Kickbacks.ai Monetizes AI-Agent Wait States with Sponsored Status Lines
English summary
Kickbacks.ai is a tool that lets developers earn money during AI-agent wait states. Advertisers bid on a tiny sponsored status line displayed while AI coding agents like Claude Code run, and users receive 50% of the ad revenue. The product launched on Product Hunt, turning idle wait time into a revenue stream.
Chinese summary
Kickbacks.ai 是一款帮助开发者在AI代理等待期间赚钱的工具。广告商竞标在AI编码代理（如Claude Code）运行时显示的微小赞助状态行，用户可获得广告收入的50%。该产品在Product Hunt上发布，将闲置等待时间转化为收入来源。
Key points
Developers get paid during AI-agent wait states through sponsored status lines
开发者通过赞助状态行在AI代理等待期间获得报酬
Advertisers bid for ad placement; users keep 50% of revenue
广告商竞标投放广告；用户保留50%的收入
Targets AI coding agents like Claude Code, where wait times are frequent
针对像Claude Code这样等待时间频繁的AI编码代理
Launched on Product Hunt as a new monetization model
作为新的变现模式在Product Hunt上发布