{"id":"prebid-prebid-server","name":"prebid-server","af_score":35.0,"security_score":46.2,"reliability_score":35.0,"what_it_does":"prebid-server (PBS) is an open-source auction server for Prebid.js that provides ad server interoperability: it receives bid requests from a client, routes them to configured bidder adapters, normalizes/validates bid responses, and returns compatible bids to the publisher in the format expected by ad servers.","best_when":"You operate programmatic bidding and already use Prebid.js (or want to integrate Prebid.js clients) and need server-side bidder aggregation/normalization.","avoid_when":"You need a simple, single-purpose HTTP API with well-defined CRUD semantics instead of auction processing; or you cannot maintain bidder adapter configuration.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:38:15.230431+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Auction endpoints are request/response and may not be idempotent in practice (repeating bid requests can yield different bids).","Bid responses and adapter behavior depend heavily on configuration and bidder availability; failures can be partial and configuration-specific."],"error_quality":0.0}