Changelog

Recent updates and changes to AgentRef.

May 2026

Marketing Resources

• Added Marketing Resources for merchants and affiliates, including campaign collections, files, social posts, swipe copy, external links, and affiliate rendering
• Added merchant MCP tools for creating, publishing, archiving, downloading, importing, and notifying affiliates about marketing resources
• Added affiliate MCP tools for listing resources, rendering social posts with affiliate placeholders, and creating download URLs

Applications and Affiliate Workspace

• Added a dedicated Applications lifecycle for marketplace and portal applicants
• Added affiliate workspace overview and program detail endpoints
• Updated affiliate link creation to use destination_path and optional custom_slug

SDKs

• Node SDK and Python SDK updated to v5.1.2
• Added SDK coverage for Applications, Marketing Resources, Onboarding, Tracking, Invites, Marketplace, and the expanded Affiliate Workspace
• Aligned notification and payout-info access as top-level SDK resources

April 2026

MCP Release Contract & Agent Setup

• Rebuilt the MCP release surface around persona-specific merchant and affiliate endpoints
• Added OAuth discovery, dynamic client registration, and auth-first remote MCP flows
• Verified onboarding flows for Claude Code, Claude App, Codex, Cursor, and OpenClaw (mcporter)
• Added the first official AgentRef OpenClaw skill as a REST fallback for non-MCP OpenClaw workflows

March 2026

MCP Server & Agent Integration

• Added MCP Server with 24 tools across onboarding, merchant, and affiliate categories
• Node SDK and Python SDK updated for REST API v1
• Added CLI tool for terminal-based program management

Webhook System

• Launched outbound webhooks with 13 event types
• HMAC-SHA256 signature verification
• Automatic retry with exponential backoff (8 retry attempts)

Fraud Detection

• Automated fraud flag system with trust tiers
• Suspicious click pattern detection
• Self-referral detection

Tracking Enhancements

• Debug mode (?agentref_debug=1) for tracking troubleshooting
• Consent mode for GDPR compliance
• UTM parameter tracking (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_content, utm_term)
• Ad-click ID tracking (fbclid, gclid, msclkid, ttclid)
• Sub-ID support (sub1 through sub5)

Marketplace

• Public program directory for affiliate discovery
• In-app applications and approval workflow

Billing

• Usage-based billing with $0 entry
• Manual plan selection with Free, Starter, Growth, and Pro tiers

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This changelog covers product updates. For API and SDK changes, see the changelogs in the Node SDK and Python SDK repositories.