From install to your first sponsored line.

Earning currently works with Claude Code in your editor or terminal. Check your setup →

1 Install

Just paste this into your coding assistant — super easy.

npx -y @kickbacksai/install

2 Reload, sign in & enable earning

Reload your editor and run Kickbacks.ai: Sign in from the Command Palette. Choose your earning mode, then save:

Private Mode — your conversation stays on your machine.
Boosted Mode — earn more by sharing conversation context for ad matching.

3 Check that it’s working

Use your coding assistant as usual. When an ad is available, a sponsored line appears while your bot is thinking.

Nothing showing? Run Kickbacks.ai: Diagnose in the Command Palette, then check troubleshooting. Terminal earning needs the editor extension running.

Other installation methods

Run the command yourself

With Node.js and npm installed, paste this into your terminal:

npx -y @kickbacksai/install

Install without Node.js

Download the signed VSIX. In your editor’s Extensions view, open the … menu and choose Install from VSIX…, then select the downloaded file.

Manual commands

Use the command for your editor. On macOS, these paths avoid installing into a different editor that also uses the code command.

macOS — VS Code

curl -fsSL https://kickbacks.ai/v2-vsix -o kickbacks-v2.vsix && "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" --install-extension kickbacks-v2.vsix --force

macOS — Cursor

curl -fsSL https://kickbacks.ai/v2-vsix -o kickbacks-v2.vsix && "/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/cursor" --install-extension kickbacks-v2.vsix --force

Windows — PowerShell

curl.exe -fsSL https://kickbacks.ai/v2-vsix -o kickbacks-v2.vsix; if ($?) { & "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd" --install-extension kickbacks-v2.vsix --force }

After any method, reload your editor and continue with step 2 above.

Official package: Kickbacksai.kickbacks-ai, published by Kickbacksai. Download directly from Kickbacks.ai.