Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the Taboola MCP Server?
Connect your Taboola Backstage account to any AI agent and take full control of your native advertising workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Account Management — List all allowed accounts and retrieve current user profile details
- Campaign Control — List, fetch, create, and update campaigns including budgets, CPC, and active status
- Ad Management — Manage campaign items (ads) by listing existing creatives or adding new URLs and thumbnails
- Performance Reporting — Run detailed campaign summary reports by dimension (day, week, month) or identify top-performing content
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Taboola Client ID and Client Secret
- Start optimizing your native ads from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more jumping between tabs to check CTR or adjust daily caps. Your AI acts as a dedicated Ad Ops specialist.
Who is this for?
- Digital Marketers — instantly retrieve performance metrics and adjust campaign settings without opening Backstage
- Ad Ops Teams — automate the creation of campaign items and monitor account access across multiple clients
- Growth Engineers — integrate real-time ad performance data into development workflows for faster iteration
Built-in capabilities (10)
Create a new Taboola campaign
Create a new campaign item (ad)
Get details for a specific campaign
Get campaign summary report
Get current Taboola user details
Get top campaign content report
List allowed Taboola accounts
List items (ads) in a campaign
List campaigns for an account
Update an existing Taboola campaign
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Taboola tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste 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.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Taboola in Windsurf
Taboola and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Taboola to Windsurf 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 | 4,000+ 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 Taboola in Windsurf
The Taboola 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 10 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf 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
Taboola for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Taboola MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see how my campaigns are performing across different time periods?
Yes! Use the get_campaign_summary_report tool. You can specify the account_id and a dimension (like day, week, or month) to get a detailed breakdown of metrics like clicks, impressions, and spend.
How do I add a new ad to an existing campaign?
Simply use the create_campaign_item action. Provide the account_id, campaign_id, and the url of the content you want to promote. You can also optionally include a custom title and thumbnail URL.
Is it possible to pause or update the budget of a campaign?
Yes. The update_campaign tool allows you to modify the daily_cap, cpc, and the is_active status of any campaign by providing its ID and the target account ID.
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.
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