newmarcel / newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake

Optional keep awake while lid closed option

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Description

It would be really great to have a built-in option to enable the device to stay awake even when the lid is shut.

Just a proxy to this command and the device won't sleep even when the lid is shut.

sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1

Turning it off is as easy as passing a 0 instead of a 1 to the command:

sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0

Enabling this feature would help many users who run autonomous agents or even just long build tasks on their MacBooks.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing keep-awake behavior and the macOS power-management integration, using the issue's pmset command as the behavioral reference. Add an optional setting that maps to disablesleep 1 when enabled and disablesleep 0 when disabled, then verify that lid-closed behavior follows the selected setting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, objective-c
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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