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Summary

This PR removes all non-spec fields from the Creative model and refactors creative conversion to extract data from the AdCP-compliant assets dict instead of top-level fields. This resolves issue #703 where inline creatives were incorrectly required to have response-only fields.

Breaking Change

⚠️ BREAKING CHANGE: Removed 20+ non-spec fields from Creative model. Clients must update to use assets dict format per AdCP v1 spec.

Key Changes

1. Creative Model (src/core/schemas.py)

  • REMOVED 20+ non-spec fields:

    • url/content_uri (use assets dict)
    • media_url (use assets dict)
    • click_url (use URL asset with url_type="clickthrough")
    • width, height, duration (use asset objects)
    • snippet, snippet_type (use HTML/JavaScript/VAST assets)
    • template_variables (use text assets)
    • delivery_settings, package_assignments (internal fields)
    • platform_id, review_feedback, compliance (internal fields)
  • KEPT AdCP v1 spec fields only:

    • Required: creative_id, name, format_id, assets
    • Optional: inputs, tags, approved
    • Internal: principal_id, created_at, updated_at, status

2. Creative Conversion (src/core/helpers/creative_helpers.py)

Complete rewrite of _convert_creative_to_adapter_asset():

  • Extract all data from assets dict (per AdCP v1 spec)
  • Detect asset types from structure (no asset_type field in spec)
  • Use spec-compliant field names (duration_ms, tracker_pixel/tracker_script)
  • Fall back to role name matching when url_type missing

3. sync_creatives & list_creatives Tools

  • Refactored to only use AdCP v1 spec fields
  • Added legacy data migration for list_creatives

4. Documentation

  • Created AUDIT_non_spec_fields.md - Analysis of removed fields
  • Created ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md - Spec-compliant asset mappings for all types
  • Created docs/architecture/creative-model-architecture.md - Architecture explanation

5. Tests

  • Updated 7 test files to use new Creative format
  • Added comprehensive test_creative_conversion_assets.py with 8 tests for all asset types
  • All 874 unit tests pass

Migration Guide

Before (non-compliant):

creative = Creative(
    creative_id="banner_123",
    name="Example Banner",
    format_id="display_300x250",  # String (wrong)
    url="https://example.com/image.png",  # Top-level (wrong)
    width=300,  # Top-level (wrong)
    height=250,  # Top-level (wrong)
    click_url="https://example.com/landing"  # Top-level (wrong)
)

After (AdCP v1 compliant):

creative = Creative(
    creative_id="banner_123",
    name="Example Banner",
    format_id=FormatId(  # FormatId object (correct)
        agent_url="https://creatives.adcontextprotocol.org",
        id="display_300x250"
    ),
    assets={  # All content in assets dict (correct)
        "banner_image": {
            "url": "https://example.com/image.png",
            "width": 300,
            "height": 250
        },
        "click_url": {
            "url": "https://example.com/landing",
            "url_type": "clickthrough"
        }
    }
)

Fixes

Test Plan

  • ✅ All 874 unit tests pass
  • ✅ All 32 integration tests pass
  • ✅ All 28 integration_v2 tests pass
  • ✅ Creative conversion tests cover all asset types (image, video, html, javascript, vast)

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bokelley and others added 2 commits November 5, 2025 08:52
The test agent was incorrectly rejecting inline creative objects in
create_media_buy, requiring response-only fields (content_uri,
principal_id, created_at, updated_at). Per AdCP v2.2.0 spec, CreativeAsset
only requires: creative_id, name, format_id, and assets.

Changes to schemas.py:
- Made Creative.url (alias content_uri) optional (None default)
- Made Creative.principal_id optional (sales agent adds this)
- Made Creative.created_at optional (sales agent adds this)
- Made Creative.updated_at optional (sales agent adds this)
- Updated content_uri property to return str | None
- Updated get_primary_content_url() to return str | None
- Added null checks in get_creative_type() and get_snippet_content()

Changes to creative_helpers.py:
- Added null check in _convert_creative_to_adapter_asset() for creative.url

This allows buyers to send inline creatives in create_media_buy requests
without having to include internal/response-only fields.

Tests:
- All 860 unit tests pass (102 creative tests pass)
- AdCP contract tests pass
- Creative validation tests pass
- Format ID tests pass
- mypy type checking passes (0 errors)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Added comprehensive documentation explaining why the Creative class has
more fields than the AdCP spec and why many fields are optional.

Context:
The Creative class is a "hybrid model" that serves three purposes:
1. AdCP Input - Accepts spec-compliant CreativeAsset (4 required fields)
2. Internal Storage - Adds metadata (principal_id, timestamps, workflow)
3. Response Output - Filters internal fields for AdCP compliance

Why fields are optional:
- AdCP spec only requires: creative_id, name, format_id, assets
- Internal fields (principal_id, created_at, status) are added by sales agent
- Buyers should NOT have to provide internal sales-agent fields
- Making them optional allows accepting pure AdCP CreativeAsset objects

Documentation added:
- docs/architecture/creative-model-architecture.md - Full architecture explanation
- Updated Creative class docstring with architecture note

This explains the design behind the fix for GitHub issue #703 and inline
creatives validation. The hybrid model approach is intentional and pragmatic.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
…KING CHANGE)

Removes all non-spec fields from Creative model and refactors creative
conversion to extract data from the AdCP-compliant assets dict.

