Setup guide · OpenAI Codex
Google Ads Codex MCP
Install the NotFair Ads plugin in Codex and connect Google Ads in your NotFair workspace. For terminal workflows, use the CLI add and login commands below to connect the same hosted MCP.
Looking for the full product overview? Start with Codex Google Ads management, then follow the plugin or CLI setup below.
Free · No credit card · Plugin or CLI setup
How to install
Add NotFair to Codex in 3 steps
Install NotFair Ads
Open the NotFair Ads plugin page and select Install plugin. Follow the connection prompts in ChatGPT or Codex.
Open NotFair AdsUse Codex CLI instead
Install the Codex CLI
Open a terminal and install OpenAI Codex if you do not have it already. Follow the official install guide for your platform.
Add the NotFair MCP
Run both commands below. The first registers the server; the second starts OAuth. Sign in to NotFair and choose your workspace in the browser.
codex mcp add NotFair-GoogleAds --url https://notfair.co/api/mcp/notfaircodex mcp login NotFair-GoogleAdsAsk Codex about your connected platforms
Try a prompt like:
“Audit my connected Google Ads account and prioritize the 3 changes most likely to improve performance. For every recommendation, you must pull actual data to prove or disprove your hypothesis before suggesting it. Then, show the hard evidence, expected upside, and the exact change you recommend I approve, and create a live dashboard for me for ongoing monitoring”
Codex will call NotFair tools to read your account and respond with specific, data-backed insights.
First prompts
Move from setup to approved writes
After the MCP is connected, start with a read-only diagnosis, then ask Codex to draft a specific change and show the diff before writing.
Audit my Google Ads account and rank fixes by impact.Find search terms I should add as negatives, but show me the diff before writing.Draft a new RSA for this ad group and wait for approval.Explain what changed before CPA spiked this week.Ready to connect Codex?
Sign in with Google to set up your NotFair account, then run the CLI add and login commands below, or install the NotFair Ads plugin in Codex.
FAQ — NotFair for Codex
Install the NotFair Ads plugin or connect the hosted MCP in Codex CLI.
It exposes a set of MCP tools to Codex that let it read your Google Ads campaigns, search terms, and spend, and propose write actions you approve in chat. For the full capability overview see the Google Ads × Codex landing page at /google-ads-codex.
For manual Codex CLI setup, run `codex mcp add NotFair-GoogleAds --url https://notfair.co/api/mcp/notfair` in your terminal, then run `codex mcp login NotFair-GoogleAds` to sign in to NotFair and choose your workspace.
No. Install the NotFair Ads plugin in Codex, or use the CLI add and login commands below. You do not need custom scripts or API credentials.
Any shell that can run Node.js — bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, and others. Use a shell supported by your Codex CLI installation. NotFair connects over hosted HTTP; it does not need a local MCP process.
Yes. Install the Codex CLI inside your WSL environment and use the add and login commands below. Follow OpenAI's current Windows installation guidance for your environment.
The Codex IDE extension supports manual MCP configuration. Plugins are installed from the plugin directory in supported Codex surfaces; the IDE extension does not support plugin installation.
Related guides
Explore the rest of the NotFair setup options.
Codex Google Ads management
See the full management workflow: live account data, draft campaign changes, and human approval.
Google Ads Claude Connector
If you use Claude.ai Web, Desktop, or Cowork, install the published Notfair connector from Claude's directory in under 2 minutes.
Google Ads Claude Code Plugin
For Claude Code in your terminal — install NotFair via the NotFair plugin marketplace.
Google Ads in Codex
What Codex can do with live Google Ads data, and the plugin or CLI setup.