Terms of Service

codecash is operated by Skim AI Limited (“codecash,” “we,” “us”). By installing the extension, signing in, or buying ads, you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you’re using codecash on behalf of an organization, you represent that you’re authorized to bind it. If you don’t agree, don’t use the Service.

codecash displays one tasteful sponsored line in the wait states of supported AI coding agents (for example, the Claude Code spinner and status line) and shares ad revenue with the developer who shows it. Advertisers fund campaigns; developers opt in to display them. We may change, add, or remove features over time.

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract. You’re responsible for your account, for keeping your credentials secure, and for activity under your account. Provide accurate information and keep it current. We use Clerk for authentication; your use of it is also subject to Clerk’s terms.

codecash is an independent product. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, or any other agent or editor vendor, and their names are used only to describe interoperability.

The extension works by editing configuration files on your own machine (for example, ~/.claude/settings.json) that you control, using documented configuration options, to render the sponsored line. You choose to install and enable it, and you can disable it at any time, which restores your original settings. Your use of any third-party tool remains governed by that tool’s own terms, and you are responsible for ensuring your use complies with them. We provide the Service “as is” for you to use at your discretion.

• Opt-in. Ads only display after you enable the extension. You can disable it anytime with the “codecash: Disable ad injection” command, and your settings are restored.
• Revenue share. When an ad you show counts as billable, you earn 70% of the resulting revenue; the remainder funds the platform. Earnings accrue as credits in your ledger, denominated in micro-dollars.
• How an ad counts. An impression credits only after the ad has been on screen, in your focused editor, for at least a minimum view time, verified server-side. View time is measured from a value we control, so it can’t be inflated by a modified client.
• Parallel sessions. If you run multiple Claude Code sessions at once, each genuinely on-screen session — each showing a different advertiser — can earn while you’re actively present at your machine, up to a concurrency limit. Total earnings always remain subject to per-device hourly and daily limits.
• Payouts. Once your balance reaches the $10 minimum, you can withdraw to a bank or debit card via our payout provider (Stripe). Payouts may require identity/tax verification and are subject to the payout provider’s terms, and each is manually reviewed before it sends.
• No guarantee. We don’t guarantee any particular volume of ads, earnings, or fill rate. Rates depend on advertiser demand.
• Taxes. You’re responsible for any taxes on your earnings.

To keep the marketplace honest, you agree not to:

• Generate artificial, automated, or fraudulent impressions or clicks, including bots, scripts, headless sessions, click farms, or any attempt to simulate genuine on-screen view time. Running genuine parallel Claude Code sessions is fine; running idle, hidden, minimized, or automated sessions to manufacture concurrent impressions you are not actually viewing is not.
• Modify, reverse engineer, or tamper with the extension or its events to inflate earnings or bypass server-side verification.
• Operate multiple accounts to evade limits, or misrepresent who you are.
• Interfere with, overload, or probe the Service or its infrastructure, or attempt to access data that isn't yours.
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose.

We verify billable events server-side and monitor for abuse. Earnings from activity we determine to be fraudulent or in breach of these Terms may be withheld, reversed, or forfeited, and we may suspend or terminate offending accounts.

• What you’re buying. You pay for confirmed on-screen visibility: a billable impression is your ad confirmed on screen for at least a minimum continuous view time in an active, present developer’s session, verified server-side — not a guaranteed sole-focus read. A developer may run several concurrent sessions, each billed on its own confirmed status line and each showing a different advertiser; a shared spinner is never counted more than once. Your bid sets your priority in the queue, not the number of views: each block delivers a fixed number of views, and a higher bid delivers them sooner.
• Campaigns & payment. You fund campaigns by purchasing ad inventory through Stripe Checkout. Charges are presented before you pay; by completing checkout you authorize them.
• Content standards. Your ad content must be lawful, truthful, and non-deceptive, must not contain malware, illegal goods, adult content, or infringe others’ rights, and must accurately reflect its destination. You’re responsible for your creatives and the pages they link to.
• Review & moderation. Campaigns are subject to approval. We may reject, pause, or remove any creative at our discretion — for example, for violating these standards.
• Refunds. If we reject a creative before it serves, the corresponding funded amount is refunded. Amounts already spent on delivered impressions are non-refundable except where required by law.
• No placement guarantee. Delivery depends on developer supply and the auction; we don’t guarantee impressions, placement, or outcomes.

The Service, including its software, design, and brand, belongs to Skim AI Limited and its licensors. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Service as intended. Advertisers retain rights to their own ad content and grant us the license needed to display it. You may not copy, resell, or create derivative works of the Service except as allowed by law.

Our handling of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy, which is part of these Terms. Notably, codecash never reads or transmits your source code.

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don’t warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that earnings will reach any level.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, codecash will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or revenues. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amounts you paid us (as an advertiser) or were owed by us (as a developer) in the three months before the claim, or US$100.

You agree to indemnify and hold codecash harmless from claims and costs arising out of your use of the Service, your ad content, or your breach of these Terms or of any third-party rights or terms.

You can stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you breach these Terms, for fraud or abuse, or as needed to comply with law. On termination, lawfully earned and verified balances remain payable subject to these Terms and the payout provider’s requirements.

We may modify the Service or these Terms. For material changes to the Terms we’ll update the “Last updated” date and provide reasonable notice. Continuing to use the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, unless mandatory law in your country of residence gives you other rights. We’ll always try to resolve issues informally first — email vittorio@justskim.ai.

Questions about these Terms? Email vittorio@justskim.ai.