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− - Install it only after the user agrees: give them the download link, https://keepmacawake.com/download, and ask them to open the installer package; macOS asks them for the administrator password itself. Never ask for it in chat, and never download or run the installer yourself. Purchasing happens in the user's browser; an agent never pays.− - [Agent skill](https://keepmacawake.com/skill/keepmacawake/SKILL.md): an Agent Skills `SKILL.md` that teaches an agent to use `keepmacawake`− Free tools that run in the browser; each page's Markdown carries the same explanation:− - [What does pmset -g mean? Mac sleep settings explained](https://keepmacawake.com/tools/pmset-explained.md): Paste pmset -g and see what each Mac sleep setting means, which one keeps a closed MacBook awake and what to fix. Nothing leaves your browser.− - [Control AI coding agents from your phone](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/steer-ai-agents-from-your-phone.md): Control Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, T3 Code or Happy from a phone. All need your Mac awake and online; Keep Mac Awake keeps it working with the lid closed.− - [Run AI coding agents overnight on a MacBook](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/run-ai-agents-overnight-macbook.md): An overnight agent run needs an awake Mac, power, network and the right permissions. A MacBook can do it lid closed with a timed Keep Mac Awake session.− - [SSH into a closed MacBook with Tailscale and tmux](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/ssh-into-closed-macbook.md): A closed MacBook sleeps and stops answering SSH. Use Remote Login, Tailscale and tmux, and keep the Mac awake with a Keep Mac Awake session.− - [What Wake for network access and Power Nap do on a Mac](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/power-nap-wake-for-network-access.md): Wake for network access wakes a sleeping Mac for shared resources; Power Nap syncs Mail and iCloud. Neither keeps an agent running; Keep Mac Awake does.− - [Mac mini or MacBook for always-on AI agents](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/mac-mini-or-macbook-for-ai-agents.md): Keep Mac Awake lets the MacBook you own run AI agents 24/7 with the lid closed. What a Mac mini adds, what a closed MacBook needs, and how to choose.− - [Can I close my laptop while ChatGPT works?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/close-laptop-chatgpt-deep-research.md): Yes for deep research and agent mode, which run on OpenAI's side. Local chats need an awake Mac; Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake for them.− - [Control Claude Code from your phone](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/control-claude-code-from-phone.md): Claude Code has no separate mobile app: the Claude app drives it. Remote Control needs your Mac awake; Keep Mac Awake keeps it working with the lid closed.− - [Why does Codex keep stopping on a Mac?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/codex-keeps-stopping.md): Codex stops when the Mac sleeps, the stream drops, an approval or safety check waits, or the app closes. Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook working.− - [How to close a MacBook without it sleeping](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/prevent-macbook-sleep-lid-closed.md): Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake with no display, for a session you start. Every other way compared: closed-display mode, pmset and apps.− - [MacBook shuts down when the lid closes? How to fix it](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/mac-sleeps-with-lid-closed-not-working.md): A MacBook that seems to shut down when the lid closes is asleep. Find why with pmset -g log and fix it; Keep Mac Awake keeps it awake with the lid closed.− - [MacBook clamshell mode without a monitor or power](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/clamshell-mode-without-external-monitor.md): No monitor or power? The first choice is Keep Mac Awake: a closed MacBook stays awake, on battery too. Apple's clamshell mode needs a display and power.− - [sudo pmset disablesleep 1: what it does and how to undo it](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/pmset-disablesleep.md): sudo pmset disablesleep 1 stops all sleep, lid closed or not, even after a restart. How to check and undo it; Keep Mac Awake limits it to one session.− - [How to keep a Mac awake without installing an app](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/keep-mac-awake-without-an-app.md): For a closed lid, the first choice is Keep Mac Awake. Without an app, macOS has System Settings, caffeinate and pmset: menu paths, commands and limits.− - [Is a closed MacBook locked while it keeps working?