Earn while your AI works. SpinShare wraps supported terminal AI agents and shows sponsored messages during eligible wait states in VS Code, Cursor, and Trae.

Features

Terminal auto-wrap - New integrated terminals route configured agent commands through the bundled SpinShare CLI wrapper.
Browser sign-in - One-time device flow; your token is stored securely in the editor.
Progress notification ads - Host integrations can trigger the notification-based ad flow directly.
Click-through support - Open advertiser links directly from the notification.
Compatible editors - Built on stable VS Code APIs; works in VS Code, Cursor, and Trae.

Getting started

Install the extension from VSIX locally, or from the Marketplace when published.
Sign in when prompted, or run SpinShare: Sign In from the command palette. Approve the device in your browser.
Open a new integrated terminal after sign-in. Existing terminals keep their old PATH.
Run claude or another configured agent normally. SpinShare's shim wraps it through the bundled CLI.
When the agent emits a spinner-style wait state for at least 3 seconds and a funded ad is available, the spinner is replaced with ad text and an impression is credited.

Commands

Command	Description
`SpinShare: Sign In`	Start the browser device authorization flow
`SpinShare: Sign Out`	Remove your stored token
`SpinShare: Start Generation (show ad)`	Manually trigger the notification ad flow for testing
`SpinShare: Complete Generation (dismiss ad)`	Dismiss the active notification ad
`SpinShare: Rebuild Terminal Shims`	Recreate terminal shims after changing base URL or agent command settings

Updates

SpinShare is installed from a VSIX rather than the Marketplace, so the editor does not auto-update it. Instead the extension updates itself: it periodically checks your configured base URL for a newer published version and installs it in place, then asks you to reload the window. You can trigger a check anytime with SpinShare: Check for Updates, or turn the background check off with the spinshare.autoUpdate setting.

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
`spinshare.baseUrl`	`https://www.spinshare.dev`	SpinShare web app base URL. Use `http://localhost:3000` for local dev.
`spinshare.terminalAutoWrap`	`true`	Prepends SpinShare shims to new integrated terminals.
`spinshare.terminalAgents`	`["claude"]`	Command names to auto-wrap in new integrated terminals.
`spinshare.autoUpdate`	`true`	Periodically check the base URL for a newer VSIX and install it in place. Reload is always prompted, never automatic.

Standalone CLI

The extension bundles the CLI wrapper for new integrated terminals. For external terminals, install or run the standalone @spinshare/cli wrapper separately.

Privacy

Authentication uses a device code flow. Impressions are reported only when an ad is actually displayed for the required duration. See spinshare.dev/privacy.