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LidRun
Keep AI working on your Mac — even with the lid closed
A safety-aware Mac runtime for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Docker, Ollama and local LLMs — with closed-lid workflows, timers, charging-only mode, low-battery auto-stop and thermal guardrails. Built for developers who need to keep AI/dev jobs running on Mac, keep a Mac awake with the lid closed, or use a more guided alternative to blind wake locks like caffeinate.
I built LidRun because AI coding tools exposed an old Mac problem in a new way.
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Docker, Ollama,... and long-running terminal jobs can keep working long after you step away. But macOS still thinks in old idle/sleep patterns. Close the lid, walk away, or leave a long run overnight — and the work may stop at the worst time.
The usual fixes are caffeinate, Amphetamine, or pmset. They are useful, and I respect them. But for daily AI/dev workflows, I wanted something more explicit:
Keep work running when it is still active
Support closed-lid workflows carefully
Stop on low battery or safety limits
Avoid leaving a blind wake lock on forever
Show why the Mac is being kept awake
That is the idea behind LidRun:
Agent running → stay awake.
Agent done or unsafe → release.
LidRun is free to start. The core safe workflow is free forever, and Pro is one-time with no subscription.
I’m especially looking for feedback from Mac developers using Claude Code, Cursor, Docker, Ollama, local LLMs, or long-running terminal jobs.
The thermal guardrails are a nice touch, especially since my MacBook tends to spin the fans when running Ollama for too long. Charging-only mode is exactly what I've been wanting instead of letting it drain to zero overnight.
Does the thermal guardrail actually throttle the underlying job or just kill it outright when temps cross a threshold?
love that lidrun gives per-app controls instead of just blanket caffeinate flags, and the low-battery auto-stop is the kind of thing that should've shipped with macOS years ago. really thoughtful execution here.
Would love feedback from Mac developers running Claude Code, Cursor, Docker, Ollama or long AI/dev tasks.
About LidRun on Product Hunt
“Keep AI working on your Mac — even with the lid closed”
LidRun was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 12 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #35 on the daily leaderboard. A safety-aware Mac runtime for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Docker, Ollama and local LLMs — with closed-lid workflows, timers, charging-only mode, low-battery auto-stop and thermal guardrails. Built for developers who need to keep AI/dev jobs running on Mac, keep a Mac awake with the lid closed, or use a more guided alternative to blind wake locks like caffeinate.
LidRun was featured in Mac (103.6k followers), Developer Tools (515.4k followers) and Artificial Intelligence (473.1k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 189.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Henry AGI
Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Henry, maker of LidRun.
I built LidRun because AI coding tools exposed an old Mac problem in a new way.
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Docker, Ollama,... and long-running terminal jobs can keep working long after you step away. But macOS still thinks in old idle/sleep patterns. Close the lid, walk away, or leave a long run overnight — and the work may stop at the worst time.
The usual fixes are caffeinate, Amphetamine, or pmset. They are useful, and I respect them. But for daily AI/dev workflows, I wanted something more explicit:
Keep work running when it is still active
Support closed-lid workflows carefully
Stop on low battery or safety limits
Avoid leaving a blind wake lock on forever
Show why the Mac is being kept awake
That is the idea behind LidRun:
Agent running → stay awake.
Agent done or unsafe → release.
LidRun is free to start. The core safe workflow is free forever, and Pro is one-time with no subscription.
I’m especially looking for feedback from Mac developers using Claude Code, Cursor, Docker, Ollama, local LLMs, or long-running terminal jobs.
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