Nexus knowledge hub

Practical AdTech knowledge.
Written for real operators.

Detailed guides to programmatic infrastructure, feed monetization, video delivery, targeting controls, platform strategy and AI-native AdTech.

Programmatic

3 operator guides

Programmatic

What is OpenRTB? A practical guide for AdTech operators

Understand the OpenRTB request lifecycle, supply and demand roles, auctions, QPS and the operational controls required around the protocol.

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Programmatic

SSP vs DSP vs Ad Exchange

A clear explanation of supply-side platforms, demand-side platforms and ad exchanges—and how traffic moves between them.

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Programmatic

The OpenRTB request lifecycle from supply to win notice

Follow a bid request through validation, routing, bidding, auction selection, delivery and reporting.

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Traffic controls

3 operator guides

Traffic controls

QPS governance for advertising infrastructure

Learn how platform, channel, partner and endpoint limits protect infrastructure and commercial commitments.

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Traffic controls

Supply quality filtering without a black box

Understand request-context, environment, duplicate and source controls used to protect advertising traffic.

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Traffic controls

Click fraud filters for PPC and feed traffic

A practical model for bot, proxy, IP, domain, referrer, iframe and repeated-request controls without turning traffic quality into a black box.

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Feeds

5 operator guides

Feeds

XML feed monetization: from affiliate request to demand response

A detailed guide to XML advertising feeds, partner access, normalization, request policy, routing and reporting.

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Feeds

XML vs JSON advertising feeds

Compare XML and JSON feed contracts, operational tradeoffs and normalization requirements.

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Feeds

Affiliate sub-ID tracking and partner-level traffic analysis

Use sub-identifiers to distinguish sources, placements and commercial performance beneath a partner account.

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Feeds

Duplicate request protection for feed traffic

Why repeated advertising requests distort delivery, capacity and reporting—and how explicit controls reduce the impact.

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Feeds

Feed, bid and limit management for search advertising

How feed profiles, result limits, timeouts, allowed targets, custom bids and publisher exceptions create a controllable demand layer.

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Video

3 operator guides

Video

What is VAST video advertising?

Understand VAST responses, wrappers, media assets, tracking and the controls around web, app and CTV delivery.

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Video

VAST wrapper diagnostics and timeout analysis

Trace wrapper chains, media delivery, errors and timeout boundaries in video advertising.

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Video

Web, app and CTV video inventory: operational differences

Compare delivery context, player constraints and policy needs across major video environments.

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AI + MCP

4 operator guides

AI + MCP

MCP for AdTech: making advertising infrastructure understandable to AI

Learn how Model Context Protocol exposes governed tools, resources and prompts without giving AI clients database credentials.

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AI + MCP

How an AI client connects to Nexus MCP

A practical connection model for compatible AI clients using the Nexus Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint.

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AI + MCP

Nexus MCP security model

How Nexus separates public product knowledge, authenticated operations and private infrastructure.

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AI + MCP

AI-ready AdTech platform checklist

Evaluate whether an advertising platform is truly AI-operable or merely contains a chat widget.

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Platform strategy

4 operator guides

Platform strategy

Build vs buy an AdTech platform

A decision framework for evaluating internal development, point solutions and a configurable control-plane approach.

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Platform strategy

White-label AdTech platform architecture

Understand domains, tenant modules, branded experiences, service connections and security boundaries for a white-label deployment.

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Platform strategy

AdTech platform evaluation checklist

A practical checklist covering products, targeting, integrations, security, operations, AI readiness and deployment.

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Platform strategy

Migrating from fragmented or legacy AdTech services

Plan a phased migration that preserves traffic contracts while introducing a shared control plane.

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Search advertising

2 operator guides

Search advertising

PPC search syndication platform: feeds, publishers and commercial control

Learn how a white-label PPC search platform connects XML or JSON demand feeds with affiliates, direct publishers and advertiser campaigns.

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Search advertising

Contextual advertising and domain parking operations

How site approval, keyword extraction, categories, landing templates and feed routing support contextual and parked-domain monetization.

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Partner operations

1 operator guides

Partner operations

Publisher and affiliate management for AdTech platforms

Design partner onboarding, account levels, access profiles, suspension, balances, caps and payout workflows around clear operating responsibility.

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Campaign operations

1 operator guides

Campaign operations

Direct advertiser campaign management inside an AdTech platform

Understand campaign moderation, minimum bids, targeting, access control, statistics and funding boundaries for direct demand.

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Performance advertising

1 operator guides

Performance advertising

Mobile performance platform for CPA, CPI and CPL campaigns

Plan mobile offer targeting, caps, postbacks, publisher payouts and two-way API integrations around measurable outcomes.

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