Quickstart

AdsCove Product & Engineering · Last reviewed July 10, 2026

From sign-up to your first AI query of store data — about 5 minutes.

1. Sign up and connect platforms

Sign up with one-click Google login or email, then open Connections in the console. Meta and Google use standard OAuth. For Shopify, follow the connection instructions shown on that page.

2. Generate an API key

Open Keys in the console and select Create key. The full key is shown once, so copy it and store it safely. For report-only use, enable read-only access.

3. Connect your AI client

Claude Code, one command:

claude mcp add --transport http adscove https://adscove.com/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key"

Cursor, add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adscove": {
      "url": "https://adscove.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Antigravity, add this to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json or its MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adscove": {
      "serverUrl": "https://adscove.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Codex configuration fallback when OAuth login is unavailable:

[mcp_servers.adscove]
url = "https://adscove.com/api/mcp"
http_headers = { Authorization = "Bearer sk_live_your_key" }

See the client-specific pages in the sidebar for any differences.

4. Verify

Tell the AI: “check my platform connection status.” It will call list_connections and return your connected platforms. Then try:

"Give me the last 7 days' business report"
"Which campaigns spent money with no conversions?"
"Build a $20/day Meta test for this product — dry run first"

5. Approve your first write

When the AI submits a real write, such as creating an ad or changing a budget, AdsCove first returns the pending change and an execution_id. The AI must read the exact change back in the current conversation and receive your explicit consent. Only then can it call approve_action to execute. Use Activity in the console for fallback approval and audit history.