Keep Mac Awake vs Steward

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Keep Mac Awake compared with Steward
Detail	Keep Mac Awake	Steward
What it does	Keep your MacBook awake with the lid closed for long-running AI agents and tasks, no external display needed	A Mac app that turns GitHub pull-request notifications into a sorted inbox with AI-assisted code review
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Paid
Pricing	Free 3-day trial (sessions up to 8 hours). Then $9 USD once per Mac, tax included. No subscription.	$10 one-time purchase at launch, then $20 for future customers. All future updates included. 14-day free trial available.
Key features	Keep MacBook awake with lid closed, no external display or keyboard needed Sessions with no limit or custom duration up to 168 hours Run on AC power by default, optional battery use down to chosen level Built-in display off with lid closed Command-line interface with JSON output for AI agents Independent watchdog service restores normal sleep after failure Thermal cutoff on battery at serious heat levels No account, analytics, or logs required Works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor and other AI agents	Sorted inbox that separates pull requests into Needs my eyes and FYI categories Morning report with daily briefing of pending reviews Layered diff viewer with logical code organization Code folding for TypeScript, JavaScript, and Ruby Keyboard shortcuts for quick actions Reviews ranked by importance and impact Automatic morning report even when app is quit
What makes it different	Only keep-awake app with independent watchdog, thermal cutoff, and AI agent interface Clamshell mode without external monitor, display, or keyboard JSON interface allows agents to start, check, and stop sessions autonomously Control agents from your phone while MacBook lid is closed	Layers diffs logically by code flow rather than alphabetically so you read them in writing order Separates actionable notifications from informational ones so less noise reaches your inbox Runs entirely on your Mac with no code sent to external servers
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	0

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