How to Connect HireOtto to Claude, ChatGPT, and Make

HireOtto is a remote MCP server, so connecting it to your AI tool is a matter of adding a small JSON configuration block — there is nothing to install locally. Pick your tool below, paste the config, restart the application, and you are ready to manage Google Ads in plain language.

Claude Web
ChatGPT
Make.com
Other MCP clients

Claude Web makes it super easy to add a custom connector.

Open the connectors page

Head over to:

https://claude.ai/customize/connectors

You’ll see a ’+’ icon → Add custom connector.

Free plan allows only one custom connector.

Add the HireOtto server url

Paste the following url. Give it a friendly name like HireOtto – Google Ads MCP and click Add.

https://googleads.hireotto.com/mcp

Click connect

A Google sign‑in window opens. This is a quick handshake so the server can recognize your workspace. Approve the prompt.You’ll see “Successfully connected” in Claude (blue banner). That confirms HireOtto is reachable as a remote MCP server.

Ask Claude to connect Google Ads (one time action)

Try a plain-English prompt like “Connect Google Ads” or “Authenticate Google Ads.”Claude will return a link - open it and grant access. During this step you’ll also be asked to select which Google Ads accounts HireOtto can access.When the auth page says you’re done, close that window and return to Claude.HireOtto is now fully set up.

Sanity check (optional)

Open a new conversation in Claude and type:

List my accessible accounts

List campaigns for <account id>.

Claude should respond with a list of your accounts or campaigns.

ChatGPT supports MCP servers through ‘apps’.

Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Enable Developer Mode (this is to allow adding custom servers) Once enabled, you’ll see a ‘Create app’ button. Use that, paste the server URL, select OAuth as the Authentication and Create.

Open settings

Head over to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Enable Developer Mode.

This is to allow adding custom servers.

Create app

Once dev mode is enabled, you’ll see a ‘Create app’ button.

Click on ‘create app’
paste the server URL
add a name
select OAuth as the Authentication
and create.

Click create

A Google sign‑in window opens. This is a quick handshake so the server can recognize your workspace. Approve the prompt.Once completed successfully, you’ll see the server listed under Enabled apps. That confirms HireOtto is reachable as a remote MCP server.

Ask ChatGPT to connect Google Ads (one time action)

Try a plain-English prompt like “Connect Google Ads” or “Authenticate Google Ads.”ChatGPT will return a link - open it and grant access. During this step you’ll also be asked to select which Google Ads accounts HireOtto can access.When the auth page says you’re done, close that window and return to Claude.HireOtto is now fully set up.

You need to stay in Developer Mode to use a custom server in ChatGPT.

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation in ChatGPT and type:

List my accessible accounts

List campaigns for <account id>.

ChatGPT should respond with a list of your accounts or campaigns.

Make enables MCP server via ‘Make AI Agents’ or Scenarios.
With agents, you’ll see an option to add a MCP server right below the system prompt. With Scenarios, you’ll need to add a MCP node.

Make.com already has the HireOtto server added in their supported servers list. So you don’t even need the server url to get started.

Add the server

In the MCP modal, add a name and then ‘select a server’.Search for GoogleAds in the dropdown. The server there is pre-configured HireOtto server. All you need to do is click Add.

Click Add

A Google sign‑in window opens. This is a quick handshake so the server can recognize your workspace. Approve the prompt.You’ll see a successfully connected message in Make. That confirms HireOtto is reachable as a remote MCP server.

Ask Make to connect Google Ads (one time action)

Try a plain-English prompt like “Connect Google Ads” or “Authenticate Google Ads.”The server will return a link - open it and grant access. During this step you’ll also be asked to select which Google Ads accounts HireOtto can access.When the auth page says you’re done, close that window and return to Make.HireOtto is now fully set up.

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation in Claude and type:

List my accessible accounts

List campaigns for <account id>.

Claude should respond with a list of your accounts or campaigns.

Any MCP-compatible client that supports the HTTP transport can connect to HireOtto. Use the following details when configuring your client.Transport: HTTPEndpoint URL:

https://googleads.hireotto.com/mcp

Simply add the server and complete the handshake.
Once that is done, input a simple prompt like “authenticate google ads”. This will return a link. Follow that to authenticate Google ads & select accounts that you’d like to access via the server.Run a simple sanity check such as “list my campaigns for <account id>“

Optional: Connect Google Search Console

If you want to analyze organic search data, connect Google Search Console separately. In your AI assistant, ask:

Connect my Google Search Console account.

HireOtto will return an authentication link. Open it, choose the Google account that has access to your Search Console properties, and approve access. Then verify the connection:

Show me the Search Console sites I have access to.

For examples and reporting workflows, see Google Search Console MCP reporting.

Next steps

Once your AI tool shows a list of accounts or campaigns after the verification prompt, your connection is working. And once HireOtto is connected, you can use these guides to run real Google Ads workflows:

If setup fails, go to Troubleshooting.

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