{
  "generated_at": "2026-06-18T17:49:09.727Z",
  "facts": {
    "site": "https://builderperks.netlify.app",
    "bounty": "https://builderperks.netlify.app/#bounty",
    "scoreboard": "https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html",
    "loops": "https://builderperks.netlify.app/loops.json",
    "llms": "https://builderperks.netlify.app/llms.txt",
    "productHuntDraft": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/builderperks?launch=builderperks",
    "devtoArticle": "https://dev.to/barneywohl/testing-content-blind-sponsored-perks-for-ai-coding-sessions-569c",
    "devtoXShare": "https://x.com/BarneyWohl/status/2067462431786332506",
    "proof": "npx -y builderperks@latest proof",
    "install": "npx -y builderperks@latest install codex --verify",
    "supportProof": "npx -y builderperks@latest support-proof",
    "bountyShort": "$5 proof screenshot + $10 second-session feedback, first 25 builders, max $375"
  },
  "channels": [
    {
      "id": "product_hunt",
      "priority": 1,
      "status": "draft_created_launch_after_5_10_friendly_commenters",
      "why": "Launch audience understands new devtools, but cold launches waste the moment.",
      "title": "BuilderPerks",
      "tagline": "Content-blind sponsored perks for AI coding sessions",
      "body": "Draft: https://www.producthunt.com/products/builderperks?launch=builderperks\n\nBuilderPerks adds optional sponsored devtool offers to AI coding workflows. It is terminal-first, avoids surprise popups, and does not send prompts, code, paths, command output, or terminal transcripts.\n\nTry proof first:\n\nnpx -y builderperks@latest proof\n\nFirst 25 real AI-coding builders can join the fixed beta bounty: $5 proof screenshot + $10 second-session feedback, first 25 builders, max $375. This is a beta feedback bounty, not ad revenue or guaranteed earnings.\n\nSite: https://builderperks.netlify.app\nScoreboard: https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html",
      "checklist": [
        "5-10 friendly builders ready to comment honestly",
        "3 proof screenshots",
        "1 product image",
        "maker comment ready",
        "privacy FAQ visible",
        "bounty caveat visible"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "show_hn",
      "priority": 2,
      "status": "ready_when_operator_can_post",
      "why": "HN can create direct technical scrutiny and useful objections.",
      "title": "Show HN: BuilderPerks - content-blind sponsored perks for AI coding sessions",
      "body": "I built a small npm CLI that shows one optional sponsored devtool perk during AI coding sessions.\n\nThe trust constraint was the product: it should not read or send prompts, code, file paths, command output, terminal transcripts, secrets, or personal data. BuilderPerks uses broad stack keywords/categories only.\n\nTry the proof block first:\n\n    npx -y builderperks@latest proof\n\nIf the proof block makes sense, install for Codex:\n\n    npx -y builderperks@latest install codex --verify\n    npx -y builderperks@latest support-proof\n\nAds can be disabled anytime with builderperks ads off.\n\nI am also running a capped beta feedback bounty for the first 25 real AI-coding builders: $5 for a proof screenshot, +$10 for second-session support-proof and one honest objection. This is not ad revenue, passive income, settled cash, or guaranteed earnings.\n\nSite: https://builderperks.netlify.app\nScoreboard: https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html\nAgent-readable brief: https://builderperks.netlify.app/llms.txt"
    },
    {
      "id": "indie_hackers",
      "priority": 3,
      "status": "ready_when_operator_can_post",
      "why": "Founder/build-in-public audience responds to transparent experiments and scoreboards.",
      "title": "I’m running a public first-user experiment for a devtool CLI",
      "body": "I’m testing BuilderPerks, a terminal-first CLI for content-blind sponsored devtool perks in AI coding sessions.\n\nThe experiment is public: https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html\n\nAsk for builders:\nnpx -y builderperks@latest proof\n\nFirst 25 real AI-coding builders: $5 proof screenshot + $10 second-session feedback, first 25 builders, max $375. It is a fixed beta feedback bounty, not ad revenue.\n\nWhat I want to learn:\n1. Does the proof block make the privacy story obvious?\n2. Does \"content-blind sponsored perk\" feel useful or sketchy?\n3. Would AI-coding users keep this on during real sessions?\n\nPrivacy boundary: prompts, code, paths, command output, terminal transcripts, secrets, and personal data are not sent."
