CodeSlot

Put one small sponsored slot in your VS Code status bar and earn AI usage credits while you work. Redeem them for real AI tokens via OpenRouter - Claude, GPT, Gemini, and more. One slot, real rewards, and a hard line on privacy.

🔒 Privacy first - CodeSlot never reads your code

CodeSlot only knows that VS Code is open and focused. It cannot and does not read your code, files, or project information. The only data it sends is an anonymous device identifier and ad-interaction events (impression / click).

• Never uses any workspace or file API - no file contents, paths, git info, or project data, ever.
• Sends exactly one identifier - an anonymous random id generated on your machine - plus impression/click events.
• The only editor signal it reads is whether the window is focused (a boolean), used solely to time impressions.
• Talks only to a fixed https backend - no dynamic or third-party hosts.
• Your redeemed OpenRouter API key is stored in your OS keychain (VS Code SecretStorage) - never in plaintext, settings, or the cloud.

How it works

1. Sign in with GitHub (one click, via VS Code's built-in GitHub auth). This is required to earn and keeps rewards honest - no anonymous farming.
2. A small 📣 Sponsored … item appears at the right of your status bar, next to a 💳 balance readout.
3. After ~5 seconds of focused dwell, an impression is counted and you earn a small credit.
4. Click the slot to open the sponsor's link and earn a click credit.
5. Open CodeSlot: Open Wallet to see your balance, today's earnings, and recent activity.
6. Run CodeSlot: Redeem Credits to turn credits into an OpenRouter API key loaded with that value.

Your earnings are shown as real money - dollars or rupees - so you always know what your credits are worth (switch via codeslot.displayCurrency).

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Questions, feedback, or a problem? Email [email protected] and we'll help you out.

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