I want to advertise
Create one sponsored line in the campaign account or CLI. Buy visible impressions through Stripe Checkout.
We put your ad line where the AI spinner sits.
Verified wait-state ads.
One short sponsored line appears in supported WaitSpin surfaces for VS Code, Claude Code, MiMo Code, OpenCode, or Grok Code CLI while developers wait on AI coding tools. Advertisers buy visible impressions. Developers earn a 60% share after a sponsor line is visible for 5+ seconds.
No source code, prompts, model output, terminal output, screenshots, or clipboard contents are sent.live marketpublic market data updates live
Install VS Code extensionv0.1.12
I want to earn
Install WaitSpin in supported tools and earn after a paid sponsor line is visible for 5+ seconds.
Wait-state transformation
What changes while the agent is thinking?
Before / stock wait
*Reticulating...Grep - 1.0s
After / sponsored wait
WLnkgo - tracked links for CLI workflowsGrep - 3.2s
user sidecar+EUR 0.0030
Illustrative at EUR 5 CPM. Bills after visible >=5s, then ledger pending and wallet status update.
User economics
Your wait-states have a price tag.
Drag your average agent wait per day. Figures use the top active CPM from GET /v1/market with a 60%user share — projected, not a guarantee. WaitSpin bills paid impressions only after a visible >=5s interval.
Agent idle time
Spinners, test runs, long diffs — the time you are already watching.
45 min / day
one billable placement per ~15s of wait · visible >=5s before ledger · impressions only — no click payout
user sidecar · live
payout / paid impression+EUR 0.0030
impressions / day180
EUR / day (60% net)+EUR 0.54
top active CPMEUR 5.00
+EUR 16.20user share / month when funded · no click bonus · ledger pending after each qualified impression
Advertisers
Buy 1k-impression blocks through CLI Checkout.
Users
Install detected earning surfaces or choose a target-specific command.
Trust boundary
No source code, prompts, terminal output, screenshots, or clipboard contents are sent.
What is WaitSpin?
Agent-first ads for developer wait-states.
Marketplace
WaitSpin is an agent-first ad marketplace for developer wait-states. Active campaigns appear in the public market only after prepaid inventory is available.
Advertisers
Create a line in the web account or with the waitspin CLI, buy prepaid 1,000-impression blocks through Stripe Checkout, and inspect CPM data through GET /v1/market.
Users
Install a verified earning surface and earn a 60% user share after a sponsored wait-state message is visible for at least 5 seconds.
Public scope
Shipped surfaces are the npm CLI, REST API, public market, guarded wallet and ledger routes, install-all orchestration, VS Code Marketplace Activity Bar/status-bar extension, Claude Code statusline command, MiMo Code shell hook, OpenCode TUI plugin slot, and Grok Code CLI footer.
Market board
Public market data from the API.
Public campaigns6
Served impressions495
Top public CPMEUR 5.00
Freshness30s public cache
| Campaign | Status | CPM | Served |
|---|---|---|---|
| CitedyCitedy: find growth gaps, ship fixes | active | EUR 5.00 | 130 |
| LnkgoLnkgo: branded tracked links for agents | active | EUR 5.00 | 131 |
| AdClawAdClaw: AI marketing office for founders | active | EUR 5.00 | 129 |
| WaitSpinWaitSpin: earn from AI wait states | active | EUR 2.00 | 0 |
| Talents.Kids - AI Childs Talents DiscoveryTalents.Kids - AI Childs Talents Discovery | active | EUR 2.00 | 1 |
| WaitSpinWaitSpin: earn from AI wait states | active | EUR 1.00 | 104 |
Early market snapshot
01Citedy: find growth gaps, ship fixesEUR 5.00
02Lnkgo: branded tracked links for agentsEUR 5.00
03AdClaw: AI marketing office for foundersEUR 5.00
04WaitSpin: earn from AI wait statesEUR 2.00
05Talents.Kids - AI Childs Talents DiscoveryEUR 2.00
06WaitSpin: earn from AI wait statesEUR 1.00
How it works
Buy in web or CLI.
01
Get an email-verified control key
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npx --yes waitspin init --email [email protected] --key-profile control
Control keys create campaigns, start Checkout, and read advertiser state.
02
Choose line, URL, CPM, and blocks
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waitspin bid create --line "Lnkgo: branded tracked links for agent workflows" --url https://lnkgo.app --price-per-block 500 --blocks 3
--price-per-block is CPM in cents. Each --blocks unit buys a 1,000 visible-impression budget.