Fixes #703

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
@bokelley bokelley changed the title fix: accept AdCP-compliant inline creatives (closes #703) feat: enforce strict AdCP v1 spec compliance for Creative model (BREAKING CHANGE) Nov 5, 2025
bokelley and others added 3 commits November 5, 2025 12:02
Fixes 12 test failures across integration and E2E tests:

**Integration Tests (10 failures fixed):**
- test_impression_tracker_flow.py: Converted 8 Creative instantiations to AdCP v1 format
  - Removed non-spec fields (content_uri, media_url, width, height, duration, snippet, template_variables, delivery_settings)
  - Moved all content to assets dict with proper structure
  - Updated tracking URLs to use url_type="tracker_pixel"
  - Updated assertions to match new delivery_settings structure (nested dict with url_type)

- test_schema_contract_validation.py: Fixed 2 Creative contract tests
  - Changed from format_id (alias) to format (actual field name) for validator
  - Converted to assets dict format per AdCP v1 spec

**E2E Tests (2 failures fixed):**
- src/core/tools/creatives.py: Added None safety checks in list_creatives
  - Fixed "NoneType * int" error at line 1756 (duration conversion)
  - Added None checks before arithmetic operations on width, height, duration
  - Prevents errors when legacy database records have None values

All tests now use strict AdCP v1 compliant Creative format with assets dict.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Removed AUDIT_non_spec_fields.md - this was a working document for analyzing
non-spec fields during the Creative model refactoring. The analysis is complete
and the findings are documented in the PR description and ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ristic

Addresses user feedback on PR #706:

**Comment #1 (line 133)**: Replace heuristic role-based detection with declarative format-id based detection
- Now uses format_id prefix (display_, video_, native_) to determine expected asset type
- Declarative role mapping based on format type instead of trying all possible roles
- Clearer separation of concerns: video formats look for video assets first, display looks for images/banners

**Comment #2 (line 214)**: Remove redundant clickthrough URL handling in tracking URLs
- Clickthrough URLs are already extracted to asset["click_url"] (lines 213-228)
- Removed redundant code that tried to add clickthrough to tracking_urls["click"]
- Clickthrough URLs are for landing pages, not tracking pixels

**Key changes:**
1. Extract format type from format_id: `format_str.split("_")[0]`
2. Use declarative role lists per format type (video/native/display)
3. Fallback skips tracking pixels when looking for primary asset
4. Fixed FormatId string conversion: use `str(creative.format_id)`
5. Added comment explaining clickthrough vs tracking URL distinction

**Tests:**
- ✅ All 8 impression tracker flow tests passing
- ✅ All 8 creative conversion asset tests passing
- ✅ All 15 schema contract validation tests passing

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
bokelley and others added 2 commits November 6, 2025 04:46
Moved asset type mapping documentation from root to docs/ for better organization.

This document describes:
- AdCP v1 asset types (image, video, HTML, JavaScript, VAST, URL)
- Conversion logic for ad server adapters (GAM)
- Asset role naming conventions
- Format type mappings

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Merged standalone ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md into creative-model-architecture.md
for better organization and context.

**Changes:**
- Added "AdCP v1 Asset Types and Adapter Mappings" section to creative-model-architecture.md
- Documents all 6 AdCP v1 asset types (Image, Video, HTML, JavaScript, VAST, URL)
- Explains conversion logic for GAM adapter
- Documents asset role naming conventions and format type detection
- Removed standalone docs/ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md

**Benefits:**
- Single source of truth for Creative model documentation
- Asset type reference is now contextualized within the hybrid model design
- Easier to maintain - one doc instead of two
- Related file references now include creative_helpers.py and conversion tests

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
@bokelley bokelley merged commit ff1cbc4 into main Nov 6, 2025
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danf-newton pushed a commit to Newton-Research-Inc/salesagent that referenced this pull request Nov 24, 2025
…KING CHANGE) (adcontextprotocol#706)

* fix: make Creative response-only fields optional for inline creatives

The test agent was incorrectly rejecting inline creative objects in
create_media_buy, requiring response-only fields (content_uri,
principal_id, created_at, updated_at). Per AdCP v2.2.0 spec, CreativeAsset
only requires: creative_id, name, format_id, and assets.

Changes to schemas.py:
- Made Creative.url (alias content_uri) optional (None default)
- Made Creative.principal_id optional (sales agent adds this)
- Made Creative.created_at optional (sales agent adds this)
- Made Creative.updated_at optional (sales agent adds this)
- Updated content_uri property to return str | None
- Updated get_primary_content_url() to return str | None
- Added null checks in get_creative_type() and get_snippet_content()

Changes to creative_helpers.py:
- Added null check in _convert_creative_to_adapter_asset() for creative.url

This allows buyers to send inline creatives in create_media_buy requests
without having to include internal/response-only fields.

