TermWorks
Discover opportunities while you code.
TermWorks is a terminal plugin that surfaces contextual developer opportunities — jobs, startup roles, and tool recommendations — based on what you're actually building. You earn a share of the revenue from every opportunity shown.
Mac / Linux / WSL
curl -fsSL https://term.works/install.sh | bash
Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://term.works/install.ps1 | iex
How it works
- Install the CLI — one command, works on Mac, Linux, WSL, and Windows
- TermWorks classifies your activity locally — nothing raw is uploaded
- Relevant opportunities appear at most once per session, between commands — configurable. Pause or mute anytime with
termworks mute - Earn 50% of the revenue from every opportunity shown to you — impressions are validated to filter bots and capped per day. Cash out monthly via Stripe Connect — no minimum.
Earnings scale with how active you are in the terminal — heavy terminal users (DevOps, infra) see more opportunities and earn more.
What you might see
Privacy
| What gets uploaded | Command category (e.g. "rust"), exit status, session timing |
| What stays local | Your commands, file paths, environment variables, secrets, stdout/stderr |
What developers say
“I'm in the terminal all day on four machines running kubectl and Terraform. If a platform-eng role at an AI startup appears while I'm doing a rollout — that's more targeted than anything LinkedIn has ever sent me. And I get paid for it.”
— Senior DevOps engineer“The LinkedIn InMail thing is broken. If I could tell a system 'I work in Node and Go, I'm open to remote roles at funded startups, now show me those and nothing else' — that's the version of recruiting I'd actually want.”
— Full-stack indie hacker“I don't want to join a job board. I want to keep doing what I'm doing and have the right opportunity find me when I'm in the right headspace for it — which is when I'm in the terminal, building things.”
— Staff engineer, OSS maintainerFor companies
Reach engineers at the exact moment they're working in your stack — not scrolling a feed. TermWorks surfaces your role or tool to developers whose terminal activity signals genuine relevance. No impressions wasted on the wrong audience.
- Targeting by stack: language, framework, cloud, toolchain
- Pay per validated impression (CPM) — bot- and fraud-filtered, targeted by stack
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Common questions
What is TermWorks? A free CLI that shows occasional, contextual sponsorships — jobs, startup roles, and dev-tool recommendations — in your terminal between commands. You earn 50% of the revenue from every opportunity shown.
How much can I earn? You earn 50% of the revenue from every opportunity shown in your terminal; earnings scale with how active you are. Paid monthly via Stripe Connect, no minimum.
Is it private? Only a coarse command category (e.g. "rust"), exit status, and session timing leave your machine. Your commands, arguments, file paths, environment variables, and secrets stay local. Full security FAQ →
How do I remove it? Pause anytime with termworks disable, or remove it entirely with termworks uninstall.