spinyield offers a unique advertising model for AI coding agents, allowing developers to earn passive income while they code. By integrating a small sponsored line into the AI agent's thinking spinner, developers can monetize their waiting time. Advertisers bid in a live auction for these ad slots, with 70% of the ad revenue directly benefiting the developer. Each impression is verified by a real AI inference, making it un-farmable and secure.
- Earn Passive Income: Developers receive 70% of ad revenue, paid out from $10 via Stripe.
- Verified Impressions: Every ad impression is backed by a real AI inference, ensuring authenticity and preventing fraud.
- Seamless Integration: Installs in under a minute with a single command for terminal use or a click in VS Code.
- Non-Intrusive Ads: Sponsored lines appear in the AI agent's status bar during thinking time, never interrupting the coding workflow or accessing user code/prompts.
- Broad Compatibility: Works with Claude Code (CLI and VS Code), with Codex support on the roadmap.
- Transparent Market: Advertisers bid in a live auction, with clear reward pools for impressions, clicks, and signups.
- Trust and Security: Designed for easy uninstallation, never reads user code, and operates on a fail-silent principle.
spinyield is an innovative solution for developers looking to monetize their AI coding agent usage and for businesses seeking to reach a targeted audience of developers at a critical moment in their workflow.