Bring Retargeting
to Cursor
Learn how to connect AdRoll to Cursor and start using 7 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the AdRoll MCP Server?
Connect your AdRoll account to any AI agent and take full control of your digital advertising operations and retargeting workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Campaign Orchestration — List and manage all your advertising campaigns programmatically, retrieving detailed budget settings and high-fidelity operational status in real-time
- Ad Group & Creative Intelligence — Access your complete directory of ad groups and creative assets to coordinate your visual marketing strategy across multiple channels
- Performance Reporting — Programmatically retrieve real-time metrics including clicks, impressions, and high-fidelity spend data to optimize your ROI directly through your agent
- Audience Segmentation — Access and manage your retargeting segments to ensure perfectly coordinated audience targeting and high-fidelity personalized experiences
- Infrastructure Monitoring — Access advertisable profile metadata and verify account-level settings directly through your agent for instant operational reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key or Personal Access Token from the AdRoll Developer Portal
3. Start managing your advertising performance from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual toggling between complex ad tables or missing spend spikes. Your AI acts as your dedicated ad operations coordinator and performance analyst.
Who is this for?
- Marketing Managers — instantly retrieve campaign performance recaps and monitor spend using natural language commands
- Growth Advertisers — orchestrate audience segments and verify creative status without leaving your creative workspace
- Media Buyers — automate the retrieval of structured advertising metrics for internal reporting through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (7)
Get campaign details
Pass report criteria as a JSON string. Get performance report
List ad groups for a campaign
List all ads for an advertisable
List all advertisable profiles
List campaigns for an advertisable
List audience segments
Why Cursor?
Cursor's Agent mode turns AdRoll into an in-editor superpower. Ask Cursor to generate code using live data from AdRoll and it fetches, processes, and writes. all in a single agentic loop. 7 tools appear alongside file editing and terminal access, creating a unified development environment grounded in real-time information.
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Agent mode turns Cursor into an autonomous coding assistant that can read files, run commands, and call MCP tools without switching context
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Cursor's Composer feature can generate entire files using real-time data fetched through MCP. no copy-pasting from external dashboards
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MCP tools appear alongside built-in tools like file reading and terminal access, creating a unified agentic environment
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VS Code extension compatibility means your existing workflow, keybindings, and extensions all work alongside MCP tools
AdRoll in Cursor
AdRoll and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect AdRoll to Cursor through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for AdRoll in Cursor
The AdRoll MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 7 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Cursor only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
AdRoll for Cursor
Every tool call from Cursor to the AdRoll MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my AdRoll API credentials?
Log in to the AdRoll Developer Portal, navigate to your dashboard, and generate a Personal Access Token or register an app to obtain your API Key.
Can I retrieve spend metrics via AI?
Yes! The get_report tool allows your agent to retrieve high-fidelity spend and performance data by providing a JSON criteria object.
How do I check my advertisable profiles?
Use the list_advertisables tool to retrieve your complete directory of websites and brands managed within your AdRoll account programmatically.
What is Agent mode and why does it matter for MCP?
Agent mode is Cursor's autonomous execution mode where the AI can perform multi-step tasks: reading files, editing code, running terminal commands, and calling MCP tools. Without Agent mode, Cursor operates in a simpler ask-and-answer mode that doesn't support tool calling. Always ensure you're in Agent mode when working with MCP servers.
Where does Cursor store MCP configuration?
Cursor looks for MCP server configurations in a mcp.json file. You can configure servers at the project level (.cursor/mcp.json in your project root) or globally (~/.cursor/mcp.json). Project-level configs take precedence.
Can Cursor use MCP tools in inline edits?
No. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode through the chat panel. Inline completions and Tab suggestions do not trigger MCP tool calls. This is by design. tool calls require user visibility and approval.
How do I verify MCP tools are loaded?
Open Settings → Features → MCP and look for your server name. A green indicator means the server is connected. You can also check Agent mode's available tools by clicking the tools dropdown in the chat panel.
Tools not appearing in Cursor
Ensure you are in Agent mode (not Ask mode). MCP tools only work in Agent mode.
Server shows as disconnected
Check Settings → Features → MCP and verify the server status. Try clicking the refresh button.