PayloadAds

Payload · Ads for the terminal

Get paid while you
prompt.

PayloadAds slips one line of sponsored text into your AI coding tool's status bar — library recs and API deals matched to what you're building. Every time it shows, you keep 70% of the revenue.

curl -fsSL https://PayloadAds.com/install | bash

Claude Code today · Cursor & Codex next · payloadads uninstall restores everything.

1 impressions this session·you keep 70% of every one·stays put — click it any time
70%
Publisher share
of every impression and click
$5–$40
Targeted CPM
when language / framework signals are on
~10s
Setup
one curl, zero config, reversible

How the money flows

Five steps, then it runs itself.

01
Install
One curl wires a status line into Claude Code. No other changes.
02
Fetch
Every ~5 min the CLI pulls a fresh batch of ads to a local cache.
03
Render
The status line rotates through them — each render is one impression.
04
Report
Signed impression & click receipts batch back to the backend.
05
Cash out
You keep 70%. Withdraw via Stripe Connect past $20 unpaid.

What leaves your machine

Almost nothing.

A random install id and coarse signals — language, framework — all opt-in. Never your prompts, your code, your file paths, or your keystrokes. The status line makes zero network calls to render.

Read the exact list →
  • prompts
  • source code
  • file paths
  • hostname / git remote
  • keystrokes

Your status bar is idle real estate.

Rent it out. Ten seconds to install, cash out via Stripe at $20.

curl -fsSL https://PayloadAds.com/install | bash