AI & developer workloads
Guides in the AI & developer workloads category.
Keep Claude Code running when your MacBook is closed
Let a long Claude Code agent run survive a closed lid overnight, without draining or overheating the Mac.
Read →CursorKeep a Cursor agent running on your Mac
Stop a closed lid from stalling your Cursor agent or a big project re-index.
Read →DockerPrevent Mac sleep during a Docker build
Long Docker builds and a sleeping Mac do not mix. Here is the safe, cache-friendly fix.
Read →Keep-awakeBest Mac keep-awake app for AI developers — 2026 guide
A buyer's guide to keep-awake apps for AI developers — when Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or Ollama has to keep running unattended.
Read →OllamaKeep Ollama running on a MacBook
Run local models and long generations for hours without the Mac dozing off.
Read →TerminalPrevent Mac sleep during a long terminal command
Keep a long rsync, build, or script alive until it finishes, with caffeinate or something safer.
Read →Auto ModeKeep your Mac awake only while it's actually working
An app being open is not the same as it working. Auto Mode keeps the Mac awake only while something is genuinely busy.
Read →Run CommandRun a long command, then let your Mac sleep when it's done
Hand LidRun a command; it stays awake for the command's whole life, reports the result, then lets the Mac sleep.
Read →CLILidRun CLI: keep a Mac awake from the terminal
A tour of the lidrun command-line tool, the commands it gives you, and how it slots into scripts and laptop CI.
Read →AlertsGet a ping when your training run or build finishes
Start a long run, walk away, and let LidRun ping your phone when it finishes or when a safety limit trips.
Read →ReportsYour weekly workstation report: how hard your Mac actually ran
A weekly look back at runtime, your longest session, and a 0 to 100 score, all computed locally with nothing uploaded.
Read →BuildsStop your Mac sleeping during a long build
Native compiler and package-manager builds outlast the idle timer. Two safe ways to keep 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 find it finished — here is how to keep Codex running overnight on a Mac, with battery and thermal guardrails.
Read →AI AgentsKeep AI Agents Running While You Sleep
AI agents stop overnight when Mac sleeps. Process-tied keep-awake, battery floor, thermal limits — the safe overnight pattern.
Read →DiagnosticWhat Is Keeping Your Mac Awake? Here's How to Find Out
Find which app is holding your Mac awake using pmset -g assertions and Activity Monitor, then decide what to do.
Read →AI AgentsHow AI Agents Changed Laptop Power Management
AI agents run for hours without user input. Here is what that break in assumptions means for Mac power management.
Read →AI AgentsWhat Is AI Agent Continuity?
Three Mac failure modes that kill agent runs — and the safe pattern to keep Claude Code or Cursor running start to finish.
Read →AI WorkstationWhat Is an AI Workstation Guard?
Keep-running, battery and heat limits, alerts, and honest tradeoffs for AI workloads on Mac.
Read →Stop reading. Start running.
Keep your work alive with the lid closed, with safety built in.
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