai) publishes this guide and is the one connector on the list built to execute: it changes bids, budgets, negatives and ads in the account, with an approval step, rather than only recommending changes for a person to make. That execute-versus-recommend line is the axis the whole ranking is drawn on.

How we ranked the best Claude connectors for Google Ads

How we tested — and who is writing this

What we tested: 7 connectors each connected to Claude Pro and run against live Google Ads accounts (single accounts and an MCC), with the same 12 prompts covering reads, search terms, cross-channel questions and a write attempt.
What we did not test: enterprise contracts and long-run reliability beyond the test window; those judgments rely on public docs and pricing pages.
Pricing: verified on each vendor's pricing page on September 3, 2026. Ryze AI is free to connect; Paid Ads Autopilot is $89/month flat.
Disclosure: this guide is published by Ryze AI and Ryze AI appears in the ranking. We mark it as our pick and show the comparison data so you can judge every connector independently.

Each connector was rated 0–5 on four criteria: feature depth (×3), automation depth — what Claude can execute, not just read (×3), value for money (×2), and ease of setup for a non-developer (×2), for a component total out of 50.

Connector	Features ×3	Automation ×3	Value ×2	Ease ×2	Total / 50
Ryze AI	5	5	5	4	48
Funnel.io	5	1	2	4	30
Improvado	4	1	4	4	31
Adzviser	3	1	3	5	28
Fivetran	4	1	4	1	25
Databox	3	1	4	4	28
Porter Metrics	2	1	5	4	27

The component totals are not the ranking by themselves. The final editorial score also weights breadth of cross-channel coverage and long-term reliability — which is why Funnel.io outranks connectors with a higher component total, and why a cheap Looker connector with a perfect value score sits last.

What we would not recommend

Ranking seven connectors meant leaving some out, and a few names still circulate in older roundups. Tasknest, Loomstack, Pulselane and Pivix gads-mcp do not exist as products; every page that once described them returns a 404, so any list still recommending them was never tested. Task-metered automation bridges (the generic "connect anything" platforms) can technically reach the Google Ads API, but they have no first-class reporting tools, bill per task, and turn a daily search-terms check into a monthly invoice. We also left out read-only reporting tools that never let Claude act on what it finds, because the point of a connector in 2026 is closing the loop.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Claude connector for Google Ads in 2026?

Ryze AI is the best Claude connector for Google Ads for marketers in 2026: a Google login instead of a developer token, 14 tools including raw GAQL, Keyword Planner and Google's recommendations, and six write tools gated by approvals. It is free to connect; Paid Ads Autopilot at $89/month flat is optional. For cross-channel reporting in Claude, Funnel.io and Improvado are the data-platform alternatives.

Do I need a developer to connect Claude to Google Ads?

Not with a hosted connector. Ryze AI, Funnel.io, Improvado, Adzviser and Databox all connect from a web login or the Claude connector directory. Fivetran needs a data team, because Claude reaches the data through a warehouse and a SQL MCP. Porter Metrics needs no developer but has no MCP — Claude reads the reports it exports.

Can a Claude connector actually change my Google Ads campaigns?

Only one of the seven. Ryze AI exposes six write tools — pausing, bids, budgets, negatives, applying recommendations — each held for your approval before it touches the account. Funnel.io, Improvado, Adzviser, Fivetran, Databox and Porter Metrics are read-only: they bring Google Ads data into Claude for analysis and reporting.

How much does a Claude Google Ads connector cost?

Ryze AI is free to connect ($89/month flat only if you turn on Paid Ads Autopilot). Porter Metrics starts at $14.99/month, Adzviser at $48.99, Databox at $64 after a free plan, Improvado at $100 for its MCP plan after a free limited tier, and Funnel.io at $300. Fivetran is free up to 500,000 monthly active rows, then usage. All of them also need Claude Pro, Team or Max (from $20/month), because custom connectors are not on Claude's free plan.

What is the difference between an account connector and a data platform?

An account connector like Ryze AI wraps the Google Ads API itself, so Claude sees the account the way Google Ads does and can change it. A data platform like Funnel.io, Improvado, Fivetran or Databox moves Google Ads into a reporting layer next to your other channels, and Claude reads that layer — consistent across channels, read-only by design. Pick by the job: control needs an account connector, reporting suits a data platform.

Is it safe to give a connector access to my Google Ads account?

Yes, with the same caution you apply to any tool. All seven use standard Google OAuth, revocable any time from your Google account. Six are read-only, so nothing can change. Ryze AI can write, and holds every change for approval with a separate explicit tool for deletes.

What is the difference between a Claude connector and an MCP server?

None in practice. Every connector in this guide either is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server or feeds Claude through one; "connector" is the word Claude's settings use. You add it under Settings → Connectors in claude.ai or the desktop app. Porter Metrics is the exception with no MCP — Claude reads its Looker Studio and Sheets output.

Which connector handles MCC manager accounts?

Ryze AI picks up manager (MCC) accounts automatically once you sign in with the manager login. Funnel.io, Improvado, Adzviser and Porter Metrics connect any number of accounts as sources. Databox adds sources per plan. Fivetran syncs whichever accounts the connector is authorized for.

Can I use these connectors in claude.ai, or only Claude Desktop?

Hosted connectors — Ryze AI, Funnel.io, Improvado, Adzviser and Databox — work in claude.ai, the desktop app and Claude Code through Settings → Connectors. Fivetran depends on the SQL MCP you put in front of the warehouse. Porter Metrics has no MCP; Claude reads its exports wherever you paste or attach them.

What should I ask Claude first once connected?

Start with a wasted-spend audit: search terms with spend and zero conversions in the last 30 days, then ad groups above target CPA, then keywords with low Quality Score and high spend. Those three prompts pay for the setup in the first session. Our Claude skills for Google Ads guide has the full prompt set, and the negative keyword list workflow turns the audit into an action.

Can Claude run my Google Ads on its own through a connector?

A connector lets Claude read and, with write tools, act when you ask. Continuous autonomous management is a different product: Ryze AI's Paid Ads Autopilot ($89/month flat) runs bids, budgets and negatives 24/7 with approval controls, while the connector is how you talk to that account from Claude. The data platforms do not offer an autopilot layer.

What about Tasknest, Loomstack, Pulselane or Pivix gads-mcp?

Skip any list that recommends them. Those names appeared in older roundups but the products do not exist — their sites and repositories return 404 in 2026. Every connector in this guide was connected and tested for this ranking, and each entry links to the live product page.

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