3/23/2026 at 2:53:59 PM
I currently use the built-in caffeinate command in the terminal for this exact use case (keeping AI agents or large downloads running while away).However, caffeinate fails when I physically close the MacBook lid (unless connected to an external display/power). Looking at your architecture, it seems Lockpaw uses IOPMAssertion from IOKit, which is the same API caffeinate uses.
Does Lockpaw have any workarounds for the lid-closed sleep behavior, or is the primary advantage here combining standard sleep assertions with visual shielding/input blocking? (Either way, solving the 'screen is on and fully accessible' problem of caffeinate is a huge win! Great app.)
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