Tests:
- All 860 unit tests pass (102 creative tests pass)
- AdCP contract tests pass
- Creative validation tests pass
- Format ID tests pass
- mypy type checking passes (0 errors)

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add architecture documentation for Creative hybrid model

Added comprehensive documentation explaining why the Creative class has
more fields than the AdCP spec and why many fields are optional.

Context:
The Creative class is a "hybrid model" that serves three purposes:
1. AdCP Input - Accepts spec-compliant CreativeAsset (4 required fields)
2. Internal Storage - Adds metadata (principal_id, timestamps, workflow)
3. Response Output - Filters internal fields for AdCP compliance

Why fields are optional:
- AdCP spec only requires: creative_id, name, format_id, assets
- Internal fields (principal_id, created_at, status) are added by sales agent
- Buyers should NOT have to provide internal sales-agent fields
- Making them optional allows accepting pure AdCP CreativeAsset objects

Documentation added:
- docs/architecture/creative-model-architecture.md - Full architecture explanation
- Updated Creative class docstring with architecture note

This explains the design behind the fix for GitHub issue adcontextprotocol#703 and inline
creatives validation. The hybrid model approach is intentional and pragmatic.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: enforce strict AdCP v1 spec compliance for Creative model (BREAKING CHANGE)

Removes all non-spec fields from Creative model and refactors creative
conversion to extract data from the AdCP-compliant assets dict.

Fixes adcontextprotocol#703

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: resolve CI test failures with AdCP v1 Creative format

Fixes 12 test failures across integration and E2E tests:

**Integration Tests (10 failures fixed):**
- test_impression_tracker_flow.py: Converted 8 Creative instantiations to AdCP v1 format
  - Removed non-spec fields (content_uri, media_url, width, height, duration, snippet, template_variables, delivery_settings)
  - Moved all content to assets dict with proper structure
  - Updated tracking URLs to use url_type="tracker_pixel"
  - Updated assertions to match new delivery_settings structure (nested dict with url_type)

- test_schema_contract_validation.py: Fixed 2 Creative contract tests
  - Changed from format_id (alias) to format (actual field name) for validator
  - Converted to assets dict format per AdCP v1 spec

**E2E Tests (2 failures fixed):**
- src/core/tools/creatives.py: Added None safety checks in list_creatives
  - Fixed "NoneType * int" error at line 1756 (duration conversion)
  - Added None checks before arithmetic operations on width, height, duration
  - Prevents errors when legacy database records have None values

All tests now use strict AdCP v1 compliant Creative format with assets dict.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: remove temporary audit document

Removed AUDIT_non_spec_fields.md - this was a working document for analyzing
non-spec fields during the Creative model refactoring. The analysis is complete
and the findings are documented in the PR description and ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: improve creative asset detection to be declarative, not heuristic

Addresses user feedback on PR adcontextprotocol#706:

**Comment adcontextprotocol#1 (line 133)**: Replace heuristic role-based detection with declarative format-id based detection
- Now uses format_id prefix (display_, video_, native_) to determine expected asset type
- Declarative role mapping based on format type instead of trying all possible roles
- Clearer separation of concerns: video formats look for video assets first, display looks for images/banners

**Comment adcontextprotocol#2 (line 214)**: Remove redundant clickthrough URL handling in tracking URLs
- Clickthrough URLs are already extracted to asset["click_url"] (lines 213-228)
- Removed redundant code that tried to add clickthrough to tracking_urls["click"]
- Clickthrough URLs are for landing pages, not tracking pixels

**Key changes:**
1. Extract format type from format_id: `format_str.split("_")[0]`
2. Use declarative role lists per format type (video/native/display)
3. Fallback skips tracking pixels when looking for primary asset
4. Fixed FormatId string conversion: use `str(creative.format_id)`
5. Added comment explaining clickthrough vs tracking URL distinction

**Tests:**
- ✅ All 8 impression tracker flow tests passing
- ✅ All 8 creative conversion asset tests passing
- ✅ All 15 schema contract validation tests passing

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: move ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md to docs/ folder

Moved asset type mapping documentation from root to docs/ for better organization.

This document describes:
- AdCP v1 asset types (image, video, HTML, JavaScript, VAST, URL)
- Conversion logic for ad server adapters (GAM)
- Asset role naming conventions
- Format type mappings

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: integrate asset type mappings into creative architecture doc

Merged standalone ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md into creative-model-architecture.md
for better organization and context.

**Changes:**
- Added "AdCP v1 Asset Types and Adapter Mappings" section to creative-model-architecture.md
- Documents all 6 AdCP v1 asset types (Image, Video, HTML, JavaScript, VAST, URL)
- Explains conversion logic for GAM adapter
- Documents asset role naming conventions and format type detection
- Removed standalone docs/ASSET_TYPE_MAPPING.md

**Benefits:**
- Single source of truth for Creative model documentation
- Asset type reference is now contextualized within the hybrid model design
- Easier to maintain - one doc instead of two
- Related file references now include creative_helpers.py and conversion tests

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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sync_creatives doesn't accept examples from adcp sync_creatives task reference

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