runemads · rads

Get paid while you wait. RunemAds shows one small sponsored line in your AI coding tool's idle surfaces (Claude Code's status line + spinner) while it thinks — and pays you 70% of the revenue. No binary patching: it uses Claude Code's own official settings keys and restores them byte-for-byte when you stop.

Install

npm install -g runemads

Quick start

rads login      # sign in (opens the browser; approves this device)
rads enable      # start showing the sponsored line + earning
rads status      # login state + earnings (you keep 70%)
rads disable     # restore your Claude Code settings exactly as they were

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---|---| | rads login | Authenticate this device against your RunemAds account | | rads enable | Inject the sponsored line into Claude Code; start earning | | rads disable (rads restore) | Remove it and restore your settings byte-for-byte | | rads status | Show login + earnings | | rads refresh | Flush pending impressions / refresh the ad cache (usually automatic) | | rads delete | Delete your account data (anonymize identifiers) |

How earning works

You're billed-in nothing — advertisers prepay. While a turn is active, RunemAds bills the advertiser per viewable impression and credits 70% to you. Click credits are higher. Caps prevent abuse; payouts are requested from your earnings portal.

Privacy & safety

• Reads the Claude Code transcript on-device only to bill while a turn is active. The status-line script never blocks, throws, or emits raw control characters.
• Backs up any pre-existing statusLine / spinnerVerbs and restores them on rads disable. It never touches settings keys it doesn't own.

Configuration

• Config + caches live in ~/.runemads/.
• Point at a different backend with RUNEMADS_API=https://your-host (defaults to the hosted RunemAds API).

MIT licensed.