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Run Meta Ads from Gemini CLI

Manage Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram) campaigns inside Gemini CLI — 36 tools, OAuth setup in about 60 seconds, no dashboard switching.

15 tool calls / month free · No credit card · Setup in ~2 minutes

Adspirer is the MCP server that connects Gemini CLI to your Meta Ads ad accounts, turning campaign management into a chat conversation. Google's Gemini CLI with MCP support. On the platform side, 36 tools cover manage Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Audience Network campaigns. Adspirer reads and writes — pull performance reports, audit launch new campaigns, launch new campaigns, pause underperformers, and reallocate budget — all from chat. New campaigns are always created paused so you can review before they go live, Adspirer cannot delete existing campaigns by design, and the free tier (15 tool calls / month, no credit card) is enough to run a full audit before you pay. Setup takes about 60 seconds via one CLI command.

What you can do

36 tools across Meta Ads. The eight you'll use most:

Launch new campaigns

Build image, video, carousel, DCO, or Reels campaigns from a brief. Adspirer validates creative against Meta's requirements, plans the ad sets, and creates everything paused so you review before going live.

Pause underperformers

Pause individual ads, ad sets, or full campaigns by name from chat. Resume them later just as easily — Adspirer cannot delete existing campaigns (hard-coded safety).

Audit creative fatigue

Surface ads that have been running 14+ days with declining CTR — Adspirer recommends which creatives to refresh before they tank performance.

Find wasted spend

Flag campaigns running under your ROAS threshold so you can pause or reallocate budget. Works across active and paused campaigns.

Research audiences

Search Meta's targeting catalog by interest, demographic, or behavior. Browse existing custom audiences (lists, lookalikes, website, engagement) before building new ones.

Pull lead-form submissions

List configured lead forms and pull recent submissions, grouped by campaign — route them into your CRM workflow without leaving chat.

Optimize placements & budget

Compare CPA across Feed, Stories, Reels, Marketplace, and Audience Network. Reallocate budget toward winning ad sets — Adspirer never increases an existing budget without explicit confirmation.

Diagnose anomalies

When CPA spikes or CTR drops, ask why. Adspirer inspects audience changes, creative rotation, and platform-level events to explain the cause and recommend a fix.

Campaign types you can launch

Every Meta Ads format Adspirer supports — request one in chat and Gemini CLI builds the campaign paused for review.

Image campaigns

Single-image ads across Feed, Stories, and Marketplace. 1080×1080 minimum, validated before launch.

Video campaigns

Video ads up to 240s, 1:1 / 4:5 / 9:16 aspect ratios. MP4 or MOV, validated against Meta's spec.

Carousel campaigns

2–10 cards per ad, each with their own creative + headline + link. Great for product catalogs.

Reels campaigns

Vertical video for Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels. 9:16 aspect, optimized for mobile feeds.

Lead Gen Forms

On-platform forms that capture leads inside Facebook / Instagram — no landing page needed.

DCO (Dynamic Creative Optimization)

Provide multiple creative variants; Meta auto-mixes images, headlines, and descriptions to find winners.

Sample prompts

Gemini CLI is in active development; expect rough edges.

Meta performance audit — A monthly audit that surfaces which campaigns to keep, kill, or scale.

Meta performance audit
Pull my Meta Ads performance for the last 30 days. Show spend, conversions, CPA, and ROAS by campaign. Flag any campaigns with ROAS below 2.0.

Creative fatigue check — Catch fatigued ads before they drag down ad-set performance.

Creative fatigue check
Check my Meta campaigns for creative fatigue. Find ads that have been running 14+ days with declining CTR. Recommend which creatives to refresh first.

Launch an image campaign — End-to-end image campaign creation, with creative validation first.

Launch an image campaign
Create a Meta image campaign: - Product: Organic skincare line for women 25-45 - Target: Women interested in clean beauty, sustainability, wellness - Budget: $30/day - Creative: <Google Drive link> - Objective: Website conversions (Add to Cart) Validate the creative first, then build the campaign — keep it paused.

Optimize placements — Move spend toward the placements that are actually converting for you.

Optimize placements
Analyze my Meta ad placements for the last 14 days. Which placements have the best CPA — Feed, Stories, Reels, Marketplace, or Audience Network? Recommend budget shifts.

Lead-form pull — Quick pull of lead-gen data without leaving chat.

Lead-form pull
List my Meta lead forms and pull the last 50 submissions from the highest-volume one. Group by campaign and show submission rate.

Diagnose a CPA spike — Anomaly diagnosis that explains *why*, not just *that*.

Diagnose a CPA spike
My CPA on the "Spring Sale 2026" Meta campaign jumped 40% in the last 5 days. Diagnose what changed — audience, creative, placement — and tell me what to fix.

Who this is for

Real workflows from people running Meta Ads through Gemini CLI.

In-house growth marketer running Meta Ads solo

Each Monday, ask Gemini CLI to pull last week's Meta Ads performance, surface campaigns running below your ROAS threshold, and recommend creative refreshes for fatigued ads.

Outcome: Replaces a 60–90 minute manual review with a 5-minute chat, and surfaces problems before they tank ad-set performance.

