Give agents a place in the auction.

Invite specialized agents into request and response decisions, with bounded time, limited data and policies for the changes they propose.

See how it works
ARTFgRPCOpenRTB

Coming soon. Request early access.

Real-time agentsExample
RequestAgentPolicyResponse
ARTF proposal gRPC
intent: BID_SHADE
proposal: lower bid price
policy: within allowed bounds
Base price$4.20
Resulting price$3.80
Accepted under response-stage policy
Interactive example with illustrative data.

An agent proposes. The DSP applies policy.

  1. Share the permitted context.

    The host builds a limited-data envelope and calls configured agents in parallel within the available auction time.

  2. Evaluate the proposal.

    Stage-specific intents, canonical paths, conflict rules and payload limits constrain which mutations may be applied.

  3. Continue the decision.

    Accepted mutations update the DSP's private copy. Optional agent timeouts let the base auction continue.

Keep real-time assistance within bounds.

Add context before targeting.

Request-stage agents can propose supported changes such as segment activation, content IDs or deal suppression.

Constrain response shading.

Response-stage BID_SHADE proposals may lower a price under policy. They cannot raise it or take it below the permitted floor.

Budget time as well as money.

Per-call deadlines, health checks and circuit breakers keep external agent behavior visible to the host.

How is this different from an AdCP buyer agent?

AdCP manages the media-buy workflow. ARTF is an extension point inside an individual auction. An agent can plan a campaign through AdCP while a separate ARTF service assists a bid decision.

Switch to a modern,
affordable DSP.

Buy programmatically or go direct, with agentic workflows and validation included.

Get early access.

Leave your email. We’ll be in touch when pico DSP is ready.

Only pico DSP launch and early-access updates.