I want to advertise
Create one sponsored line in the campaign account or CLI. Buy visible impressions through Stripe Checkout.
We put your ad line where the AI spinner sits.
Verified wait-state ads.
One short sponsored line appears while developers wait on AI coding tools. Advertisers buy visible impressions. Developers earn a 60% share after a sponsor line stays visible for 5+ seconds.
Supported platforms
No source code, prompts, model output, terminal output, screenshots, or clipboard contents are sent.Install VS Code extensionv0.1.12
I want to earn
Install WaitSpin in supported tools and earn after a paid sponsor line is visible for 5+ seconds.
Wait-state transformation
What changes while the agent is thinking?
Before / stock wait
*Reticulating...Grep - 1.0s
After / sponsored wait
WLnkgo - tracked links for CLI workflowsGrep - 3.2s
user sidecar+EUR 0.0030
Illustrative at EUR 5 CPM. Bills after visible >=5s, then ledger pending and wallet status update.
User economics
Your wait-states have a price tag.
Drag your average agent wait per day. Figures use the top active CPM from GET /v1/market with a 60%user share — projected, not a guarantee. WaitSpin bills paid impressions only after a visible >=5s interval.
Agent idle time
Spinners, test runs, long diffs — the time you are already watching.
45 min / day
one billable placement per ~15s of wait · visible >=5s before ledger · impressions only — no click payout
user sidecar · live
payout / paid impression+EUR 0.0030
impressions / day180
EUR / day (60% net)+EUR 0.54
top active CPMEUR 5.00
+EUR 16.20user share / month when funded · no click bonus · ledger pending after each qualified impression
Advertisers
Buy 1k-impression blocks through CLI Checkout.
Users
Install detected earning surfaces or choose a target-specific command.
Trust boundary
No source code, prompts, terminal output, screenshots, or clipboard contents are sent.
What is WaitSpin?
Agent-first ads for developer wait-states.
Marketplace
WaitSpin is an agent-first ad marketplace for developer wait-states. Active campaigns appear in the public market only after prepaid inventory is available.
Advertisers
Create a line in the web account or with the waitspin CLI, buy prepaid 1,000-impression Blocks through Stripe Checkout, and inspect CPM data through GET /v1/market.
Users
Install a verified earning surface and earn a 60% user share after a sponsored wait-state message becomes a paid verified Spinner.
Public scope
Shipped surfaces are the npm CLI, REST API, public market, guarded wallet and ledger routes, install-all orchestration, VS Code Marketplace Activity Bar/status-bar extension covering VS Code, Cursor Editor Mode, and Devin Desktop, plus separate CLI-managed integrations for Claude Code, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, MiMo Code, OpenCode, Grok Code CLI, and Qoder CLI.
Market board
Network spin pace from the WaitSpin market.
Network spin pace last 1h14,922
Top public CPMEUR 5.00
Low public CPMEUR 1.00
Spin paceLast 60 minutes - peak 324/min
CPM is live from active public campaigns.
How it works
Buy in web or CLI.
Four canonical steps, available when you need detail.
Advertisers buy Blocks; developers install supported earning surfaces and earn a revenue share from eligible paid impressions.
01
Get an email-verified control key
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npx --yes waitspin init --email [email protected] --key-profile control
Control keys create campaigns, start Checkout, and read advertiser state.
02
Choose line, URL, CPM, and blocks
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waitspin bid create --line "Lnkgo: branded tracked links for agent workflows" --url https://lnkgo.app --price-per-block 500 --blocks 3
--price-per-block is CPM in cents. Each --blocks unit buys a 1,000 visible-impression budget.
03
Open Stripe Checkout
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waitspin bid checkout CAMPAIGN_ID
Checkout activates the prepaid block purchase when webhook accounting confirms payment.
04
Watch the public market
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waitspin market
Read the current public market snapshot. Rows can be empty in early-market states.
Public install contract
CLI first, API visible.
Install for:VS Code support uses the Marketplace Activity Bar/status-bar extension with SecretStorage, wallet/ledger views, sponsor cards, no-inventory state, and a 5s visible impression hold. Extension in official VS Marketplace
Install detected supported surfaces.
Run the publisher key setup, preview detected targets, then install the supported surfaces found on this machine. Target-specific commands stay available when you need debug or uninstall detail.
Agent command / detected targets
Installs only supported targets detected on this machine and reports installed, would_install, skipped_not_detected, skipped_conflict, and failed_rollback arrays.
Agent skill
Install the WaitSpin skill so compatible agents can onboard by email OTP, create campaigns, install earning surfaces, and inspect wallet status.
Install demo
Open the CLI walkthrough only when you want the full terminal flow for advertiser setup, user install, market, wallet, and ledger commands.
VS Code Marketplace install
Install the public extension, then run WaitSpin: Connect and earn inside VS Code. Current published version: v0.1.12.
Install for: VS Code / Verified extensionagents.md
API base: https://api.waitspin.com/v1
Marketplace assurance
Budget protected. Earnings traceable.
