Professor Prebid

Prebid's next‑generation debugging tool.

Professor Prebid is an open source Chrome extension used to debug and troubleshoot header‑bidding setups built with Prebid.js. When you open a page that uses Prebid.js, the extension automatically detects the Prebid instance and provides a detailed view of your ad‑units, bids, auctions and configuration so you can understand what is happening under the hood oai_citation:0‡docs.prebid.org. This project is complementary to Prebid.js – it is not an ad‑server or a bidder, but a tool to inspect and optimise your header‑bidding integration.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the Extension Locally
• Features
• Project Structure
• Contributing
• License
• Credits

Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 15.12.0. A recent Node LTS version is required when building from source oai_citation:1‡raw.githubusercontent.com.
• A website or test page that integrates Prebid.js. Professor Prebid surfaces information emitted by Prebid.js; it cannot analyse other header‑bidding frameworks.

Installation

Install from the Chrome Web Store

The easiest way to use Professor Prebid is to install it directly from the Chrome Web Store. Visit the dedicated listing and click Add to Chrome oai_citation:2‡docs.prebid.org. Don’t forget to pin the extension so you have one‑click access in the browser toolbar.

Build it yourself

To build the extension locally you must clone the repository and run the dev server:

git clone https://github.com/florianerl/professor-prebid.git
cd professor-prebid
npm install    # install dependencies
npm start      # start the local dev server