AdButler MCP — Watchlist

MCP100 Assessment

Watchlist / Tracking

Why we’re tracking it

Follow-up value is specific to AdButler account, campaign and reporting tools: Do generated API tools expose campaign spending and mutations clearly despite the large catalog?

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Documentation review; complete setup workflow not independently tested

Best fit

Run reports and manage AdButler advertising campaigns, zones and creatives from an AI client.

What we know

Official MCP for interacting with an AdButler account: reporting, advertisers/campaigns, zones, ad items/creatives, placements/schedules and VAST-related workflows.

Maintenance / activity evidence

@adbutler/mcp-server 2.7.0 published 2026-09-02T02:00:34.855Z

Tracking evidence observed Oct 5, 2026. These dated signals do not establish current maintenance. Reviewed enrichment confidence: high.

Verification gaps / watch-outs

Installation and comprehensive security have not been independently audited.
Advertising reporting plus campaign/zone/creative management. Writes: Create/update campaigns; Create/manage zones/creatives/placements/schedules; Potentially launch live advertising.
AdButler API key.
Sensitive access: Ad account data, Campaign performance, Creative assets

Changes can affect live advertising delivery and spend; approval is appropriate for launches/edits.

Full authority, access and evidence limits are available in Review context and Access & risk.

All limitations / Review context

Do generated API tools expose campaign spending and mutations clearly despite the large catalog?

The bounded review of the publisher's documented AdButler account, campaign and reporting tools and release notices identified no disclosed material condition preventing an accurately scoped public tracking entry. The resource's operational permissions remain uncertainty; this assessment does not certify installation safety.

Changes can affect live advertising delivery and spend; approval is appropriate for launches/edits.
Advertising reporting plus campaign/zone/creative management.
AdButler API key.
Campaign/creative/performance data is processed via AdButler.
Reviewed write actions: Create/update campaigns; Create/manage zones/creatives/placements/schedules; Potentially launch live advertising
Sensitive access: Ad account data, Campaign performance, Creative assets
Installation, client compatibility and comprehensive security have not been independently audited. Authentication and access depend on the configured services.
Runtime behavior, dependencies and undisclosed vulnerabilities were not independently audited.
Documented tool authority and any remote data handling must be checked before installation or use.
Tool inventory, client matrix and permissions completeness were not requirements for this Radar tracking review.
exact env var name
delete/destructive inventory
public repository binding
Write operations can put campaigns live and affect ad delivery/spend.
Requires AdButler API access/key.
Detailed tool-level permission boundaries and deletion semantics were not fully captured here.

Original activity observations

@adbutler/mcp-server 2.7.0 published 2026-09-02T02:00:34.855Z

Technical identity

npm/@adbutler/mcp-server

Exact implementation source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@adbutler/mcp-server ↗
Reviewed resource type: MCP Server
Package identity: npm:@adbutler/mcp-server

Evidence & Sources

Evidence basis: Recorded source evidence
Setup runtime verification: Not independently runtime-tested by MCP100 for this setup workflow.

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Latest source observation Oct 8, 2026

Package registry metadata ↗
@adbutler/mcp-server
Recorded package identity, distribution or download evidence.
Evidence source ↗
help.adbutler.com/mcp/
Source material retained for this review.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.
Evidence source ↗
adbutler.com/skills/
Source material retained for this review.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.

Setup · Watchlist

Install & Agents

Publisher instructions.

Source evidence observed Oct 14, 2026.

Additional setup details required — see the specific gaps below.

