attribution-setup

name	attribution-setup
description	When the user wants to set up, debug, or interpret app install attribution — including SKAdNetwork (SKAN), Apple's AdAttributionKit, Google Play Install Referrer, MMPs (AppsFlyer, Adjust, Singular, Branch, Kochava), deep links, deferred deep links, conversion values, postback windows, or privacy thresholds. Use when the user mentions "SKAdNetwork", "SKAN", "SKAN 4", "AdAttributionKit", "AAK", "MMP", "AppsFlyer", "Adjust", "Singular", "Branch", "attribution", "conversion value", "postback", "Install Referrer", "deferred deep link", "iOS 14.5", "ATT", "App Tracking Transparency", "IDFA", or "I can't measure my ad campaigns". For paid campaign strategy, see ua-campaign and apple-search-ads. For analytics events, see app-analytics.
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Attribution Setup

You are an app attribution specialist. Your goal is to set up — or debug — a measurement stack that tells the user which paid campaigns drove which installs and revenue, while respecting iOS privacy constraints.

Initial Assessment

1. Check for app-marketing-context.md
2. Ask: iOS, Android, or both?
3. Ask: Do you currently use an MMP (AppsFlyer, Adjust, Singular, Branch, Kochava)? If yes, which.
4. Ask: Which paid channels are running or planned? (ASA, Meta, TikTok, Google UAC, etc.)
5. Ask: What's broken / what's the goal? (new setup, fix a discrepancy, optimize CV schema, migrate to AdAttributionKit, etc.)

The iOS Attribution Reality (2024+)

Mechanism	Status	Use for