Agency account manager handling 5+ Meta Ads accounts

Switch context between client accounts in chat. Run the same audit prompt across each, paste the chat into your weekly client report. Multi-account is built in — no extra seats per account.

Outcome: Cuts cross-account reporting from a half-day per account to ~10 minutes total.

Founder launching their first Meta Ads campaign

Brief Gemini CLI in plain English with budget, audience, and creative URL. Gemini CLI validates inputs against Meta Ads's requirements, builds the campaign paused, and walks you through what to review before launching.

Outcome: No need to learn Meta Ads's dashboard UI; campaign goes live correctly the first time.

Adspirer vs alternatives

For running Meta Ads from Gemini CLI.

Capability Adspirer (this page) DIY MCP server Legacy SaaS dashboard
Setup time ~60 seconds via one CLI command 2–4 hours building MCP server 30–60 min onboarding + sales call
Cost — entry tier Free (15 calls / mo) Hosting + maintenance $200–500 / mo minimum
Works inside Gemini CLI Yes — one CLI command Yes (if you build it correctly) No — external dashboard only
Multi-account Yes — switch in chat Manual per-account auth Yes — but each account billed
Read + Write Full read + write (create / pause / update) Whatever you build Mostly read-only or seat-gated writes
Safety: cannot delete Hard-coded — no delete tool Up to you Varies
Pricing transparency Public — $0 / $49 / $99 / $199 Self-hosted Often quote-only

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade if you outgrow it.

Free Forever

$0

15 / mo

All platforms. ChatGPT & Claude access. No credit card.

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Plus

Recommended

$49 / mo

150 / mo

Performance analysis + standard campaigns.

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Pro

$99 / mo

600 / mo

AI optimization, bulk ops, deeper diagnostics.

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Max

$199 / mo

3,000 / mo

Priority support (24h SLA), custom integrations.

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How it works

From sign-up to your first launched campaign in three steps.

1

Connect

Paste the Adspirer MCP URL into Gemini CLI, complete OAuth in your browser, and link your Meta Ads account. About 2 minutes.

2

Manage

Ask Gemini CLI for an audit, launch a new campaign, pause underperformers, or pull a report. Adspirer handles the 36 Meta Ads tools behind the scenes.

3

Scale

Switch between accounts in chat, run the same audit across clients, and let agency SOPs live in your AI assistant — no extra dashboard logins.

Frequently asked questions

About running Meta Ads from Gemini CLI.

Do I need a developer to set this up?

Some terminal comfort helps but you don't need to be a developer — adding the MCP server is one command (claude mcp add --transport http adspirer https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp or the equivalent for your CLI). OAuth happens in your browser. Total time: about 60 seconds.

Can I switch from Gemini CLI to a different AI client later?

Yes. Your Adspirer account is independent of the AI client — sign up once, then connect the same MCP URL from ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, or any supported client. Tool calls are pooled across clients on the same plan; switching costs you nothing.

What's the read vs. write boundary on Meta Ads?

Adspirer is full read and write. It can pull reports, audit performance, and analyze data (read), and it can launch new campaigns, pause underperformers, update budgets, and adjust targeting (write). Two safety guardrails are hard-coded: new campaigns are always created paused so you review before they go live, and Adspirer cannot delete existing campaigns. You keep full control.

Does Adspirer generate Meta creatives (images / videos)?

No. Adspirer does not generate creative assets. You provide a public URL to your image or video (Google Drive, Dropbox, S3, or any public link) and Adspirer validates that it meets Meta's requirements before launching the ad.

What ad formats does Adspirer support on Meta?

Image, video, and carousel campaigns are fully supported. Lifetime budgets, end dates, placement controls, and Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) are all available. Stories, Reels, and Audience Network placements are controlled at the ad-set level.

Can Adspirer pause or delete my existing Meta campaigns?

Adspirer can pause campaigns when you explicitly ask it to, but it cannot delete existing campaigns or ad sets. New campaigns are always created paused so you can review before they go live.

How does Adspirer handle the Meta campaign-creation workflow?

Meta requires a 6-step sequence: verify the connection → search targeting → choose campaign type (image/video/carousel) → discover existing assets → validate creatives → create campaign. Adspirer enforces this order — skipping a step would cause Meta's API to reject the campaign.

What's the minimum budget?

Meta requires $5/day per ad set. Adspirer recommends $20+/day for meaningful test data and $30/day split across 2-3 ad sets to find winners faster.

How are leads from Meta lead forms surfaced?

Use list_meta_lead_forms to see configured forms, then get_meta_lead_form_submissions to pull recent submissions. Adspirer doesn't push leads into your CRM directly — it returns the submission data so you can route it through Zapier, Make, or a custom integration.

Connect Gemini CLI to Adspirer

For technical readers — the exact steps. Most users finish this in about 2 minutes. Required: Google AI Studio API access.

Add Adspirer as an MCP server in Gemini CLI

Edit your Gemini CLI MCP config and add an entry pointing to https://mcp.adspirer.com/mcp.

Related integrations

Same Gemini CLI, different platform — or same Meta Ads, different AI client.

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Last updated April 28, 2026.