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Claude Code/Cursor/Copilot/VS Code status line that shows a genuinely useful tip, or an occasional disclosed sponsor line, while the agent works. Sponsor earnings are split 50/50 with the developer, paid via PayPal. Never reads code or prompts. Free and open source.

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About this tool

deadtime is an open-source tool designed to let developers earn while AI coding agents think. It displays content through a one-line status bar, mostly practical tips and occasionally disclosed relevant sponsor information. Users receive half of the revenue from each sponsored message shown, revenue tracking is done server-side, and billing occurs only after the message has been displayed continuously for 10 seconds (not on every script invocation).

Main capabilities:

  • Display practical tips or sponsored messages in the status bar while AI coding agents work.
  • Built on Claude Code's official statusLine setting, with no code changes required.
  • Supports tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and VS Code.
  • Sponsor revenue is split 50/50 with developers and paid via PayPal.
  • Does not read or send users' prompts, code, or conversation content.
  • Free and open source.

How to use:

  • Add one line of configuration to the Claude Code status bar.
  • Can also be run without Node.
  • After installation, Claude Code must be restarted for it to take effect.
  • Live site:https://deadtime-server.bean-picker.workers.dev
  • The client script statusline.py generates a random anonymous installation ID, requests one line of content from the server, and prints it.
  • The server side is a Cloudflare Worker, responsible for the API (selecting a tip or sponsor by installation, enforcing the 2-in-5 sponsor cap, and billing only after 10 seconds of continuous display) as well as the public site (static assets).
  • Public pages include install.html (for developers) and advertiser.html (for sponsors), with no build step required.

Use cases:

  • Developers want to use waiting time to earn money while using AI coding agents.
  • Sponsors want to show relevant ads to developers.

Limitations:

  • The server only receives the random installation ID and the displayed line content; it does not involve prompts, code, or conversation content.
  • Sponsor pages can reserve a spot, with no payment required for now; real data will be provided before actual charging.
  • Other specific features, pricing details, platform support, etc. are not yet provided.

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