Agent skill

google-ads

Query, audit, and optimize Google Ads campaigns. Supports two modes: (1) API mode for bulk operations with the google-ads Python SDK, (2) attached-browser mode for users without API access. Use when asked to check ad performance, pause campaigns or keywords, find wasted spend, audit conversion tracking, or optimize Google Ads accounts.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/google-ads

Metadata

Additional technical details for this skill

openclaw
{
    "emoji": "\ud83d\udcca",
    "requires": {
        "config": [
            "~/.google-ads.yaml"
        ],
        "anyBins": [
            "python3"
        ]
    }
}

SKILL.md

Google Ads Skill

Manage Google Ads accounts via API or an attached browser session.

Mode Selection

Check which mode to use:

  1. API Mode - If user has google-ads.yaml configured or GOOGLE_ADS_* env vars
  2. Browser Mode - If user says "I don't have API access" or just wants quick checks
bash
# Check for API config
ls ~/.google-ads.yaml 2>/dev/null || ls google-ads.yaml 2>/dev/null

If no config found, ask: "Do you have Google Ads API credentials, or should I use the attached browser session?"


Browser Mode (Universal)

Requirements: User logged into ads.google.com in browser

Setup

  1. User opens ads.google.com and logs in
  2. User clicks Clawdbot Browser Relay toolbar icon (badge ON)
  3. Use browser tool with profile="chrome"

Common Workflows

Get Campaign Performance

1. Navigate to: ads.google.com/aw/campaigns
2. Set date range (top right date picker)
3. Snapshot the campaigns table
4. Parse: Campaign, Status, Budget, Cost, Conversions, Cost/Conv

Find Zero-Conversion Keywords (Wasted Spend)

1. Navigate to: ads.google.com/aw/keywords
2. Click "Add filter" → Conversions → Less than → 1
3. Click "Add filter" → Cost → Greater than → [threshold, e.g., $500]
4. Sort by Cost descending
5. Snapshot table for analysis

Pause Keywords/Campaigns

1. Navigate to keywords or campaigns view
2. Check boxes for items to pause
3. Click "Edit" dropdown → "Pause"
4. Confirm action

Download Reports

1. Navigate to desired view (campaigns, keywords, etc.)
2. Click "Download" icon (top right of table)
3. Select format (CSV recommended)
4. File downloads to user's Downloads folder

For detailed browser selectors: Load browser-workflows.md from this skill's references folder.


API Mode (Power Users)

Requirements: Google Ads API developer token plus locally configured client credentials

Setup Check

bash
# Verify google-ads SDK
python -c "from google.ads.googleads.client import GoogleAdsClient; print('OK')"

# Check config
cat ~/.google-ads.yaml

Common Operations

Query Campaign Performance

python
from google.ads.googleads.client import GoogleAdsClient

client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage()
ga_service = client.get_service("GoogleAdsService")

query = """
    SELECT campaign.name, campaign.status,
           metrics.cost_micros, metrics.conversions,
           metrics.cost_per_conversion
    FROM campaign
    WHERE segments.date DURING LAST_30_DAYS
    ORDER BY metrics.cost_micros DESC
"""

response = ga_service.search(customer_id=CUSTOMER_ID, query=query)

Find Zero-Conversion Keywords

python
query = """
    SELECT ad_group_criterion.keyword.text,
           campaign.name, metrics.cost_micros
    FROM keyword_view
    WHERE metrics.conversions = 0
      AND metrics.cost_micros > 500000000
      AND segments.date DURING LAST_90_DAYS
    ORDER BY metrics.cost_micros DESC
"""

Pause Keywords

python
operations = []
for keyword_id in keywords_to_pause:
    operation = client.get_type("AdGroupCriterionOperation")
    operation.update.resource_name = f"customers/{customer_id}/adGroupCriteria/{ad_group_id}~{keyword_id}"
    operation.update.status = client.enums.AdGroupCriterionStatusEnum.PAUSED
    operations.append(operation)

service.mutate_ad_group_criteria(customer_id=customer_id, operations=operations)

For full API reference: Load api-setup.md from this skill's references folder.


Audit Checklist

Quick health check for any Google Ads account:

Check Browser Path What to Look For
Zero-conv keywords Keywords → Filter: Conv<1, Cost>$500 Wasted spend
Empty ad groups Ad Groups → Filter: Ads=0 No creative running
Policy violations Campaigns → Status column Yellow warning icons
Optimization Score Overview page (top right) Below 70% = action needed
Conversion tracking Tools → Conversions Inactive/no recent data

Output Formats

When reporting findings, use tables:

markdown
## Campaign Performance (Last 30 Days)
| Campaign | Cost | Conv | CPA | Status |
|----------|------|------|-----|--------|
| Branded  | $5K  | 50   | $100| ✅ Good |
| SDK Web  | $10K | 2    | $5K | ❌ Pause |

## Recommended Actions
1. **PAUSE**: SDK Web campaign ($5K CPA)
2. **INCREASE**: Branded budget (strong performer)

Troubleshooting

Safety Boundaries

  • Do not pause campaigns, keywords, or budgets without explicit confirmation from the user.
  • Do not export or summarize account data beyond the account, date range, and entities the user requested.
  • Do not expose API credentials, downloaded reports, or account identifiers in chat output.
  • Do not use browser mode unless the user has attached the correct logged-in ads.google.com session.

Browser Mode Issues

  • Can't see data: Check user is on correct account (top right account selector)
  • Slow loading: Google Ads UI is heavy; wait for tables to fully load
  • Session expired: User needs to re-login to ads.google.com

API Mode Issues

  • Authentication failed: Refresh OAuth token, check google-ads.yaml
  • Developer token rejected: Ensure token is approved (not test mode)
  • Customer ID error: Use 10-digit ID without dashes

Security & Change-Control Addendum

  • Default mode is read-only audit/reporting.
  • Any mutating action (pause/enable/edit bids/budgets) requires explicit confirmation listing impacted entities first.
  • Browser mode must be user-attended for account-affecting actions.
  • Protect ~/.google-ads.yaml permissions and never echo tokens/secrets in terminal output.

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