Install / connect
MCP100 setup guide
Hosted Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.adbutler.com/mcp is publisher-recommended (no npm/Node). Local npm stdio is a separate option; never require both.
publisher install or stdio launch · Publisher instructions
npx -y @adbutler/mcp-server
reviewed install or registration · Claude Code only · MCP100 composed guide
claude mcp add adbutler --env ADBUTLER_API_KEY=<YOUR_KEY> -- npx -y @adbutler/mcp-server
Configure / authenticate
MCP100 setup guide
Prefer remote https://mcp.adbutler.com/mcp with Authorization header; alternative local npx bridge requires ADBUTLER_API_KEY. Distinguish these two setups.
Previously reviewed hosted and local authentication alternatives: Publisher documents two alternate modes: hosted https://mcp.adbutler.com/mcp with Authorization: Bearer ADBUTLER_API_KEY, or local stdio npx -y @adbutler/mcp-server with ADBUTLER_API_KEY set in client process env. Obtain key via AdButler Dashboard → Settings → API Keys; never paste real key into shared config.
Check connection
Suggested check
Check tools and campaign read-only listing; never create ads as check.
Remove / uninstall / revoke
MCP100 setup guide
If registered in Claude Code under the name `adbutler`, remove the client entry with `claude mcp remove adbutler`. For other MCP hosts remove the matching server/connector in that host’s MCP settings. Remove a globally installed software package separately if applicable; this does not delete data or revoke a service credential.
Client removal, software uninstall, persistent-data deletion and credential revocation are separate actions.
Remove client registration · Claude Code only · MCP100 composed guide
claude mcp remove adbutler

Official Documentation & Sources

What it does

Official MCP for interacting with an AdButler account: reporting, advertisers/campaigns, zones, ad items/creatives, placements/schedules and VAST-related workflows.

Capability: Productivity & Collaboration
Resource type: MCP Server
Industry: Media & Marketing
Best fit: Run reports and manage AdButler advertising campaigns, zones and creatives from an AI client.

Representative uses

Run performance reports
Create/update campaigns
Manage zones/creatives/ad items
Launch advertising placements
Handle VAST/video advertising workflows

Limitations

Write operations can put campaigns live and affect ad delivery/spend.
Requires AdButler API access/key.
Detailed tool-level permission boundaries and deletion semantics were not fully captured here.

Reviewed access

Access & risk

Review the exact access boundary before connecting this MCP to accounts, credentials, or sensitive data.

Authentication: AdButler API key.
Permissions: Advertising reporting plus campaign/zone/creative management.
Data handling: Campaign/creative/performance data is processed via AdButler.
Cost: plan_and_ad_spend
Risk and cautions: Changes can affect live advertising delivery and spend; approval is appropriate for launches/edits.

Access scope and cautions

Write actions: Create/update campaigns Create/manage zones/creatives/placements/schedules Potentially launch live advertising
Sensitive access: Ad account data Campaign performance Creative assets
Risk level: high

FAQ

Based on reviewed evidence as of 2026-10-08. Watchlist tracking is not a recommendation or a security certification.

Which tasks are documented for this implementation?

The reviewed tasks include: Run performance reports; Create/update campaigns; Manage zones/creatives/ad items; Launch advertising placements; Handle VAST/video advertising workflows.

What setup and authentication are documented?

Recorded installation/entrypoint step: npx -y @adbutler/mcp-server. Recorded transport: stdio. Recorded environment-variable notes: ADBUTLER API key (exact env name to verify from package). No configuration values are supplied here. Prerequisites: AdButler account/API access. These are the documented setup details, not a claim that installation or client compatibility was independently tested. Authentication: AdButler API key.

Can it modify data or perform write operations?

Documented write actions include: Create/update campaigns; Create/manage zones/creatives/placements/schedules; Potentially launch live advertising. Recorded permission boundary: Advertising reporting plus campaign/zone/creative management.

What data-handling boundary should I consider?

Campaign/creative/performance data is processed via AdButler. Recorded sensitive-access context: Ad account data; Campaign performance; Creative assets.

What limitations and risks should I check before use?

Changes can affect live advertising delivery and spend; approval is appropriate for launches/edits. Write operations can put campaigns live and affect ad delivery/spend. Requires AdButler API access/key. Detailed tool-level permission boundaries and deletion semantics were not fully captured here. Runtime behavior, dependencies and undisclosed vulnerabilities were not independently audited. Documented tool authority and any remote data handling must be checked before installation or use.

What cost model is recorded?

The reviewed cost model is plan and ad spend. This classification does not establish current prices, quotas or the cost of every downstream operation. Check the applicable service terms before authorizing paid actions.