OpenAI Codex · NotFair Ads plugin
Codex Google Ads
management —
review every change.
Connect Google Ads to the NotFair Ads plugin in Codex. Read live campaign data, review search terms, and prepare supported campaign changes for your approval. Codex CLI can use the same hosted MCP.
Not affiliated with Google or OpenAI. OAuth setup. Human approval on every write.
View plugin and CLI setupAsk Codex to operate your ads
- Audit campaigns and rank fixes by impact
- Find search terms to add as negatives
- Draft bid, keyword, and RSA changes
- Show the diff — approve before it runs
What you get
A Google Ads workflow Codex can actually run.
Once connected, Codex has live account context and NotFair's approval gate. Move from diagnosis to draft changes without exporting CSVs or clicking through the Google Ads UI.
Connect Google Ads
Install NotFair Ads from Plugins in Codex, sign in to your NotFair workspace, and connect Google Ads. Codex can inspect campaigns, keywords, search terms, spend, ads, and change history.
Ask Codex what to fix
Have Codex audit campaigns, explain why CPA moved, review search terms, or rank budget and keyword issues by evidence and expected impact.
Review the diff
Codex can draft negatives, pause candidates, bid edits, RSAs, and campaign structure changes. NotFair shows what will change before anything hits Google Ads.
Approve and monitor
Review the operation record after an approved write, then check performance over the relevant dates. Impact review and undo are available for supported Google Ads changes.
MCP tools exposed
What Codex can read and change.
NotFair exposes a focused set of MCP tools. Read tools give Codex live account context. Write tools let Codex propose changes — each requiring your explicit approval before execution.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
listCampaigns | Read | Pull live campaign performance, spend, and status |
getKeywords | Read | Inspect keyword bids, Quality Scores, and impressions |
getSearchTermReport | Read | Find irrelevant queries, weak match types, and budget leaks |
getCampaignPerformance | Read | Deep-dive into campaign metrics over any date range |
updateBid | Write | Adjust a keyword bid — reviewable before it applies |
pauseCampaign | Write | Pause an underperforming campaign through Codex |
addNegativeKeyword | Write | Block a wasted search term at the campaign or account level |
createAd | Write | Write and launch new ad copy through natural conversation |
Full tool reference at /google-ads-mcp.
FAQ — Google Ads and OpenAI Codex
Using Google Ads with the NotFair Ads plugin or Codex CLI.
NotFair Ads is a plugin for ChatGPT and Codex that connects your NotFair workspace to live platform data. With Google Ads connected, Codex can diagnose campaigns, review search terms, draft fixes, and execute supported changes after your approval. Manual Codex CLI setup is also available.
Same backend, different client. The Codex CLI calls the NotFair MCP server using OpenAI’s MCP support. The Claude Connector and Claude Code plugin call the same server from Anthropic’s clients. Capabilities are identical — only the client differs.
Codex can audit campaigns, review search terms, draft negative keywords, pause wasteful entities, propose bid changes, create campaign/ad group plans, and write new ad copy. It pulls live data from your account through NotFair’s MCP tools, so answers are grounded in your real numbers — not generic best practices. Anything that touches your account is shown to you for approval before it runs.
Founders, marketers, and developers who want live Google Ads data in Codex. Install the NotFair Ads plugin and work in chat, or configure the hosted MCP in Codex CLI for terminal workflows.
Yes. Adding NotFair to Codex and running a Google Ads audit is free with no credit card. Paid plans unlock higher usage limits and team features.
Only with your explicit approval. Codex can propose pausing campaigns, adjusting bids, adding negative keywords, or writing new ads — but every write action is shown to you first and requires your confirmation. Read access is unrestricted; write access is gated.
Related pages
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Step-by-step instructions to add NotFair to the Codex CLI — covers install, MCP registration, and your first query.
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Connect Google Ads to Codex.
1-minute setup. Draft real campaign edits. Approve every write.
One terminal command. OAuth. Done.