AdKit CLI

Agent interface for managing ads via the terminal. Draft-first — nothing publishes until explicitly confirmed.

First: check setup

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1. Search the project for a file named ad-process.md. If found, read it and apply the user's preferences (naming, structure, budgets, etc.) to all commands. If the user shares preferences but no file exists, offer to create one. Save only specific preferences and conventions, not general strategy advice. Use ## General for cross-platform preferences, ## Meta / ## Google etc. for platform-specific ones.
2. Run adkit status. If it works, proceed to the command routing table.
3. If adkit is not found: npm i -g adkit-cli, then adkit setup manage.
4. If not authenticated: adkit setup manage opens a browser for login and Meta Ads account connection in one step.

Command routing

Task	Command
Authenticate / connect	adkit setup
Check accounts and status	adkit status
Switch project	adkit projects use <id>
Create a campaign	adkit manage meta campaigns create
Create an ad set	adkit manage meta adsets create
Create an ad (media + copy)	adkit manage meta ads create
Upload image or video	adkit manage meta media upload
Find targeting interests	adkit manage meta interests search
Review drafts before publish	adkit manage drafts list
Publish a draft	adkit manage drafts publish <id>
List campaigns/adsets/ads	adkit manage meta {entity} list

Core commands

Campaign

adkit manage meta campaigns create --name "..." --objective sales --budget-daily 50

Flag	Required	Values
--objective	yes	sales, leads, engagement, awareness, app_promotion. Use sales or leads in 99% of cases.
--budget-daily	yes*	Amount in account currency. *Or --budget-total for lifetime
--name	no	Defaults to campaign YYYY-MM-DD
--bid-strategy	no	lowest_cost (default), cost_cap, bid_cap, min_roas
--abo	no	Use ad set budgets instead of campaign-level CBO

Ad set

adkit manage meta adsets create --campaign <id> --optimization conversions --event-type purchase --countries US,CA

Flag	Required	Values
--campaign	yes	Parent campaign ID
--optimization	yes	conversions, lead_generation, link_clicks, impressions, reach
--event-type	no*	purchase, lead, subscribe, start_trial, add_to_cart, contact
--countries	no	Comma-separated ISO codes (e.g., US,CA,GB)
--interest	no	Interest ID (repeatable). Use interests search to find IDs
--pixel	no	Pixel ID. Falls back to account default
--budget-daily	no	Only with --abo on campaign

*Required when --optimization is conversions.

Ad

adkit manage meta ads create --adset <id> --media ./image.jpg --primary-text "..." --headline "..." --cta learn_more --url "https://..."

Flag	Required	Values
--adset	yes	Ad set ID
--media	yes	File path, URL, or media ID. Repeatable for Flexible Creatives
--primary-text	yes	Ad body. Repeatable for Flexible Creatives
--headline	yes	Headline. Repeatable for Flexible Creatives
--cta	no	learn_more, shop_now, sign_up, download, book_now, apply_now
--url	no	Landing page URL
--page	no	Facebook Page ID. Auto-resolved from defaults

Flexible Creatives: pass multiple --media, --primary-text, --headline — Meta tests combinations automatically.

Interests search

adkit manage meta interests search "digital marketing" "social media"

Multiple queries in one call. Returns IDs for --interest flag on ad set creation.

Run adkit <command> --help full for all flags and JSON-only fields.

Draft-first workflow

All create/update commands produce a draft by default:

1. Create campaign → draft ID
2. Create ad set → draft ID
3. Create ad → draft ID
4. Review: adkit manage drafts list
5. Publish each: adkit manage drafts publish <id>

Add --publish to any command to skip drafts and publish immediately.

Key behaviors

• AdKit API, not Meta API. All commands go through AdKit's simplified API. Flags like --objective, --budget-daily, --event-type are AdKit's abstraction — friendlier than Meta's raw fields.
• Smart defaults. AdKit applies defaults settings (matching Business Manager defaults + improvements like scheduling, etc). Most campaigns only need a few flags — omitted settings are handled automatically. If user needs something specific, they can override the defaults.
• --platform-overrides <json>: escape hatch for raw Meta API fields not covered by AdKit flags. Merged directly onto the platform payload. Use when a specific Meta option isn't available as a named flag.
• --json: auto-enabled in non-TTY. Force with --json flag.
• --data <json>: bypasses named flags — pass the full AdKit API request body as JSON.
• Account resolution: auto-resolved if only one Meta account connected. Otherwise use --account <id>.
• Media handling: --media auto-uploads files and detects image vs video from extension.

With meta-ads

The meta-ads skill provides Meta advertising strategy: campaign structure, budget management, creative best practices, audience targeting, and performance analysis. Use it to decide what to build, then use this CLI skill to execute it.