Meanwhile

Terms of Service

Last updated: August 20, 2026

The short, honest version: Meanwhile is a small, early-stage, single-developer product, not a company with a legal team. These terms describe exactly what the code actually does — no more, no less. If something here ever changes, we'll change it here first, not quietly in the code.

1. What Meanwhile is

Meanwhile is a status-line integration for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and VS Code. Once installed, it shows a small line of text — usually a tip, occasionally a clearly labeled "(sponsored)" line — while your tool is working. Developers who run it earn a share of sponsor revenue; companies can pay to have a line shown.

2. For developers

Installing creates a random, anonymous install ID stored locally on your machine. There is no account, no signup, no login. The same install ID is shared automatically across Claude Code, Copilot CLI, and VS Code if you connect more than one — one balance, not separate ones.
Sponsor lines are billed to advertisers at $15 per 1,000 shown impressions. You receive 50% of that revenue (60% for the first 100 developers who ever install, forever), tracked against your install ID.
We do not guarantee any particular volume of sponsor lines, or any minimum earnings. Sponsor volume depends entirely on real advertiser demand, which fluctuates and may be low or zero at any given time.
Once your tracked balance crosses $25, it is paid automatically to the PayPal email you register — no manual step, no request needed on your part.
Your install ID and its balance live only on your machine and in our database. If you delete the local install files without registering a payout email first, we have no way to identify or pay you — there's no username or account recovery to fall back on.
You can stop using Meanwhile at any time by removing the statusLine entry from ~/.claude/settings.json (Claude Code), ~/.copilot/settings.json (Copilot CLI), or uninstalling the extension (VS Code). Any balance already earned and tied to your install ID remains claimable afterward, provided you still have that ID.

3. For advertisers

A campaign is purchased for any dollar amount you choose, at a flat $15 per 1,000 impressions, paid via PayPal.
Once payment is captured, your campaign is activated automatically and enters real rotation — delivery speed depends entirely on real, organic Claude Code usage across the network at that time. We do not guarantee a delivery timeline.
We make no guarantees about clicks, conversions, or any outcome beyond the line actually being shown the number of times purchased.
Your line and destination link are shown as submitted; we do not edit ad copy, but we reserve the right to remove or refuse any campaign that is illegal, deceptive, malicious (including anything linking to malware or phishing), or sexually explicit.
Refunds: if your campaign is refused, removed for a policy violation, or the service is discontinued before your purchased impressions are fully delivered, you're entitled to a pro-rated refund for the undelivered portion. We calculate this from the same impressions_delivered / impressions_total numbers shown on your campaign dashboard — nothing hidden. Once impressions are fully delivered, the purchase is final.

4. No warranty

Meanwhile is provided as-is, run by one person as an early-stage product. We don't promise uptime, don't promise the service will exist indefinitely, and don't promise it's free of bugs. If we ever decide to shut the service down, we'll honor outstanding developer balances and refund undelivered advertiser impressions as described above, on a best-effort basis.

5. Changes to these terms

If these terms change in a way that affects what you're owed or what's expected of you, we'll update this page and, where we have a way to reach you (a registered payout or advertiser email), let you know.

6. Contact

Questions, disputes, refund requests, or anything else: mosaic.ai.companion@gmail.com