Close your lid Come back to finished work
Agent Caffeine keeps your Mac awake while your agents work, also with the lid closed. Then it lets your Mac sleep
- Free for 7 days
- Then $19 once
- No account, no card
How it works
Pick a situation and see what Agent Caffeine does
Try a situation
Claude Code asked you a question. Your Mac stays awake for 5 minutes, so you can answer. After that it can sleep
Or set it yourself
- Claude Code
- Codex
Time runs faster here. In the app an agent that waits for you keeps your Mac awake for 5 minutes, and you can change that time
Your Mac stays awake
Claude Code is waiting for you, for at least
- Claude Code · wikiAsked you a moment ago
- CodexIdle for
2525 minutes
Your Mac stays awake. Claude Code is waiting for you, for at least 5 more minutes
It lets your Mac sleep at the right time
It keeps your Mac awake for work, and for nothing else
Your Mac stays awakeClaude Code is waiting for you, for at least 1 more minute
Claude Code · wikiWaiting for your answer for44 minutesAn agent asks you something while you are away
Agent Caffeine keeps your Mac awake for 5 minutes, so you can answer. After that your Mac can sleep. You can change the time
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Agent CaffeineAgent Caffeine let your Mac sleep because the battery is at 20%The lid is closed and your Mac runs on battery
Your agents keep working. On battery, macOS asks you once to allow a small helper. Agent Caffeine lets your Mac sleep at 20% battery and when it gets too hot
- Claude Code
11 working- wiki-6eWorking for
66 minutes - 9 idle sessions
CodexIdle for66 minutes10 sessions are open and 1 is working
A session is one open chat with an agent. Only the one that works keeps your Mac awake
- wiki-6eWorking for
It does the small things too
Each one is in the menu or in Settings
The display dims as the lid closes
It dims from 45 degrees and is off with the lid closed, so it does not use battery or warm your Mac
Your Mac stays awakeReachable until 11:41
Stay reachable from your phone
Your Mac stays awake for 1, 2 or 4 hours, so a message from your phone reaches your agent
Pause it for a while
Pause for 30 minutes, 1 hour or until tomorrow. Agent Caffeine starts again by itself
- Claude Code is waiting for youwikiAgent Caffeine keeps your Mac awake for 5 more minutes
It tells you when an agent needs you
A notification when an agent waits for your answer, and one when it finishes. Each has its own switch
You see how much battery is left
On battery the menu shows the charge, and the level where Agent Caffeine lets your Mac sleep
- Turn Agent Caffeine on or off⌃⌥⌘CPause for 1 hour⌃⌥⌘P
Keyboard shortcuts
Turn Agent Caffeine on or off, or pause it for 1 hour, from any app. You can change the keys
It knows your agents
More than 40 agents, and you can add your own
- Claude Code
- Codex
- opencode
- Pi
- Cursor
- Antigravity
- Grok
- Gemini CLI
- Amp
- Goose
- Cline
- Windsurf
- OpenHands
- Junie
- Zencoder
- Trae
- Qwen Code
- Qoder
- CodeBuddy
- Mistral Vibe
- Devin
- Kilo Code
- Kiro CLI
- Hermes Agent
- Command Code
- GitHub Copilot
Pricing
Free for 7 days, then
Pay once. Lifetime updates. No subscription
Questions
They keep your Mac awake until a set time or until you stop them. They do not know when an agent works. Agent Caffeine does, also with the lid closed on battery, and lets your Mac sleep after.
No. When no agent works, your Mac sleeps as usual. On battery, Agent Caffeine also stops at 20%.
Only to stay awake with the lid closed on battery. You allow a small helper once in System Settings. Everything else works without it.
Claude Code, Codex and Cursor report their state. opencode, Pi and Droid do too, after you turn it on for each in Settings. For other agents it watches signs of work. It knows more than 40 agents.
Your Mac stays awake for 5 minutes, so you can answer. After that it can sleep.
Yes. Choose Stay reachable, and your Mac stays awake for 1, 2 or 4 hours. On battery with the lid closed it needs the helper. A message cannot wake a sleeping Mac.
No. The app has no telemetry, no analytics and no account. It only checks for updates and checks your license key. The privacy page has the details.
No. All sales are final, because the full app is free to try for 7 days first.