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Keep Mac Awake vs SysEdge

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Keep Mac Awake compared with SysEdge
DetailKeep Mac Awake logo Keep Mac AwakeSysEdge logo SysEdge
What it doesKeep your MacBook awake with the lid closed for long-running AI agents and tasks, no external display needed Ontological knowledge graph that surfaces specification gaps, test coverage gaps, and unaddressed architecture standards before code ships
StageStartup Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingFree 3-day trial (sessions up to 8 hours). Then $9 USD once per Mac, tax included. No subscription. Free CLI (MIT + Commons Clause licence, free for own projects including commercial software). Bootstrap Kit $149 one-time per repository (includes 12 months updates, unlimited team members, web visualiser, AI audit commands, architecture standards YAML, Docker setup, and Claude + Kimi Code CLI skill
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
  • Reduced AI orientation tokens (71% fewer on Formbricks codebase)
  • Requirements traceability from user stories through use cases to features to tests
  • Automated requirement quality checks using 13 QUS criteria and 6 traceability rules without AI API key
  • V-model 4-tier test coverage mapping (component, integration, use case flow, end-to-end)
  • AI test quality audit across 7 AS-TEST dimensions
  • Code scanning for Go, TypeScript, Python, Java, C# with automatic symbol and test linking
  • Web visualiser with drill-down graph navigation and entity editor
  • Parallel session coordination with in-progress marking
  • Docker Compose setup with one-command initialization
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
  • Maps what a system is supposed to do and whether it's verified, not just what code contains or what chats remember
  • Surfaces specification gaps that code review cannot detect because the requirement was never written down
  • Session start in 30 seconds with three commands replacing ten minutes of manual code reading
  • Eliminates duplicate implementations across 12 parallel AI sessions with one shared ontology
  • Bootstrap kit ROI in 5 days at 10 sessions/day through orientation token savings
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)03
Citation Flow (Majestic)019
Referring domains (Majestic)033

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