How do I prevent my Mac from sleeping for a specific amount of time?

You can use the built-in caffeinate command with the -t flag followed by the number of seconds, such as 'caffeinate -t 3600' for one hour.

How can I tell if my Mac is currently being prevented from sleeping?

You can check the current status by running 'pmset -g assertions' to see a list of all active processes preventing sleep.

Can I keep my Mac awake only while a specific program is running?

Yes, by using the command 'caffeinate -w ', the system will stay awake as long as that specific process ID remains active.

Does using this skill require root or sudo access?

Basic sleep prevention via 'caffeinate' does not require sudo, but modifying permanent system power settings with 'pmset' does require administrative privileges.

macOS Caffeine Control

Name: macOS Caffeine Control
Author: lev-os

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Manages macOS sleep states using native CLI utilities and GUI applications to keep systems awake during critical operations.

The Caffeine skill provides Claude with the specialized ability to control macOS power management, preventing system, display, and disk sleep. By leveraging native tools like `caffeinate` and `pmset` alongside the Caffeine.app GUI, this skill ensures that long-running processes—such as server hosting, data migrations, or code compilations—are not interrupted by idle sleep. It offers granular control over sleep assertions, allowing users to set specific wakefulness durations or link system activity directly to the lifecycle of a specific process ID.

主要功能

01Toggle GUI-based sleep prevention through Caffeine.app integration

02Bind sleep prevention to specific process IDs (PIDs) for automated cleanup

03Prevent idle, system, display, and disk sleep using CLI assertions

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05Set custom wakefulness durations with automatic timeout support

06Audit current power settings and active sleep assertions via pmset

使用场景

01Maintaining an active voice or media server without manual intervention

02Ensuring large data transfers or long-running developer builds complete without interruption

03Configuring permanent power management profiles for macOS-based developer machines

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lev-os/agents caffeine

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT