🦍 ApeAwake

Intelligent wrapper for Claude Code. ApeAwake launches Claude, keeps your laptop awake for the full session, auto-approves permission prompts based on your preference, and presents a PR-style diff review when Claude finishes.

Works on macOS and Linux. Windows supports legacy watch mode only.

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Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• Claude Code installed and available on your PATH (claude --version should succeed)

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Install

pipx install apeawake

Or install directly from source:

pipx install git+https://github.com/RobinDFeder/apeawake

For local development:

git clone https://github.com/RobinDFeder/apeawake
cd apeawake
pip install -e .

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Usage

Default — TUI session mode

apeawake

Launches a three-phase session:

1. Config screen — pick an approval mode (see below)
2. Claude session — Claude Code runs in a PTY relay; sleep lock is held; prompts are auto-approved per your chosen mode
3. Diff review — when Claude goes idle or you terminate that session, a side-by-side diff lets you keep or revert changes file by file

Skip the config screen

apeawake --mode all      # auto-approve every Claude prompt
apeawake --mode edits    # auto-approve file edits; pause on shell commands
apeawake --mode ask      # never auto-approve; you handle every prompt

Legacy watch mode (headless)

Attach to an already-running process by PID and hold the sleep lock until it exits. No TUI, no diff review. Works on Windows.

apeawake --watch <PID>

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Approval modes

Mode	Behavior
all	Auto-answers every Claude permission prompt with yes
edits	Auto-approves file edits; pauses on bash/shell commands
ask	Never auto-approves; every prompt requires your input

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Options

Flag	Description	Default
--mode / -m	Skip config TUI; use all, edits, or ask	—
--idle SECONDS	CPU-idle seconds before declaring Claude done	60
--watch PID / -w	(Legacy) watch an existing process by PID	—
--interval SECONDS / -i	Poll interval in seconds	2.0

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Diff review keys

After Claude finishes, the diff screen shows each changed file:

Key	Action
K	Keep current file
R	Revert current file
A	Keep all files
D	Discard all files
Q	Quit

If you don't interact with the diff screen for 10 minutes, the sleep lock is released so your laptop can sleep normally. The screen stays open — interacting with it re-acquires the lock.

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How it works

Sleep backends

OS	Mechanism
macOS	caffeinate -dims -s + pmset power settings (requires sudo)
Linux	systemd-inhibit --what=sleep:idle:handle-lid-switch
Linux (fallback)	xdg-screensaver reset loop (screensaver only, no lid-close)
Windows	Legacy watch mode only — use apeawake --watch <PID>

macOS power management

On macOS, ApeAwake uses sudo pmset to disable standby, hibernate, and battery sleep for the duration of the session — so closing the lid on battery won't interrupt Claude mid-task. Your original settings are restored automatically when the session ends. You'll be prompted for your password once at startup; ApeAwake keeps the sudo token alive in the background for the full session.

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Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome. Please open an issue first for any significant change.

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.