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Anti Sleep by francostino — Agent Skill

Name: Anti Sleep
Author: FrancoStino

File contents

Anti-Sleep (macOS caffeinate)

When to Use

Use when the user wants the Mac to stay awake during a long supervised task.
Use when a build, download, or automation run should not be interrupted by sleep.

Keep the Mac awake using the built-in caffeinate command. No install needed.

Quick start — the standard command

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.

Aggressiveness levels

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.

Tie to a process instead of a timer

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

Run it in a visible terminal (cmux pane)

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.

Verify and monitor

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.

Keyboard backlight

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.

Stop early

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.

Limitations

Adapted from davidondrej/skills; verify local paths, tools, credentials, and agent features before acting.
For commands, remote access, scheduling, browser automation, or file-changing workflows, get explicit user approval and confirm the target environment first.

---name: anti-sleepdescription: Keep a Mac awake with caffeinate during long builds, downloads, or supervised automation runs.license: MIT---# Anti-Sleep (macOS caffeinate)## When to Use- Use when the user wants the Mac to stay awake during a long supervised task.- Use when a build, download, or automation run should not be interrupted by sleep.Keep the Mac awake using the built-in `caffeinate` command. No install needed.## Quick start — the standard command```bashcaffeinate -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.## Aggressiveness levels| 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.## Tie to a process instead of a timer```bashcaffeinate -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```## Run it in a visible terminal (cmux pane)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):```bashcmux 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.## Verify and monitor```bashpgrep -fl caffeinate # is it running? shows exact flagsps -o etime= -p <PID> # how long it's been runningpmset -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.## Keyboard backlight`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.## Stop early```bashpkill -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.## Limitations- Adapted from `davidondrej/skills`; verify local paths, tools, credentials, and agent features before acting.- For commands, remote access, scheduling, browser automation, or file-changing workflows, get explicit user approval and confirm the target environment first.

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