For advertisers
Visible-before-billed
A paid impression is counted only after the sponsored status placement stays visible long enough.
Fraud controls before payout
Receipts, install binding, trust warmup, exposure caps, holds, and reconciliation slow suspicious earning paths before money leaves the system.
Prepaid inventory
Campaigns spend from fixed Blocks: 1 Block = 1,000 ad impressions, not open-ended click promises.
For users
Status-surface only
WaitSpin uses supported status surfaces and does not inject into source files, editor text, prompts, or terminal output.
Ledger-backed earnings
Qualified Spinners create wallet/ledger-visible earning records for the 60% user share. 1 Spinner = 1 paid verified impression.
Maturing balance
New earnings stay visible while they mature before payout eligibility.
Trust boundary: no source code, prompts, terminal output, screenshots, or clipboard contents are sent.
Read trust pageSupported now / roadmap
The public promise stays scoped.
Supported nowVS Code, Cursor Editor Mode and Devin DesktopClaude Code, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot CLIOpenCode, Grok Code CLIMiMo Code, Qoder CLIStripe Checkout blocksPublic market leaderboardGuarded wallet and payout routes
Roadmap
NextNative surface expansion1
ThenBilling and refunds2
ThenMarketplace controls1
FAQ
What advertisers, users, and agents ask first.
WaitSpin is an agent-first ad marketplace for developer wait-states: advertisers buy short sponsored wait-state lines, and users run verified earning surfaces for VS Code, Cursor, Devin, Claude Code, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, MiMo Code, OpenCode, Grok Code CLI, or Qoder CLI.
Advertisers create a campaign with --line, --url, --price-per-block, and --blocks. One Block buys 1,000 visible-impression opportunities. Stripe Checkout remains the classic card path; agents can also pay for pending block purchases through the production stablecoin MPP rail with Stripe/Tempo payment.
Yes. Agents and advertisers can use POST /v1/blocks/mpp-crypto to buy pending block purchases with stablecoin through Stripe/Tempo MPP: the API returns a 402 Payment challenge, the agent pays, then retries for a receipt after WaitSpin verifies the MPP credential and Stripe PaymentIntent succeeded. Publishers still receive standard fiat payouts; this is advertiser billing, not a publisher crypto payout or wallet withdrawal flow; WaitSpin does not custody crypto or store raw wallet addresses.
Users install a verified earning surface for VS Code, Cursor Editor Mode, Devin Desktop, Claude Code, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, MiMo Code, OpenCode, Grok Code CLI, or Qoder CLI. A sponsored wait-state message must be visible for at least 5 seconds before the ledger records a paid verified Spinner.
Run
waitspin install --all --dry-run --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing, then waitspin install --all --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing and waitspin status --all. This covers VS Code and the CLI-managed targets. Cursor and Devin Desktop use their editor-specific extension install commands.Install from VS Code Marketplace, run
code --install-extension waitspin.waitspin-vscode, then run WaitSpin: Connect and earn inside VS Code. Use waitspin extension install --target vscode --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY only as the advanced CLI fallback.Use the same VS Code Marketplace extension. Cursor runs VS Code-compatible extensions in Editor Mode, so run
cursor --install-extension waitspin.waitspin-vscode, then run WaitSpin: Connect and earn inside Cursor. There is no separate Cursor package or backend target.Install from Open VSX in Devin Desktop's Extensions panel. If
devin-desktop is on your PATH, run devin-desktop --install-extension waitspin.waitspin-vscode, then run WaitSpin: Connect and earn inside Devin Desktop. There is no separate Devin package or backend target.WaitSpin is installed into Visual Studio Code itself, a VS Code-compatible Cursor Editor Mode window, or Devin Desktop through Open VSX, so it works alongside AI coding extensions such as Cline, Roo Code, Factory Droid, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Continue, Cody, Tabnine, Amazon Q, and Gemini Code Assist. It does not read their prompts, responses, files, or extension data.
Run
waitspin claude-code install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing, then waitspin claude-code status.Run
waitspin antigravity install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing, then waitspin antigravity status.Run
waitspin copilot install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY --compose-existing, then waitspin copilot status.Run
waitspin mimocode install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin mimocode status.Run
waitspin opencode install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin opencode status.Run
waitspin grok install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin grok status.Run
waitspin qoder install --api-key PASTE_PUBLISHER_EXTENSION_KEY, then waitspin qoder status.The shipped public surface is the npm CLI, REST API, public market, Stripe Checkout blocks, crypto MPP block purchases for agents, guarded wallet and ledger routes, install-all orchestration, and verified platform support for VS Code, Cursor Editor Mode, Devin Desktop, Claude Code, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, MiMo Code, OpenCode, Grok Code CLI, and Qoder CLI.
No. WaitSpin uses verified, reversible platform integrations for supported editors and CLIs. Unsupported native spinner patches remain coming soon.