SideSpot MCP

Your campaigns.
Connected through MCP.

Plan a campaign, refine its creative, and follow its performance from the AI client you already use. SideSpot’s MCP server connects your AI client to your advertiser account. Sign in through your browser and approve access to get started.

Set up your connection ↓
01

Create and refine

Build drafts, upload and check artwork, duplicate campaigns, and submit new creatives for review.

02

Control delivery

Set placement bids, budgets, schedules, and audiences. Start, stop, or archive your campaigns.

03

Understand results

Read performance, export reports, and manage conversion attribution for your campaigns.

04

Manage funding

Check campaign balances and funding history, prepare checkout links, and request eligible refunds.

Connect your AI client to SideSpot.

Choose your client below, add SideSpot, and approve access in your browser. You’ll need an eligible SideSpot advertiser account.

  1. Add SideSpot to your clientUse the setup prompt below, or follow the instructions for your client.
  2. Sign in and approve accessYour client opens SideSpot in your browser. Review advertiser access before approving the connection.
  3. Check the connectionAsk your client to list your campaigns and balances. Setup does not require creating a campaign or making a payment.

Let your client guide you through setup

Setup prompt

Connect to my SideSpot advertiser account using the MCP server at https://sidespot.io/mcp. Read https://sidespot.io/agents.md for setup instructions. Open the browser so I can sign in and approve access, then check that you can read my campaigns and balances. Do not change any campaigns during setup.

Set up your preferred client

Codex

Run these commands in your terminal to add SideSpot to Codex and start browser sign-in.

Codex setup
codex mcp add sidespot --url https://sidespot.io/mcp
codex mcp login sidespot

Approve access in your browser, then return to Codex and ask it to list your SideSpot campaigns and balance without making changes.

Codex documentation ↗
Claude Code

Run this command in your terminal to add SideSpot to Claude Code.

Claude Code setup
claude mcp add --transport http sidespot https://sidespot.io/mcp

Open Claude Code, enter /mcp, and select SideSpot to authenticate. Approve access in your browser, then ask Claude to list your campaigns and balance without making changes.

Claude Code documentation ↗
Hermes

Add this entry to ~/.hermes/config.yaml. If mcp_servers already exists, add sidespot beneath it and keep your other servers.

Hermes setup
mcp_servers:
  sidespot:
    url: "https://sidespot.io/mcp"
    auth: oauth

In a fresh terminal, run hermes mcp login sidespot and approve access in your browser. Start a new Hermes chat to use the connection.

Hermes documentation ↗
OpenClaw

Use OpenClaw’s MCPorter skill. Install MCPorter through the skill’s setup if it is missing, then run these commands on the machine where OpenClaw runs.

OpenClaw setup
mcporter config add sidespot https://sidespot.io/mcp --scope home
mcporter auth sidespot
mcporter list sidespot --schema

Complete browser sign-in, then ask OpenClaw to use its MCPorter skill to read your SideSpot campaigns and balance. A remote installation needs a browser sign-in flow that can return to that machine.

OpenClaw documentation ↗
Gemini CLI

These steps are for the Gemini terminal app. Run this command to add SideSpot to your user configuration.

Gemini CLI setup
gemini mcp add --transport http --scope user sidespot https://sidespot.io/mcp

Start Gemini CLI, enter /mcp auth sidespot, and approve access in your browser. Use /mcp to check the connection and available tools.

Gemini CLI documentation ↗
Cursor

Add this configuration to ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects, or .cursor/mcp.json for one project. Merge sidespot into an existing mcpServers object if you already have other servers.

Cursor setup
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidespot": {
      "url": "https://sidespot.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Open Cursor’s MCP settings, find SideSpot, and complete its OAuth sign-in prompt in your browser. Return to Cursor and check that its tools are available.

Cursor documentation ↗

Once connected, ask your client to list your campaigns and balance without making changes. These guides follow each client’s documentation; a successful sign-in and read check confirm your connection.

You approve the connection.

After you grant access, your agent can manage your advertiser campaigns without repeated SideSpot confirmations. Review connected agents or revoke access at any time in Settings.

Creative approval and refund review still belong to SideSpot. Payments happen through human checkout. The current service uses simulated funds or configured payment sandboxes.