MFA Feed v1.0 (Beta)

Identify Made-for-Advertising domains before they drain budget.

MFA Feed is a continuously updated inventory of Made-for-Advertising domains, scored daily across 30+ signals. It helps buyers, SSPs, exchanges, and verification teams spot low-quality inventory earlier and act on it with confidence.

Domains monitored
1,095,451
Domains in feed
24,968
Red-tier domains
158
Live feed · api/v1/feed
Sampled from the live feedSee the full feed →
Pipeline active
Updates  Daily windows
Sources  All new registered domains
Cadence  Daily
Stage  Open Beta
§ 01 — Overview

A clearer view of new MFA risks.

Made-for-Advertising sites are built primarily to monetise programmatic demand rather than create meaningful audience value. They often combine thin or repetitive content, aggressive ad load, suspicious infrastructure patterns, and monetisation signals associated with arbitrage.

The problem is not recognising that MFA exists. The problem is identifying it consistently, at scale, and with enough evidence to do something useful with it.

Red Volcano’s MFA Feed closes that gap.

For buyers

Reduce wasted spend, improve supply quality.

Media buyers · agencies · DSPs · verification teams

Media buyers, agencies, DSPs, and verification teams need a practical way to reduce wasted spend and improve supply quality.

MFA Feed helps you identify domains that show strong MFA characteristics, refresh exclusion lists, support pre-auction controls, and strengthen reporting around where budget is actually going. When low-quality inventory slips into the plan, performance becomes harder to defend and quality media loses out.

For the sell-side

Clearer visibility into the MFA footprint.

SSPs · exchanges · publishers

SSPs, exchanges, and publishers need a cleaner view of what is moving through the supply path.

MFA Feed helps teams investigate suspicious properties, monitor ads.txt relationships, support onboarding decisions, and show buyers a more credible supply story. When MFA inventory sits too close to premium supply, it drags down trust in the marketplace around it.

§ 02 — Methodology

A repeatable process, not a subjective list.

MFA Feed is designed to be inspectable. You can see the classification, the supporting signals, and the outcome.

01Discover

We ingest domains daily from multiple sources, including zone files, ads.txt relationships, referral patterns, and page-level capture. That gives us a broad and regularly refreshed view of the market.

sources         zone files · ads.txt · referrals
scan window     daily
new / day       ~10,000 domains
02Evaluate

Each domain is scored across 30+ signals covering monetisation density, content quality, infrastructure patterns, and other indicators associated with MFA behaviour. The result is a score from 0 to 100, plus a red, amber, or yellow tier.

signals         30+  (ads, content, infra)
scale           0–100
output          tier = red | amber | yellow
03Publish

Domains are published to the feed with the signals that informed their classification. Data is available through the dashboard, API, and exports. If there is a query, users can flag it for review.

outputs         dashboard · API · CSV / JSON
flag → review   user-initiated · human-reviewed
cadence         daily
§ 03 — Scoring

Transparent scoring, with evidence behind each result.

Every result includes the signals behind the score, so teams can inspect, review, and make policy decisions with context.

Red

High confidence of MFA indicators

158
domains

These domains show strong evidence across multiple signals — excessive ads.txt entries, high reseller density, thin or templated content, and monetisation patterns typical of MFA-style sites. In most workflows, these are candidates for immediate exclusion or escalation.

score 85+

Amber

Meaningful risk signals

4,160
domains

These domains show several characteristics commonly associated with MFA, but may require review before a final decision. They are often the right focus area for buyer review queues, supply audits, or onboarding checks.

score 65–84

Yellow

Monitor closely

20,650
domains

These domains have triggered one or more relevant signals but may still sit in a grey area. They belong on a watch list rather than in a final verdict bucket.

score 45–64
§ 04 — Developer

Built to fit into real workflows.

MFA Feed is available through a documented REST API, with CSV and JSON exports for teams that need to automate nightly jobs, supply reviews, or internal reporting. Use it to power blocklist refreshes, supply-path analysis, onboarding checks, and internal dashboards without rebuilding your own classification layer from scratch.

  • REST endpoints for feed access, summary stats, domain lookup, and cluster analysis
  • CSV and JSON exports for scheduled jobs and internal workflows
  • Team-friendly access during beta
Read the API docs
curl · mfa.redvolcano.uk
# Fetch the feed
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $MFA_KEY" \
  "https://mfa.redvolcano.uk/api/v1/feed?limit=25&tier=red"

# → 200 OK
{
  "total": 69,
  "page": 1,
  "domains": [
    {
      "domain":  "trending-headlines-***.com",
      "score":   94,
      "tier":    "red",
      "signals": ["ad_density", "thin_content",
                  "forced_scroll", "shared_adstxt"],
      "detected_at": "2026-04-14T04:12:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
X-RateLimit-Limit: documented in API responses• response times vary by query
§ 05 — Use cases

One dataset, multiple ways to use it.

Buy-side

Buy-side teams use MFA Feed as a reference dataset for exclusion lists, pre-auction filtering, and internal visibility into where budget is ending up.

Sell-side

MFA Feed supports your supply-quality checks, onboarding context, and a clearer view of the MFA footprint moving through the market.

Whether you are trying to cut wasted spend, clean up supply, or give clients a more defensible quality story, MFA Feed is designed to plug into the workflows where those decisions already happen.

§ 06 — Pricing

Free during beta.

MFA Feed is currently free while we refine the scoring model with real-world usage and feedback. Beta access includes the full feed across all tiers, API access, exports, team-level access, and a review process for contested classifications.

Betaopen to all teams
Free
  • Full feed access across red, amber, and yellow tiers
  • REST API with org-scoped bearer tokens
  • CSV and JSON exports for scheduled or ad-hoc jobs
  • Team-level access with shared keys
  • Review process for contested classifications
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  • Early visibility into new signals and detectors
  • Direct input on the paid tier as it takes shape
  • A feedback channel to the people building the product
  • Advance notice of roadmap changes before they ship
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§ 07 — FAQ

Straight answers to the questions teams usually ask.

What makes a site MFA?
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A domain is assessed across a combination of signals related to monetisation patterns, content quality, infrastructure, and broader behavioural context. No single signal determines the result on its own.
How often is the feed updated?
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The feed is updated daily.
Can a classification be challenged?
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Yes. Users can flag domains for review, and contested cases are checked by a human.
Who is MFA Feed for?
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Buy-side and sell-side teams across programmatic, including agencies, DSPs, SSPs, exchanges, publishers, and verification vendors.
Is it free?
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Yes, during beta.
Get started

Start with a clearer view of supply quality.

If you want to reduce MFA exposure, strengthen exclusions, or tell a cleaner supply story, MFA Feed gives you a practical place to start.