codecash — get paid to vibe code

codecash shows one tasteful sponsored ad in the wait states of Claude Code — the spinner verb and the terminal status line — and pays you a revenue share for it. No pop-ups, no second ad anywhere, and your code never leaves your machine.

This is the standalone command-line client, for developers who run Claude Code in the terminal and don't use the VS Code extension. It installs a render-only status-line script and an on-demand background helper into your Claude Code config, and restores everything cleanly when you turn it off.

Install

npm i -g codecash

Requires Node 22+ and a working claude CLI on your PATH.

Use

codecash login        # link this terminal to your codecash account (opens a browser)
codecash login --paste  #   …or paste a token instead, for SSH / headless sessions
codecash install      # turn ads on: inject the Claude Code status line + spinner, start the helper
codecash status       # show today's / lifetime earnings and whether ads are running
codecash uninstall    # turn ads off and restore your original Claude Code settings
codecash logout       # uninstall, revoke this device's token, and sign out
codecash help         # show this help (codecash version for the installed version)

After codecash install, your next Claude Code session shows the ad in its spinner and status line; once an ad has been on screen long enough to count as seen, it credits your balance. Track and cash out earnings at https://www.codecash.dev.

What leaves your machine — and what never does

codecash sends only what's needed to serve an ad and credit a verified view: a signed device token, coarse anonymous signals, and the per-view accounting. It never reads, uploads, or transmits your source code, prompts, or Claude Code conversations. The status-line render script is fully offline — it reads a small local ad cache and prints it; it never makes a network call.

Uninstall

codecash uninstall restores your original ~/.claude/settings.json (status line + spinner) exactly as it was, and codecash logout additionally revokes this terminal's token. To remove the CLI:

npm rm -g codecash

Configuration

• CODECASH_API_BASE_URL — point the CLI at a different codecash server (defaults to the public production server). Mainly for development.

codecash is proprietary software. See LICENSE.txt.