You earn
Cards only show during AI wait time, never in the middle of focused work, and every verified view adds to your balance.
EARN WHILE YOU WAIT
Get paid while
your AI works.
While ChatGPT, Claude, Codex or Cursor is thinking, one clearly labelled card sits above the chat box. Every verified view earns you money. When the answer arrives, the card leaves.
Free. In your browser, on your Mac and in your editor.
Adbucks workspace · example
Your attention is earning.
Earned so far
$6.20
This week: $2.94
Next cash out
$6.20 of $10
About 9 days at your pace
Your pace
$12.60
A month. An estimate, not a promise.
Earnings · last 14 days
SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOU GET
One card while it thinks. Gone when it answers.
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BUILT FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE MARKET
Useful placements. Clear controls. Better economics.
You stay informed
Sponsored cards are clearly labelled, relevance checked and limited by frequency controls.
Brands reach intent
Campaigns are reviewed before launch and only pay for views the server verified.
SAFE BY DESIGN
Earning should never cost you your privacy.
Never patches your AI apps
The card is drawn on top of the window. Adbucks only uses each app's official settings, and backs them up before it touches them.
Your code and chats stay yours
Adbucks never sends your code, your questions or the AI's answers anywhere. Matched ads are worked out on your own computer, and at most a broad topic is sent.
No hidden updates
Nothing downloads new code in the background. The Chrome extension updates through the Chrome Web Store, and everything else only when you install a new version.
Always labelled
Every card says Sponsored and Ad by Adbucks. It is never mixed into the AI's answer, and it leaves when the answer arrives.
Nothing while you read
Cards only show while your AI is working. Questions, plans waiting for you and finished answers are left alone.
Off in one click
Pause from the menu bar, the Chrome extension or your editor any time, or remove everything with adbucks uninstall.
INSTALL
Everywhere your AI works.
Mac app
The Claude, Codex, Cursor and VS Code apps, with earnings in your menu bar.
Use the command belowVS Code, Cursor, Windsurf
Claude Code, Codex and Cursor's agent, with earnings in the status bar.
Use the command belowOne command sets up everything
It installs the Mac app, adds Adbucks to VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf, connects Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, and opens the Chrome setup. Paste it into Terminal. It sets up anything else it needs.
$
curl -fsSL https://adbucks.co/api/adbucks/install | shWant to check it first? Read the script.
Questions people ask
Is it safe to install?
Adbucks does not change your AI apps, does not send your code or conversations, and does not update itself in the background. You can read the install script before you run it.
What does Adbucks see?
That your AI is working, and for how long a card was on screen. With matched ads on, a broad topic such as travel or design is worked out on your computer and only that is sent. Never your prompts, answers or files.
Where does it work?
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in Chrome; the Claude, Codex, Cursor and VS Code apps on a Mac; Claude Code, Codex and Cursor's agent inside VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf; and Claude Code in the terminal, through its own status line.
Does it slow my AI down?
No. Adbucks never sits between you and the AI. It only watches for the moment the AI starts and stops working.
How much can I earn?
It depends on how much you use AI and how many advertisers are running. Earnings are capped at $5 a day and are not guaranteed. After a few days, your dashboard shows your own pace, worked out from what you have actually earned.
When do I get paid?
Each verified view adds to your balance, which you can watch grow in your menu bar or editor. Cash out once you reach the minimum shown in your dashboard, as a gift card by email or a bank transfer.
How do I turn it off?
Pause it from the menu bar, the Chrome extension, or the Adbucks: Pause command in your editor. To remove it completely, run adbucks uninstall.
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