term.works

Docs & help

Everything you need to use TermWorks — whether you're a developer earning from your terminal or an advertiser reaching developers. Can't find something? Email us.

For developers

Install TermWorks, understand how earning works, control your privacy, and get paid.

  • Install TermWorks

    Install the TermWorks CLI in about a minute with a single command, then sign in to start earning.

  • How earning works

    TermWorks shows occasional, contextual opportunities between commands and pays you 50% of the revenue from every validated impression.

  • Privacy: what leaves your machine

    Your raw commands, arguments, file paths, environment variables, and secrets never leave your machine — only a coarse command category does.

  • The termworks CLI

    Every termworks command: status, enable/disable, skip, profile, context, claude, update, uninstall, and more.

  • Getting paid

    You earn 50% of the revenue from every validated impression, paid out monthly via Stripe Connect with no minimum.

  • Troubleshooting

    Fixes for the most common issues: the hook not firing, virtualenvs, CI environments, and refreshing after an update.

  • Referrals

    Invite other developers with your referral link and earn a bonus when they install and link their account.

  • Security & privacy FAQ

    The detailed FAQ on what data leaves your machine, fraud/validation, and account safety.

For advertisers

Reach developers by what they actually do — create campaigns, target anonymously, and read your results.

  • Advertiser quickstart

    Create an advertiser account, fund a prepaid balance, and launch your first campaign in a few minutes.

  • Creating a campaign

    Walk through every campaign field: opportunity type, message, CPM, budget, schedule, and targeting.

  • Targeting (anonymous)

    Target developers by command focus, language, library, seniority, OS/shell, and intent — always on aggregate, never by identity.

  • Using the Audience Explorer

    Build a target audience interactively and watch the reach update live before you spend a cent.

  • Billing & CPM

    How TermWorks billing works: a prepaid balance, CPM pricing, charging per validated impression, and daily caps.

  • Dashboard & reports

    Track delivery and spend from your advertiser dashboard and the weekly performance email.

  • Conversion tracking

    Attribute signups, installs, and purchases on your own site back to the TermWorks clicks you paid for.

Reference

Command and API reference.

  • API & integrations

    Programmatic access to TermWorks data and the machine-readable resources for AI assistants.