Earn from AI wait time in your terminal.
WaitLayer lets developers earn from privacy-preserving, clearly labeled sponsor lines shown during real AI coding-agent wait states. No code access. No prompt access. Cash, USDC, or compute-credit payouts.
See what we never collect →This is Claude Code's own interface. WaitLayer adds only the single labeled line at the bottom — the agent, your prompts, and output are untouched.
AI agents created a new attention surface.
AI coding agents have changed development into an asynchronous loop. You ask Claude Code, Codex, or another agent to work. Then you wait.
WaitLayer turns those real wait states into a subtle, opt-in sponsor surface. Developers earn. Sponsors reach active AI-native builders. Your code, prompts, completions, files, and terminal output stay private.
Simple surface. Serious verification.
You install once; earnings begin when campaigns are funded.
- 1Install WaitLayer
- 2Connect Claude Code
- 3See subtle sponsor lines during eligible wait states
- 4Earn from funded sponsor campaigns
- 5Choose cash, USDC, or compute-credit payouts when eligible
You submit one line and we deliver it cleanly.
- 1Reserve a founding package
- 2Submit a developer-relevant message
- 3WaitLayer reviews and labels the creative
- 4Campaign launches when eligible inventory is available
- 5Receive impression, click, spend, rollover, and fraud reporting
When sponsor-funded campaigns are active, every payout traces back to a single impression that cleared a fixed set of checks. WaitLayer measures the ad surface — never your code, prompts, or output.
One line. Clearly labeled. Developer relevant.
- No popups
- No takeovers
- No consumer junk
- No hidden native ads
- No misleading placement
- Developer-tool sponsors only
We measure the wait state, not your work.
Privacy is the product. A hard boundary sits between WaitLayer and everything you do in your terminal — enforced before any data leaves your machine.
Blocked before anything leaves your machine.
A short, fixed allowlist — describes the ad, not the work.
The allowlist is enforced in the client. If a field is not on it, it is never assembled into a payload.
Read the full trust policy →Earn back your AI coding spend.
WaitLayer is not a get-rich scheme. It is a way for active AI-agent users to earn from real wait time and offset the cost of the tools they already use.
Join founding developer betaNo guaranteed earnings — yet.
WaitLayer is currently building the first verified supply of AI-agent terminal wait states. During beta, we may measure eligible wait states, surface diagnostic sponsor-line tests, and build your trust profile. Cashable earnings begin only when verified impressions are matched with sponsor-funded campaigns.
- Early access to Claude Code terminal integration
- Priority access to first funded campaigns
- Founding developer status
- Local telemetry transparency
- Payout method preference setup
- Real usage history for trust scoring
Reach developers at the moment they are building with AI.
Developer attention is expensive, ad-blocked, and usually far away from the workflow. WaitLayer gives sponsors a privacy-preserving way to reach AI-native developers during real coding-agent sessions.
Reserve founding sponsor slotWhy sponsor before the network is fully live?
Founding sponsors get priority pricing, early category access, creative feedback, and first placement into WaitLayer's verified terminal inventory. Your spend helps activate the first developer payouts, which strengthens the network you are buying into.
- First access to premium terminal inventory
- Discounted founding CPM
- Rollover protection if inventory underdelivers
- Developer-tool-only sponsor environment
- Fraud-reviewed delivery
Terminal-first,then everywhere agents run.
We start with the cleanest official integration path and expand across the agent terminal stack — without patching third-party editor bundles. Here is where we are and where we are headed.
Built to activate both sides of the network.
WaitLayer is launching as a founding beta. Developers help verify real terminal wait-state inventory. Sponsors fund the first campaigns. Payouts begin when verified impressions are matched with sponsor-funded media spend.
Install early, connect Claude Code, and help measure eligible wait-state inventory.
Founding sponsors reserve discounted packages and fund the first launch pool.
When campaigns are live, developers earn 70% of verified media spend.
Transparent economics.
Developers receive 70% of verified media spend. WaitLayer keeps 30% of verified media spend and may charge separate platform fees for campaign management, reporting, fraud review, compliance, payout operations, and network operations.
- 01Sponsor pays media spend
- 02WaitLayer verifies eligible impressions
- 03Developer earns 70% of verified media spend
- 04WaitLayer keeps 30% of verified media spend
- 05Platform fees fund fraud review, reporting & operations
Cash, USDC, and compute-credit payouts are planned as supported payout options. Availability may vary by region and compliance checks.
Join the first terminal-native AI-agent sponsor network.
Founding sponsor slots are limited. Developer beta is opening in waves.