Connect Shield with Claude: review suspicious clicks before you act
Add Shield on its own address, paste the site tag, and read click-fraud reports in Claude; settings changes are previewed before a confirmed change.
6 min read · Reviewed · AdvisorPPC editorial team
Read as MarkdownWhat Shield does
Shield looks for paid clicks that seem invalid, such as bots, data centres and repeat clickers. It captures each ad click with a first-party tag on your landing page, scores it, and reports the reasons for each score, so you can read click-fraud reports in Claude. Shield is sold separately from the main AdvisorPPC connector and runs on its own address. A good fraud report should always show why a click was flagged, so you never act on a score alone.
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector; AdvisorPPC: Shield connector
Connect it in Claude
In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, choose Add custom connector, and paste https://shield.advisorppc.com/shield/mcp. The endpoint requires authentication, and its health check and OAuth discovery answer. Follow the steps Claude shows to finish the connection. You can disconnect Shield in Claude at any time. Shield is not the same address as the main AdvisorPPC connector, so keep the two separate in your connector list.
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector
Connect it with your website
Paste the Shield site tag into every page your ads send people to, ideally in the page head. The tag loads s.js from shield.advisorppc.com with your site key in the k parameter. On WordPress, add the tag through your theme or tag manager; the AdvisorPPC plugin 1.1.0 from WordPress.org keeps Shield disabled. The tag records each ad click and how the visit behaves. Name it in your privacy notice and cookie banner where your law requires, and check the privacy page for what it collects.
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector; WordPress.org: AdvisorPPC plugin 1.1.0
Five prompts, reads first
First: "Which clicks this week look fraudulent, and why?" Second: "Show the daily trend of clicks and suspicious clicks for the last 30 days." Third: "Which sites in my workspace have the most suspicious clicks?" Fourth: "What are my current Shield settings?" The fifth is a change: "Raise my score threshold, and show me the preview first." Settings changes are previewed before a confirmed change, so the change waits for your confirm. Read the preview, and change one setting at a time so you can tell what each one did.
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector
Usage and plans
Shield is a separate product from the main AdvisorPPC connector. If you also use the main connector: Free is now 3x. Free reads Google Ads, GA4, Tag Manager, Search Console and YouTube, with no card; changes start on a paid plan.
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector; AdvisorPPC connector docs: Plans and limits
When something goes wrong
A 401 from the Shield address in a browser is expected; paste it into Claude instead. If Claude says a platform is not connected for the main connector, connect your accounts at https://mcp.advisorppc.com/dashboard. If no clicks appear, check that the tag is on the landing page your ads use, not only the home page. Support: [email protected].
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector; AdvisorPPC connector docs: Troubleshooting
How this guide was made
Drafted with AI from our product documentation; reviewed by Claude; approved for publishing by Tariqul Islam (pending).
Sources: AdvisorPPC docs: Shield connector
Worked example
Example account: a locksmith sees a spike in clicks overnight with no calls. It asks Shield which clicks look fraudulent and sees most of them from two data-centre addresses, each with repeat clicks inside a minute. It asks for the trend to confirm the spike is new, then reads the reasons Shield gives for each flagged click. These figures are invented to show the order of questions; they are not a measured result. Only then does the owner decide whether to act, previews a settings change, and confirms it. A week later it reviews the trend again before changing anything else.
Try it in your account
Connect your account first. Review the answer before deciding what to change.
Which clicks this week look fraudulent, and why? Read only; do not change anything.
Before you move on
- Use the Shield address, not the main connector address.
- Put the tag on every landing page your ads use.
- Read the preview before you confirm a settings change.
Terms to know
- Site tag
- The script on your landing page that records each ad click for Shield.
- Site key
- The value that ties a Shield tag to one site in your workspace.
- Invalid click
- A paid click that does not come from a genuine interested person.