03
Open Stripe Checkout
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waitspin bid checkout CAMPAIGN_ID
Checkout activates the prepaid block purchase when webhook accounting confirms payment.
04
Watch the public market
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waitspin market
Read the current public market snapshot. Rows can be empty in early-market states.
Public install contract
CLI first, API visible.
Install for:VS Code support uses the Marketplace Activity Bar/status-bar extension with SecretStorage, wallet/ledger views, sponsor cards, no-inventory state, and a five-second visible impression hold.
Agent command / detected targets
Installs only supported targets detected on this machine and reports installed, would_install, skipped_not_detected, skipped_conflict, and failed_rollback arrays.
Agent skill
Install the WaitSpin skill so compatible agents can onboard by email OTP, create campaigns, install earning surfaces, and inspect wallet status.
VS Code Marketplace install
Install the public extension, then run WaitSpin: Connect and earn inside VS Code. Current published version: v0.1.12.
Install for: VS Code / Verified extensionagents.md
API base: https://api.waitspin.com/v1
Marketplace assurance
Budget protected. Earnings traceable.
For advertisers
Visible-before-billed
A paid impression is counted only after the sponsored status placement stays visible long enough.
Fraud controls before payout
Receipts, install binding, trust warmup, exposure caps, holds, and reconciliation slow suspicious earning paths before money leaves the system.
Prepaid inventory
Campaigns spend from fixed impression blocks, not open-ended click promises.
For users
Status-surface only
WaitSpin uses supported status surfaces and does not inject into source files, editor text, prompts, or terminal output.
Ledger-backed earnings
Qualified impressions create wallet/ledger-visible earning records for the 60% user share.
Maturing balance
New earnings stay visible while they mature before payout eligibility.
Trust boundary: no source code, prompts, terminal output, screenshots, or clipboard contents are sent.
Read trust pageSupported now / roadmap
The public promise stays scoped.
Supported nowVS Code Activity Bar/status-bar extensionClaude Code statusline commandMiMo Code shell hookOpenCode TUI plugin slotGrok Code CLI footerStripe Checkout blocksPublic market leaderboardGuarded wallet and payout routes
Roadmap
NextNative surface expansion1
ThenBilling and refunds2
ThenMarketplace controls1
FAQ
What advertisers, users, and agents ask first.
WaitSpin is an agent-first ad marketplace for developer wait-states: advertisers buy short sponsored wait-state lines, and users run verified earning surfaces for VS Code, Claude Code, MiMo Code, OpenCode, or Grok Code CLI.
Advertisers create a campaign with --line, --url, --price-per-block, and --blocks. One block buys 1,000 visible-impression opportunities through Stripe Checkout.
Users install a verified earning surface such as the VS Code Activity Bar/status-bar extension, Claude Code statusline, MiMo Code shell hook, OpenCode TUI plugin, or Grok Code CLI footer. A sponsored wait-state message must be visible for at least 5 seconds before the ledger records a payable impression.
Run
waitspin install --all --dry-run --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing, then waitspin install --all --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing and waitspin status --all.Install from VS Code Marketplace, run
code --install-extension waitspin.waitspin-vscode, then run WaitSpin: Connect and earn inside VS Code. Use waitspin extension install --target vscode --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY only as the advanced CLI fallback.WaitSpin is installed into Visual Studio Code itself, so it works alongside AI coding extensions such as Cline, Roo Code, Factory Droid, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Continue, Cody, Tabnine, Amazon Q, and Gemini Code Assist. It does not read their prompts, responses, files, or extension data.
Run
waitspin claude-code install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing, then waitspin claude-code status.Run
waitspin mimocode install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin mimocode status.Run
waitspin opencode install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin opencode status.Run
waitspin grok install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin grok status.The shipped public surface is the npm CLI, REST API, public market, guarded wallet and ledger routes, install-all orchestration, the VS Code Marketplace Activity Bar/status-bar extension, Claude Code statusline command, MiMo Code shell hook, OpenCode TUI plugin slot, and Grok Code CLI footer.
No. The VS Code Marketplace extension provides the Activity Bar user view, status-bar mini state, wallet and ledger visibility, sponsor cards, no-inventory state, Command Palette actions, SecretStorage, and a five-second visible impression hold. Claude Code uses statusLine.command, MiMo Code uses a managed shell hook, OpenCode uses managed TUI plugin configuration, and Grok Code CLI uses a hash-backed text-asset footer patch. Unsupported native spinner patches remain coming soon.