Observed arrival · 2026-09-16

HoldMyCode keeps coding agents working after you close the lid

holdmycode.xyz Observed source

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A free macOS menu bar utility keeps a coding agent’s task running while the laptop is closed, then releases the wake lock when the agent goes idle.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-16 issue.

Why it surfaced

HoldMyCode watches agent lifecycle hooks rather than merely checking whether a process is open. It holds the Mac awake during active work, starts a 30-second grace period when the run goes idle, and hands sleep back to macOS—an unusually precise fix for a very modern laptop problem.

A free macOS menu bar utility keeps a coding agent’s task running while the laptop is closed, then releases the wake lock when the agent goes idle.

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