Beta developer build - v2

Install Kickbacks.ai v2 beta

V2 serving with Kickbacks Mode on by default.

Unlisted build. This is an early v2 developer build shared by invite, not the public release. It's the same signed Kickbacks extension, packaged with the new per-user v2 serving path. V2 is beta: it should fall back to the stable serving path whenever v2 has no fill or hits an error, but only install this build if you want to test the new behavior.

Preview the modes

Beta

V2 mode with Kickbacks Mode is the beta, higher-paying path. After sign-in, the extension can use scrubbed work context to match ads that advertisers bid more for. Private Mode is the anonymous base-rate path.

Kickbacks Mode is selected in the v2 beta. It can earn more because advertisers can bid against scrubbed coding context. You can switch back to Private Mode from the extension panel.

Install from your terminal

Pick your system and paste the one-liner into your VS Code integrated terminal. It downloads the signed v2 VSIX and installs it:

System

After it installs, reload the window (Command Palette - "Developer: Reload Window"), then run "Kickbacks: Sign in" to link your account. If code isn't found, run "Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH" from the Command Palette first.

v2 mode is on by default

This developer build starts in v2 mode after sign-in. To opt back into Private Mode, run "Kickbacks: Edit config" from the Command Palette (or open ~/.vibe-ads/config.json) and set:

"earnTier": "tier1",
"earnTierConsentAt": 0,
"serveV2Enabled": false

Save and reload the window. v2 always degrades back to the stable path on any error, so it can't break your editor.

Make sure it's really us. Verify the extension you installed is published by Kickbacksai with the identifier Kickbacksai.kickbacks-ai. The only official download for this build is kickbacks.ai/v2-vsix — don't trust a VSIX from anywhere else.