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Keep your custom Claude Code status bar alive next to an ad plugin (kickbacks.ai)

I have a custom Claude Code status line (model, git branch, context %, cost). Then I installed kickbacks.ai — a plugin that pays you to show ads in your dev tools — and it took over my status bar. I wanted both. Here's the rabbit hole and the fix that finally stuck.

How kickbacks.ai actually works

kickbacks.ai (internally "vibe-ads", a VS Code extension) writes a statusLine

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Document project (agent-oriented)

Update or create documentation so Cursor, Claude Code, and humans can orient fast. Prefer accurate, short, linked text over long dumps that will go stale.

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Canonical entry point (pick one; link the other)

1. Preferred: Add or update AGENTS.md at the repository root. Many tools and agents treat this as the machine-oriented map. Keep it factual: build, test, layout, conventions.
2. If the repo already has a strong human README.md: Add a short “For contributors / agents” subsection that links to AGENTS.md instead of duplicating everything.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import json, sys, subprocess, os, time

# Force UTF-8 output on Windows
sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')

data = json.load(sys.stdin)

model = data.get('model', {}).get('display_name') or data.get('model', {}).get('id', 'Unknown')
cwd = data.get('workspace', {}).get('current_dir') or data.get('cwd') or os.getcwd()