get paid to wait.
Your agent is thinking. Your status line is earning. Short, labeled sponsor messages while you wait — you keep 50% of every ad dollar.
npx codebacks inithalf of every ad dollar is yours.
Sponsors pay per qualified impression. The split is fixed at 50% — no tiers, no thresholds, no fine print. If the line earns, you earn.
three steps, zero new habits.
install
One command wires CodeBacks into your agent's status line. Works with codex, claude code, and VS Code.
npx codebacks initwait
While the agent thinks, a short sponsored message rides the status line. Always labeled, never in your prompts or code.
cash out
Every qualified impression settles to your balance. Pull it to your bank any time from $5.
what's your wait worth?
agent wait time per day, at $0.01 per qualified impression.
Sponsoring? Reach developers mid-flow, in the one line they're actually watching. Write the line, fund a budget, pay only for impressions actually seen.
advertise on codebacksthe fine print, unfined.
does this interrupt my agent?
No. The message rides the status line you already watch, only while the agent is busy. Nothing is injected into prompts, context, or output — ever.
how much can i actually earn?
You earn $0.01 per qualified impression — up to $3.60 per hour of waiting at the rate cap. Heavy agent users see $50–150/mo. The calculator above does the math for your habits.
what do sponsors see about me?
Aggregate impressions, nothing else. No code, no prompts, no filenames, no identity. Targeting matches campaign keywords against broad language and framework tags from your workspace manifests.
when do i get paid?
Whenever you like, from a $5 balance. Bank transfer via Stripe — arrives in 2–3 days.