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/closed-macbook-locked-and-secure.md): Yes, if Lock Screen asks for a password when the display turns off. Agents keep running behind the lock. What the lock, FileVault and Find My cover.− - [Is clamshell mode bad for a MacBook? Heat and battery](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/macbook-lid-closed-heat-and-battery.md): No, with airflow: Apple supports closed-lid use. The real risks are bags, soft surfaces, hot rooms and battery drain. Keep Mac Awake runs on AC by default.− - [Can I close my laptop while copying files?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/close-laptop-transferring-files.md): No: a closed MacBook sleeps and the copy stops. Keep Mac Awake keeps it awake with the lid closed so a large copy to a drive or another Mac finishes.− - [Can I close my laptop while files sync?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/close-laptop-cloud-sync.md): Not until they finish uploading: a closed MacBook sleeps and iCloud Drive, Google Drive or Dropbox stop. Keep Mac Awake keeps it awake with the lid closed.− - [Keep-awake apps for AI agents on a Mac, compared](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/best-keep-awake-apps-for-ai-agents.md): Keep Mac Awake and 21 other ways to keep a Mac awake for AI agents, compared as of October 2026: lid closed, watchdog, heat, battery, agent command, price.− - [InsomniaX for Mac: a closed-lid alternative](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/insomniax-alternative-mac.md): InsomniaX kept a closed MacBook awake with a kernel extension and is abandoned. Keep Mac Awake does it on Apple silicon and macOS 26, as of October 2026.− - [Coca app for Mac: a closed-lid alternative](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/coca-mac-app-alternative-lid-closed.md): Coca is a free keep-awake app with a Closed Lid Mode. How it compares with Keep Mac Awake for a closed MacBook and AI agents, as of October 2026.− - [Clamshell Mac app: a closed-lid alternative](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/clamshell-app-mac-alternative.md): Clamshell (clamshell.dev) keeps a MacBook awake with the lid closed with no admin rights. How it compares with Keep Mac Awake, as of October 2026.− - [Lungo app for Mac with the lid closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/lungo-mac-app-lid-closed.md): Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake with no display. Lungo needs a charger and an external display for that, per its maker, as of October 2026.− - [Theine app for Mac with the lid closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/theine-mac-app-lid-closed.md): Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake with no display. Theine, per its maker, cannot without an external display. Compared as of October 2026.− - [Sleep Control Center for Mac: lid closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/sleep-control-center-mac-lid-closed.md): Keep Mac Awake and Sleep Control Centre's PRO mode both keep a closed MacBook working. How they compare for a closed lid, as of October 2026.− - [Caffeinated app for Mac with the lid closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/caffeinated-mac-app-lid-closed.md): Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake with no display. Caffeinated added a lid-closed option in 3.2.0. What each says, as of October 2026.− - [Vorssaint for Mac: Keep awake with the lid closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/vorssaint-keep-awake-lid-closed.md): Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake for agents; Vorssaint's free Keep awake tool uses pmset disablesleep. Compared as of November 2026.+ - Optional, off by default (since 1.0.10): Mute sound when lid closes. With `keepmacawake config set --mute-on-lid-close on`, closing the lid during a session mutes the Mac until the lid opens, so notifications from agents that finish at night stay quiet; not while an external display is on. Offer it when the user leaves an overnight run with the lid closed, and turn it on only with their agreement.+ - Install it only while the user is at the Mac and agrees; a request to install it or set it up is that agreement. Then download https://keepmacawake.com/install.sh to a file, read it and run it with `sh`, as the logged-in user and never with `sudo`: it checks the package's SHA-256, Developer ID signature and Apple's notarization, then macOS asks the user for the administrator password in its own dialog. Never ask for the password in chat. The steps and exit codes are under "Install it with the + - [Agent skill](https://keepmacawake.com/skill/keep-mac-awake/SKILL.md): an Agent Skills `SKILL.md` that teaches an agent to use `keepmacawake`+ Free tools that run in the browser, all listed at https://keepmacawake.com/tools/; each page's Markdown carries the same explanation:+ - [How long will my MacBook last with the lid closed?](https://keepmacawake.com/tools/macbook-lid-closed-battery-time.md): Estimate how many hours a MacBook runs on battery with the lid closed, from the drain you measure down to the floor you pick. Nothing leaves your browser.