    },
    {
      "id": "devto",
      "priority": 4,
      "status": "published",
      "why": "Long-form post explains the privacy design and bounty, and gives agents a crawlable technical explanation.",
      "title": "Testing content-blind sponsored perks for AI coding sessions",
      "body": "Published article: https://dev.to/barneywohl/testing-content-blind-sponsored-perks-for-ai-coding-sessions-569c\nX share: https://x.com/BarneyWohl/status/2067462431786332506\n\nI’m testing a small CLI called BuilderPerks.\n\nIt adds optional sponsored devtool perks to AI coding sessions, but with one hard constraint: it should be content-blind.\n\nThat means prompts, code, file paths, command output, terminal transcripts, secrets, and personal data are not sent. The product uses broad stack keywords/categories only.\n\nTry the proof block first:\n\n```sh\nnpx -y builderperks@latest proof\n```\n\nIf that trust story makes sense, install for Codex:\n\n```sh\nnpx -y builderperks@latest install codex --verify\nnpx -y builderperks@latest support-proof\n```\n\nI’m also running a small fixed beta feedback bounty for the first 25 real AI-coding builders: $5 for a proof screenshot, +$10 for a second session and support-proof. This is not ad revenue, passive income, settled cash, or guaranteed earnings.\n\nPublic scoreboard: https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html\n\nThe question I’m trying to answer: can a sponsored devtool offer be acceptable in an AI-coding workflow if it is labeled, optional, terminal-first, and content-blind?"
    },
    {
      "id": "reddit_commandline",
      "priority": 5,
      "status": "post_only_if_rules_allow_self_promo",
      "why": "Terminal users are the harshest and best fit for proof-first CLI feedback.",
      "title": "Testing a content-blind sponsored perk line for AI coding sessions",
      "body": "I’m testing BuilderPerks, a small npm CLI for terminal-first AI coding workflows.\n\nIt shows optional sponsored devtool perks, but it is content-blind: prompts, code, paths, command output, terminal transcripts, secrets, and personal data are not sent.\n\nProof command:\n\n```sh\nnpx -y builderperks@latest proof\n```\n\nI’m looking for feedback from CLI users on whether the proof output feels trustworthy or sketchy. Ads off anytime with `builderperks ads off`.\n\nDisclosure: I built it. I’m running a fixed beta feedback bounty for the first 25 real AI-coding builders: $5 proof screenshot + $10 second-session support-proof. Not ad revenue or guaranteed earnings.\n\nScoreboard: https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html"
    },
    {
      "id": "discord_slack",
      "priority": 6,
      "status": "post_only_in_self_promo_or_builder_feedback_channels",
      "why": "AI-coding communities can generate real proof screenshots fast when rules allow.",
      "title": "Short community post",
      "body": "Founder ask: I’m testing BuilderPerks, a content-blind sponsored devtool perk layer for AI coding sessions.\n\nCan 10 builders run this proof command and tell me if the trust story feels obvious or sketchy?\n\n```sh\nnpx -y builderperks@latest proof\n```\n\nFirst 25 real AI-coding builders: $5 proof screenshot + $10 second-session feedback, first 25 builders, max $375. Fixed beta feedback bounty, not ad revenue. Prompts/code/output are not sent.\n\nhttps://builderperks.netlify.app/#bounty"
    },
    {
      "id": "sponsor_dm",
      "priority": 7,
      "status": "send_to_devtool_founders_and_sponsor_channels",
      "why": "Sponsors can validate demand and provide real offers for the bounty cohort.",
      "title": "Sponsor DM",
      "body": "Hey - I’m running a public first-user experiment for BuilderPerks, a content-blind sponsored devtool perk slot inside AI coding sessions.\n\nWe’re seeding the first 25 verified AI-coding builders with a fixed beta feedback bounty. The public scoreboard is here: https://builderperks.netlify.app/scoreboard.html\n\nWould you want to test one labeled offer for this cohort? Best fit is a real builder perk: credits, trial, coupon, or beta invite.\n\nPrivacy boundary: prompts, code, paths, command output, terminal transcripts, secrets, and personal data are not sent."
    }
  ]
}