How to keep Claude awake when you’re away from your machine
2 October 2026 (Updated 2 October 2026)
Start a Claude session with:
caffeinate -i claude
caffeinate: A macOS command that keeps the Mac awake.-i: This tells your Mac not to sleep after a period of inactivity (by default, it would sleep).claude: You tellcaffeinateto keep your Mac awake whilst this command is still running.
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