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Keep a Mac awake with caffeinate during long builds, downloads, or supervised automation runs.
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| name | anti-sleep |
| description | Keep a Mac awake with caffeinate during long builds, downloads, or supervised automation runs. |
| category | operations |
| risk | critical |
| source | community |
| source_repo | davidondrej/skills |
| source_type | community |
| date_added | 2026-07-07 |
| author | davidondrej |
| tags | ["macos","caffeinate","operations"] |
| tools | ["claude","codex"] |
| license | MIT |
| license_source | https://github.com/davidondrej/skills/blob/main/LICENSE |
Keep the Mac awake using the built-in caffeinate command. No install needed.
caffeinate -d -i -t 7200 # full power: screen stays on + no idle sleep, for 2 hours
Duration is -t <seconds>: 2h = 7200, 7h = 25200, overnight (9h) = 32400.
| Flags | Effect |
|---|---|
-i | prevents idle system sleep only (screen may still dim/lock) |
-d | prevents display sleep (screen stays on) |
-d -i | default choice — screen on + system awake |
-d -i -s | adds -s: prevents sleep even on AC power semantics; -s only works when plugged in |
-u -t 1 | simulates user activity — wakes the display right now |
Default to -d -i -t <seconds> unless the user says otherwise.
caffeinate -d -i -w <PID> # stays awake until that process exits (great for builds)
caffeinate -i npm run build # wraps a command; exits when the command finishes
Prefer running it in the user's own terminal pane so it's visible and easy to Ctrl+C. In cmux (read the cmux skill first if interacting with panes):
cmux send --surface surface:<N> "caffeinate -d -i -t 25200\n"
Otherwise run it as a background Bash task. Never block your own foreground shell with it.
pgrep -fl caffeinate # is it running? shows exact flags
ps -o etime= -p <PID> # how long it's been running
pmset -g assertions | grep -i deny # confirm sleep assertions are active
Gotcha: caffeinate prints nothing and holds the prompt — it looks "stuck" or like Enter wasn't pressed. It isn't stuck. Verify with pgrep, not by looking at the terminal.
Expiry: with -t it exits silently when time runs out — no notification. If the user asks "is it still on?" after hours, check pgrep first; it may simply have expired.
caffeinate cannot keep the keyboard backlight on — it has its own inactivity timer with no CLI/API on Apple Silicon (researched 2026-07). Fix is manual, one-time: System Settings > Keyboard > "Turn keyboard backlight off after inactivity" > Never.
pkill -f "caffeinate -d -i" # or Ctrl+C in the pane running it
After starting: confirm to the user the PID, the flags, and the wall-clock time it will expire.
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