How do I get my Meta Ads API credentials?

1. Go to **developers.facebook.com** and log in. 2. Click **My Apps** → **Create App**. 3. Select **Business** as the app type. 4. Fill in the app name and connect it to your Business Manager. 5. Add the **Marketing API** product to your app. 6. Go to **Settings → Basic** and copy your **App ID** and **App Secret**. 7. Generate a **System User Access Token** in Business Manager (Business Settings → System Users → Generate Token). 8. Paste all values below. 💡 For production use, submit your app

Can I manage both Facebook and Instagram ads?

Yes. Meta Ads Manager unifies Facebook and Instagram advertising. Your AI agent manages campaigns across both platforms through the same API — including placements in Feed, Stories, Reels, and Messenger.

Can I create lookalike audiences?

Yes. Your AI agent can create lookalike audiences from customer lists, website visitors, or app users — with configurable similarity percentages (1% being most similar, 10% broadest reach).

What conversion metrics can I track?

Track purchases, add-to-cart, initiate checkout, lead submissions, app installs, registrations, page views, and custom conversion events — with attribution windows of 1-day click, 7-day click, and 1-day view.

Meta Ads MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Meta Ads
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Meta Ads through the Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool — ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.

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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meta-ads": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Meta Ads MCP Server

Connect Meta Ads to your AI agent and manage Facebook and Instagram advertising conversationally.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Meta Ads tool calls autonomously — query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste the Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.

What you can do

Campaign Management — List, create, update, and pause campaigns, ad sets, and ads across Facebook and Instagram.
Performance Analytics — Pull impressions, reach, clicks, CTR, CPC, CPM, conversions, ROAS, and frequency metrics.
Audience Management — Create custom audiences, lookalikes, and saved audiences with demographic and interest targeting.
Creative Insights — Compare ad creative performance, view thumbnail engagement, and identify winning variants.

The Meta Ads MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Meta Ads to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Meta Ads MCP Server with Windsurf.

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically

Start using Meta Ads

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Meta Ads, help me..." — 10 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the Meta Ads MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Meta Ads through the Model Context Protocol.

Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention

Purpose-built for agentic workflows — Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively

JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available

Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts

Meta Ads + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Meta Ads MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Meta Ads and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses

Live debugging: query Meta Ads tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor

Documentation generation: pull schema information from Meta Ads and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

Rapid prototyping: combine Meta Ads data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes

Meta Ads MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Meta Ads to Windsurf via MCP:

activate_campaign

Activate a paused campaign

get_account_info

Get ad account details

get_account_insights

Get account-level performance

get_campaign_insights

Get campaign performance metrics

list_ad_sets

List ad sets in a campaign

list_ads

List ads in an ad set

list_audiences

List custom audiences

list_campaigns

List all Meta ad campaigns

list_creatives

List ad creatives

pause_campaign

Can be reactivated later. Pause a campaign

Example Prompts for Meta Ads in Windsurf

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Meta Ads immediately.

"What's my Meta ad spend and ROAS this month?"

"Which ad creatives are performing best?"

"Create a lookalike audience from my top 1000 customers."

Troubleshooting Meta Ads MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Meta Ads to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

Meta Ads + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Meta Ads MCP Server with Windsurf.

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.

Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system — it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.