Terminal-native sponsorship

Turn terminal wait time into planned revenue share

WaitEarn is being built to show opt-in sponsor cards during qualified long-running terminal work: builds, installs, tests, deploys, and AI-agent runs. Any developer revenue share depends on sponsor revenue, payout terms, and legal and tax setup.

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WaitEarn terminal concept sequence

npm install

installing dependencies…

eligible wait evaluated · sponsor slot ready

complete · dependencies installed

Sponsored message: concept preview

Reserved for a clearly disclosed sponsor message during an eligible wait.

Concept sequence: install, eligible wait, disclosed sponsor slot, completion. This is not a live placement or a performance result.

Waiting moments are part of the terminal workflow

WaitEarn is designed around longer-running builds, installs, tests, deploys, and AI-agent runs: the intervals where a terminal is already open and in view.

  • Builds
  • Installs
  • Tests
  • Deploys
  • AI-agent runs
Planned eligible work categories

npm run build

build · install · test

deploy · AI-agent run

Examples of planned eligible work categories; qualification is not guaranteed.

A proposed flow with controls built in

  1. Set up the CLI

    The planned CLI flow can wrap a command or use a shell hook, depending on setup.

    waitearn run npm test

  2. An eligible wait is evaluated

    The proposed system evaluates duration, visibility, interactivity, and campaign eligibility before an impression can qualify.

    waitearn pause

  3. A disclosed sponsor slot may appear

    Sponsor cards are intended for qualified waits. Revenue-share terms remain subject to approval.

    waitearn off

Boundaries are part of the product design

Excluded by the proposed schema

  • Source code
  • Shell history
  • Prompts and AI-agent messages
  • Terminal output
  • Secrets and environment variables

Local controls available in the CLI

  • waitearn pausepauses sponsor cards.
  • waitearn offdisables WaitEarn locally.
  • waitearn exclude <path>excludes a project path from card display.
  • Any keydismisses a displayed sponsor card.
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Open-source client work, with public access still to come

WaitEarn plans an auditable open-source CLI. The public repository and final published schema are not available yet.

GitHub coming soon

Proposed public access status
open_source_cli: planned
public_repository: not available yet
final_published_schema: not available yet

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