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Waitbucks

Waitbucks

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Earn from AI wait time. Syncs ads to Cursor status line and tracks balance via Waitbucks API.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Waitbucks (VS Code / Cursor)

Earn from AI wait time. Shows relevant ads during agent wait states and syncs earnings with your Waitbucks account.

Install

  1. Install the extension from the Marketplace, or:
    curl -L https://waitbucks.com/vsix -o waitbucks.vsix && cursor --install-extension waitbucks.vsix
    
  2. Reload the window
  3. Command Palette → Waitbucks: Sign in
  4. Optional: Waitbucks: Install Cursor status line

Surfaces

Surface How
Claude Code webview Overlay while the agent is working
Codex webview Overlay while Thinking
Claude CLI Status line integration
Codex CLI Startup banner only (no status line API like Claude; hooks paint the wrong place)
Cursor Agent Status line above chat input

Clicks go through tracked https://waitbucks.com/c/... → server records CLICK → 302 to the advertiser.

Config

Optional overrides in ~/.waitbucks/config.json:

{
  "apiBaseUrl": "https://waitbucks.com/api",
  "siteBaseUrl": "https://waitbucks.com"
}

Defaults point to production Waitbucks. Data cache: ~/.waitbucks/

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