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Free open-source Google Ads Scripts that recover blocked converting search terms, remove negative keyword conflicts, and automatically exclude brand-misaligned placements — across account, campaign (including Performance Max), ad group, and shared list levels.
Built by John Williams, founder of AHMEEGO™ / It All Started With A Idea LLC — 15+ years of enterprise paid media, $350M+ in managed ad spend, creator of Buddy the Google Ads AI Agent.
| Page | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|
| Installation Guide | Step-by-step setup in the Google Ads Scripts editor (2 minutes) |
| Blocked Search Term Recovery Script | The flagship script — audits negatives against real conversion history |
| Negative Keyword Conflict Cleaner | Classic keyword-vs-negative conflict detection and removal |
| MCC Version | Run the conflict cleaner across up to 50 accounts in a manager account |
| Negative Placement Guardian | Weekly automated placement exclusions for Display, YouTube & PMax |
| Customizing for Your Vertical | Retune the placement blocklist for any industry — with Claude or manually |
| Troubleshooting | Real errors and fixes: AdsApp.negativeKeywords is not a function, QueryError.UNRECOGNIZED_FIELD, and more |
| FAQ | How negative keyword matching actually works, close variants, PMax exclusions |
Negative keyword recovery — Google Ads keywords match queries loosely (close variants) while negative keywords match literally. That asymmetry lets negatives silently block converting search terms without ever conflicting with a keyword. The Recovery script audits negatives against real search term performance and unblocks the converters; the Conflict Cleaner handles literal keyword conflicts at every level, single account or across an MCC.
Placement hygiene — Display and Performance Max campaigns bleed budget into kids' apps, mobile games, and junk inventory by default. The Placement Guardian runs weekly, excluding misaligned placements by pattern and by performance — routing exclusions to campaign level for Display/Video and account level for PMax (the only level PMax respects). Ships tuned for a beauty brand; retune it for any vertical in minutes.
- Reddit: r/ppc_ — share results, ask questions, request features
- AHMEEGO™ ecosystem: ahmeego.com — Buddy (Google Ads AI agent for web, iOS & Android), free Google Ads auditor, google-ads-mcp server, 77-skill open-source agent repo
- Follow the build: LinkedIn · Substack
It All Started With A Idea LLC (AHMEEGO™) Performance marketing studio & AI advertising tools Queen Creek, Arizona, United States Web: itallstartedwithaidea.com · ahmeego.com · googleadsagent.ai
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