# adcp-client

Use the /adcp skill to call advertising agent tools over MCP or A2A, run protocol compliance scenarios, and query the AdCP registry.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 18
- Author: adcontextprotocol
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/adcontextprotocol/adcp-client
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/adcp-client

## What it does

The `/adcp` skill lets Claude Code call advertising agent tools over MCP or A2A. It can also run AdCP protocol compliance scenarios and query the AdCP registry. This plugin is aimed at workflows that interact with advertising agents through AdCP.

Built-in test agents let you try the plugin without setting up separate agents. Calls use MCP or A2A, so an integration that only supports another protocol will not work through this route. The plugin is for Claude Code.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install adcp-client@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- call an AdCP advertising agent tool
- run protocol compliance scenarios
- look up agents in the AdCP registry
- try an agent using the built-in test agents

## Example prompts
- Call an AdCP advertising agent tool over MCP.
- Run AdCP protocol compliance scenarios for this agent.
- Look up this agent in the AdCP registry.

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# @adcp/sdk

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Official TypeScript/JavaScript SDK for the **Ad Context Protocol (AdCP)**. Use its buyer client to call agents, server framework to build them, and conformance tools to test them. The SDK supports MCP and A2A, with both immediate and asynchronous task results.

## For AI Agents

Start with [`docs/llms.txt`](./docs/llms.txt) — the full protocol spec in one file (tools, types, error codes, examples). Building a server? See [`docs/guides/BUILD-AN-AGENT.md`](./docs/guides/BUILD-AN-AGENT.md). **Calling** an AdCP agent as a buyer? Load [`skills/call-adcp-agent/SKILL.md`](./skills/call-adcp-agent/SKILL.md) — wire contract, async flow, and error-recovery priors that aren't in the type signatures. Setting up request signing? See [`docs/guides/SIGNING-GUIDE.md`](./docs/guides/SIGNING-GUIDE.md). For type signatures, use [`docs/TYPE-SUMMARY.md`](./docs/TYPE-SUMMARY.md). Skip `src/lib/types/*.generated.ts` — they're machine-generated and will burn context.

These docs are also available in `node_modules/@adcp/sdk/docs/` after install.

## The Core Concept

AdCP operations are **distributed and asynchronous by default**. An agent might:

- Complete your request **immediately** (synchronous)
- Need time to process and **send results via webhook** (asynchronous)
- Ask for **clarifications** before proceeding
- Send periodic **status updates** as work progresses

**Your code stays the same.** You write handlers once, and they work for both sync completions and webhook deliveries.

## Installation

```bash
npm install @adcp/sdk              # 16.x, AdCP 3.2
npm install @adcp/sdk@adcp-3.1     # 13.x, maintained AdCP 3.1 line
npm install @adcp/sdk@adcp-3.0     # 7.11.x, AdCP 3.0
```

AdCP 2 reached end of life on August 1, 2026. This checkout supports AdCP 3 agents only; review the [AdCP 2 retirement guide](./docs/migration-drop-adcp-2.md) before upgrading an integration that still calls AdCP 2 sellers.

Upgrading to SDK 16? Read the [SDK 16 release notes](./docs/releases/16.0.0.md) and [release-bound upgrade worksheet](./docs/migration-14.x-rc-worksheet.md). The npm `latest` tag tracks SDK 16 (AdCP 3.2); SDK 13 stays available on `adcp-3.1` as the maintained AdCP 3.1 line. SDK 16 requires Node.js `^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0`. Earlier migration guides: [SDK 15 OAuth](./docs/migration-oauth-issuer-bindings.md), [13-to-14](./docs/migration-13-to-14.md), [12-to-14](./docs/migration-12-to-14.md), [12-to-13](./docs/migration-12-to-13.md), **[MIGRATION-v8.md](./MIGRATION-v8.md)**, and [8.0-to-8.1](./docs/migration-8.0-to-8.1.md).

### Narrow type imports (`@adcp/sdk/types/<tool>`)

Adopters who only need a single AdCP tool's types can import a per-tool slice instead of the full surface. Each slice is a self-contained `.d.ts` covering the tool's `Request` / `Response` / `Success` / `Error` / `Submitted` types and every type they reference:

```ts
import type { SyncAccountsRequest } from '@adcp/sdk/types/sync-accounts';
```

Why bother: the full `@adcp/sdk` type surface is ~45,000 lines and crashes `tsc` at Node's default 4 GB heap under `strict + skipLibCheck:false`. A single per-tool slice peaks at ~50 MB. That's the difference between adopters chasing the cryptic `FATAL: mark-compact` Node flag and just having their build pass.
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