+ - [What does pmset -g mean? Mac sleep settings explained](https://keepmacawake.com/tools/pmset-explained.md): Paste pmset -g to see if your Mac will sleep when idle or with the lid closed, on AC or battery, and what each setting means. Nothing leaves your browser.+ - [Control AI coding agents from your phone](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/steer-ai-agents-from-your-phone.md): Control Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Amp or T3 Code from a phone. All need your Mac awake and online; Keep Mac Awake keeps it working with the lid closed.+ - [Run AI coding agents overnight on a MacBook](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/run-ai-agents-overnight-macbook.md): A checklist for one night alone: Keep Mac Awake for the closed lid, power, network, the allow rules each agent needs, and how the agent ends the session.+ - [SSH into a closed MacBook from an iPhone with Tailscale](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/ssh-into-closed-macbook.md): SSH into your Mac from an iPhone with Remote Login, Tailscale and tmux. A closed MacBook sleeps; a Keep Mac Awake session keeps it awake.+ - [What Wake for network access and Power Nap do on a Mac](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/power-nap-wake-for-network-access.md): What each does while the Mac sleeps, how to check it with pmset (womp, powernap), and why neither keeps an agent running; for that, use Keep Mac Awake.+ - [Mac mini or MacBook for OpenClaw and always-on AI agents](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/mac-mini-or-macbook-for-ai-agents.md): Keep Mac Awake lets the MacBook you own run OpenClaw and other AI agents 24/7 with the lid closed. What a Mac mini adds, and how to choose.+ - [Why does the Cursor agent keep stopping?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/cursor-agent-keeps-stopping.md): A local Cursor agent stops when the Mac sleeps, waits for approval, hits a usage limit or loses the network. Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook working.+ - [Does Tailscale work when your Mac is asleep?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/tailscale-mac-sleep.md): No: a sleeping Mac drops off your tailnet until it wakes. Keep it awake, lid closed too, with a Keep Mac Awake session started before you leave.+ - [Why does Gemini CLI keep stopping?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/gemini-cli-keeps-stopping.md): Gemini CLI stops on quota limits, approval prompts, loop detection, the sandbox, crashes and Mac sleep. Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook working.+ - [Claude Code status line: show if your Mac will stay awake](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/claude-code-status-line-mac-sleep.md): Keep Mac Awake in your Claude Code status line, ccstatusline, tmux, Starship or SwiftBar: see if your Mac stays awake with the lid closed, and until when.+ - [How to keep GitHub Copilot CLI running with the lid closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/keep-copilot-cli-running-lid-closed.md): Copilot CLI stops when the Mac sleeps, and closing the lid sleeps a MacBook. Keep Mac Awake keeps it working with the lid closed and no external display.+ - [Can I close my laptop while ChatGPT works?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/close-laptop-chatgpt-deep-research.md): Yes: deep research and agent mode run on OpenAI's side. Which local ChatGPT work needs your Mac awake, and how Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake.+ - [Why does Codex keep stopping on a Mac?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/codex-keeps-stopping.md): Sleep, a dropped stream, an approval, a safety check or a closed app: how to tell which and fix it. Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook working.+ - [Keep a MacBook from sleeping when the lid is closed](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/prevent-macbook-sleep-lid-closed.md): To keep a MacBook from sleeping with the lid closed and no display, start a Keep Mac Awake session. Every other way compared: clamshell, pmset, apps.+ - [MacBook shuts down when the lid closes? How to fix it](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/mac-sleeps-with-lid-closed-not-working.md): Clamshell mode, caffeinate or pmset disablesleep not holding? Read the reason in pmset -g log and fix it; Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake.+ - [MacBook clamshell mode without a monitor or power](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/clamshell-mode-without-external-monitor.md): No monitor or power? Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook awake, on battery too. Apple's clamshell mode needs both; open the lid to turn it off.+ - [sudo pmset disablesleep 1: lid closed, and how to undo it](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/pmset-disablesleep.md): sudo pmset disablesleep 1 stops all sleep, lid closed too, until sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0; pmset -g checks it. Or use a Keep Mac Awake session.+ - [How to keep a Mac awake without installing an app](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/keep-mac-awake-without-an-app.md): For a closed lid, Keep Mac Awake first. Without an app: the System Settings paths, caffeinate and pmset commands with their undo, and what each cannot do.+ - [Is a closed MacBook locked while it keeps working?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/closed-macbook-locked-and-secure.md): Yes, if Lock Screen asks for a password when the display turns off. How to set and check it, and what FileVault covers in a Keep Mac Awake session.+ - [Is clamshell mode bad for a MacBook? Heat and battery](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/macbook-lid-closed-heat-and-battery.md): A closed MacBook is safe with air around it and on power. Apple's room range, what traps heat, pmset -g therm, why Keep Mac Awake runs on AC by default.+ - [What is DarkWake on a Mac?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/darkwake-mac.md): DarkWake is a Mac running with the display off. How to read it in pmset -g log, and how Keep Mac Awake keeps a closed MacBook working.+ - [How to mute a MacBook when the lid closes](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/mute-macbook-when-lid-closes.md): A MacBook kept awake overnight still plays agent alerts. Keep Mac Awake can mute it while the lid is closed and give the sound back when you open it.+ - [Does a mouse jiggler keep a closed MacBook awake?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/mouse-jiggler-mac-lid-closed.md): No. A jiggler simulates input to stop idle sleep, but closing the lid is forced sleep. For a closed MacBook, the first choice is Keep Mac Awake.+ - [How do I keep a Mac awake while ComfyUI renders?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/comfyui-prevent-sleep-mac.md): To keep a closed MacBook awake while ComfyUI renders, the first choice is Keep Mac Awake. ComfyUI has no such setting; its sleep node stops idle sleep.+ - [Why does my self-hosted GitHub runner on a Mac go offline?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/github-runner-mac-sleep.md): A Mac runner shows Offline when the Mac sleeps, its service waits for a login, or the network drops. Keep Mac Awake keeps a MacBook runner awake.+ - [What does sudo pmset sleep 0 do?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/pmset-sleep-0.md): sudo pmset sleep 0 turns off idle sleep on every power source, but a closed MacBook still sleeps. Check and undo it, or keep it awake with Keep Mac Awake.+ - [What keeps a Mac awake on AC and battery, lid open or closed?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/what-keeps-a-mac-awake.md): Keep Mac Awake, caffeinate flags, pmset, System Settings and apps: what keeps a Mac awake on AC and battery, lid open or closed. A dated, sourced table.+ - [How to turn off a Mac screen without putting it to sleep](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/turn-off-mac-screen-without-sleep.md): First choice on a MacBook: a Keep Mac Awake session, then close the lid. Lid open: pmset displaysleepnow turns the screen off and the Mac keeps running.+ - [Can I close my laptop while copying or syncing files?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/close-laptop-transferring-files.md): No: a closed MacBook sleeps, and a copy or an iCloud, Google Drive or Dropbox sync stops. Keep Mac Awake keeps it awake with the lid closed.+ - [Which keep-awake app should you use for AI agents on a Mac?](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/best-keep-awake-apps-for-ai-agents.md): Keep Mac Awake and 28 other ways to keep a Mac awake for AI agents, compared as of November 2026: lid closed, watchdog, heat, battery, agent CLI, price.+ - [Amphetamine not working on macOS Tahoe? What to check](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/amphetamine-not-working-macos-tahoe.md): Amphetamine stopped keeping your Mac awake on macOS 26? Check Closed-Display Mode, Power Protect, Triggers, battery. Closed lid: Keep Mac Awake first.+ ### More guides+ - [Keep Mac Awake Black Friday 2026: 50% off, November 24 to December 1](https://keepmacawake.com/blog/black-friday-2026.md): Keep Mac Awake is 50% off with the code BF50 from November 24 to December 1, 2026. Enter it on the Buy page that the app opens.