AI & developer workloads
Guides in the AI & developer workloads category.
Keep Claude Code running when your MacBook is closed
The free pmset trick that actually survives a closed lid, why it's risky to run by hand overnight, and how LidRun adds battery and thermal auto-stop on top of it.
Read →CursorKeep a Cursor agent running on your Mac
Stop a closed lid from stalling your Cursor agent or a big re-index — and see exactly where caffeinate and pmset stop covering you.
Read →DockerPrevent Mac sleep during a Docker build
A sleeping Mac doesn't pause a Docker build, it kills it. Here's the free caffeinate/pmset fix, where it falls short, and how LidRun adds thermal and battery awareness on top.
Read →Keep-awakeBest Mac keep-awake app for AI developers — 2026 guide
A criteria-based comparison of keep-awake options for AI developers — caffeinate, pmset, Amphetamine, KeepingYouAwake, Lungo, Caffeine, and LidRun — for when Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or Ollama has to keep running unattended.
Read →OllamaKeep Ollama running on a MacBook
Ollama needs the Mac awake for hours. Here's the free way to do it, where that breaks down overnight, and how LidRun keeps a run alive with real limits in place.
Read →TerminalPrevent Mac sleep during a long terminal command
caffeinate -i stops idle sleep during a long rsync, build, or script — but closing the lid kills the job anyway. Here's the full picture, flags included.
Read →Auto ModeKeep your Mac awake only while it's actually working
An open app isn't a working one. Here's how to auto keep awake only while working — CPU thresholds, a holdoff, and how it stacks up against caffeinate and pmset.
Read →Run CommandRun a long command, then let your Mac sleep when it's done
Wrap a job so the Mac stays awake exactly as long as it runs. Covers the free native way first — caffeinate, pmset — then where it stops being enough.
Read →CLILidRun CLI: keep a Mac awake from the terminal
Every real lidrun command, how it compares to caffeinate and pmset, and exactly which parts of a terminal session get LidRun's battery and thermal guardrails — and which run bare.
Read →AlertsGet a ping when your training run or build finishes
Run it under LidRun and get pinged the second it exits — free to your phone via ntfy or Pushover, or to Telegram, Discord, Slack, and your own webhook on Pro.
Read →ReportsYour weekly Mac workstation report: how hard your machine actually ran
A free, on-demand recap of your last seven days — total runtime, your longest session, and a 0-100 Workstation Score — computed locally on your Mac, with a shareable card and nothing uploaded.
Read →BuildsStop your Mac sleeping during a long Xcode or cargo build
Native compiler and package-manager builds outlast the idle timer. The free caffeinate one-liner, why it runs out of road, and two build-aware ways LidRun keeps the Mac awake until the build is actually done.
Read →CodexKeep Codex running overnight on a Mac
Start a long Codex run before bed and want it finished by morning. Here is the free caffeinate + pmset trick, where it runs out of guardrails, and how LidRun keeps an overnight Codex session honest about battery and heat.
Read →AI AgentsKeep AI Agents Running While You Sleep
caffeinate and pmset can hold a Mac awake overnight, but neither knows when an AI agent is actually done. The safer, process-tied pattern — and where the free options break.
Read →DiagnosticWhat Is Keeping Your Mac Awake? Here's How to Find Out
Find the app holding your Mac awake with pmset -g assertions and Activity Monitor's Energy tab — plus what it means when the list comes back empty.
Read →AI AgentsHow AI Agents Changed Laptop Power Management
AI agents run for hours with zero clicks. Here's why macOS reads that as idle, what caffeinate and pmset actually fix, and where they run out.
Read →AI AgentsWhat Is AI Agent Continuity?
Three Mac failure modes that kill agent runs, the free native ways to fix them, and the safe pattern to keep Claude Code or Cursor running start to finish.
Read →AI WorkstationWhat Is an AI Workstation Guard?
Process-scoped keep-awake, real battery/thermal limits, alerts, a weekly score, and where caffeinate or pmset alone fall short for unattended AI runs on Mac.
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