How to Connect the AdLabs MCP to OpenClaw

Step 1: Add the AdLabs MCP Server to OpenClaw

First, add the AdLabs MCP server configuration to your OpenClaw config. You can do this using the CLI command or by editing your config file directly.

Add the following to your OpenClaw MCP server configuration:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "adlabs": {
        "url": "https://mcp.adlabs.app/",
        "transport": "streamable-http"
      }
    }
  }
}

You can use openclaw mcp set or edit the config file directly. After adding the server, restart OpenClaw.

Step 2: Install mcporter

mcporter is a CLI tool that handles the OAuth authentication flow for MCP servers. Install it globally using npm:

npm install -g mcporter

Step 3: Configure mcporter

Add the AdLabs server to mcporter's config:

mcporter config add adlabs '{"url":"https://mcp.adlabs.app/mcp","transport":"streamable-http"}'

Step 4: Authenticate with AdLabs

Start the OAuth authentication flow by running:

mcporter auth adlabs

This will open a browser window where you can sign in with your AdLabs credentials. Click "Allow" to authorize access. If the browser does not open automatically, the authorization URL will be displayed in your terminal for you to copy and paste.

Step 5: Get Your Access Token

After authorization, retrieve the stored token by running:

mcporter config get adlabs

Copy the access_token value from the output. You will need this in the next step.

Step 6: Update Your OpenClaw Config with the Token

Update your AdLabs MCP server configuration to include the Authorization header with the token you just retrieved:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "adlabs": {
        "url": "https://mcp.adlabs.app/mcp",
        "transport": "streamable-http",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer PASTE_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace PASTE_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE with the actual token from Step 5. Then restart OpenClaw.

Step 7: Verify the Connection

Confirm the MCP server is connected and working by running:

openclaw mcp list

You should see the AdLabs server listed. To test it out, try asking your OpenClaw agent to fetch your teams or run a simple query against your AdLabs data.

Important Notes

Token expiration: The access token expires after approximately 1 hour. When it expires, repeat Steps 4 through 6 to generate a new token.
Client registration: mcporter handles the OAuth client registration automatically, so you do not need to configure any client IDs or secrets manually.
Browser not opening? If the browser does not open during Step 4, check the terminal output for the authorization URL and open it manually.

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