Kickbacks.ai

medium risk live

VS Code extension (patches spinner)

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Revenue and payouts

Revenue share: 50%
Pricing model: Auction (CPM blocks, per-surface)
Estimated CPM: $9–$13 (est.)
Payout: Stripe Connect

Integration and privacy

Supported surfaces

• VS Code extension in-editor spinner (Extension auction — premium, clickable)
• Terminal CLI status line (Terminal auction — economy tier)
• Claude Code VS Code
• Codex VS Code

What the platform says it collects

Anonymous device ID, impression/click events, Google email after sign-in

What it says it does not collect

Source code, prompts, completions, chat history (default tier)

Fit and risk

Who should consider it?

Individual developers who want to monetize supported AI-tool wait states

Who should be cautious?

Teams with strict security or procurement requirements unless they complete their own review

Our risk note

Patches third-party extension rendering layer. Not affiliated with Anthropic or Microsoft. Payouts live via Stripe Connect ($10 min, rolling accrual). Extension and Terminal run separate auctions.

Sources

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