I turned Claude Code's idle status-line time into an opt-in, labeled sponsor slot
I kept seeing "earn while you code" tools that patch your editor's files or have you sideload a sketchy .vsix. So I built the opposite, the honest way.
dilinx shows one small, clearly-labeled ad · line in your editor's status bar — only while your AI assistant is working (Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor). You keep a share of the revenue, or donate it to open source / charity.
How it's different:
- No file patching — uses the official statusLine + status-bar APIs.
- Opt-in, always labeled as an ad, one-command uninstall.
- Open source (MIT), shipped via npm + the official marketplaces — not curl | bash or a raw VSIX.
It's an early beta: earnings are simulated for now while I line up real advertisers/payouts, and there's a charity mode (donate your wait-time to OSS/EFF/etc.).
I'm the maker — genuinely want feedback: is the ethics/value framing right? Would you actually run this, or is any ad in your editor a no?
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