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Advertisers bid for your idle “thinking…” line. You just keep coding.
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npx -y @kickbacksai/install
Then reload your editor, sign in and enable earning. Step-by-step guide →
Install once. Keep coding. Cash out.
Install & sign in
Add the free extension to VS Code, or use the Claude Code terminal CLI, and sign in. Enable earning when prompted — no card required.
Code like normal
When your bot is thinking, the spinner verb is quietly swapped for a one-line sponsored message. That's it.
Earnings, fast
Eligible earnings are transferred periodically once the then-current threshold and verification requirements are met — see the FAQ; Terms §6 control.
Questions?
Does it work with your setup?
Supported brands and surfaces
| Surface | Claude Code | Codex | OpenCode | Cursor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS Code extension | Coming soon | |||
| Terminal CLI | Coming soon | |||
| Desktop app | Coming soon |
Terminal earning requires Kickbacks.ai running in your editor. Standalone terminals do not earn yet.
How much will I actually make?
It depends entirely on how much your AI assistant is actually working — you earn per ad shown during real wait-states. A heavy Claude Code user sees far more ads than a light one, so earnings scale with real usage.
Developers earn an estimated 50% of the net ad revenue attributable to their impressions. It's not a guaranteed monthly figure, and the rate can change with notice.
When and how do I get paid?
Earnings accrue to your balance as you code, and payouts go out in batches roughly every two weeks via Stripe Connect. You're included in a batch once your balance is past the US $10 minimum and you've completed Stripe onboarding (including any required tax forms).
Latest payout update (September 5): batch 6 sent September 5; batch 7 expected September 15.
Balances are estimates until reconciled, and payouts can be held during a fraud review. Full mechanics are in the Terms, §6.
Does this read my code or prompts?
In Private Mode, no. Your code, prompts, AI responses, files, and project contents stay on your machine; we receive ad measurement, not content.
Boosted Mode is a second, separate opt-in. Turn it on and we share a cleaned copy of your recent conversation and a derived interest profile — filtered for secrets and personal data in our own systems — to match better-paying ads. Ad partners receive that cleaned copy and profile, not your raw prompts, code, or files. See the Privacy Policy §6 and Terms, §10.
We collect only what's needed to credit earnings, bill advertisers, and stop fraud: ad/event identifiers, on-screen visibility metrics, a per-install ID, extension/host versions, and — for signed-in users — an account ID. For abuse detection we process your IP address but store only a salted, one-way hash of it, never the raw IP. See the Privacy Policy and Terms, §10.
How do I pause, disable, or uninstall it?
Whenever you want, at three levels — and every one is reversible:
- Pause it. Click the Kickbacks.ai item in your status bar and choose Disable. The spinner goes back to normal and the item reads “Off” — click again to re-enable.
- Fully revert. Choose Restore Claude Code from the same menu (or run the command). Every edit Kickbacks.ai made is undone byte-for-byte, back to stock Claude Code.
- Uninstall. Run Restore Claude Code first to revert the patch, then remove the extension from your editor's Extensions panel like any other.
Every patch is designed to be reversible: restoring or uninstalling is intended to return Claude Code to its original state.
More on impressions, fraud rules and advertising? Read the full FAQ →
You're already waiting. Start earning.
npx -y @kickbacksai/install
Then reload your editor, sign in and enable earning. Step-by-step guide →