I've seen every bad idea: sidebar banners, notification spam, injected tabs.
Developers nuke them.
The AI wait state is different. You're blocked anyway. Eyes on the status line. One text link with a relevant dev tool — Linear, Supabase, whatever bid won the auction — feels native.
Platforms we target:
- VS Code — marketplace + Open VSX path
- Cursor — same extension roots, Claude Code webview patch
- Windsurf — Open VSX install flow
- Claude CLI — status line hook for terminal purists
What doesn't work: interrupting flow during typing, hiding close buttons, tracking code content. We don't want your source. We want a single monetized moment you already have.
Advertisers: if you're B2B dev tools, this is your inventory →.
Developers: pick your platform →