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@fexxdev fexxdev released this 29 May 14:24
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v1.0.15
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The fan helper now never stops — and only asks for your password once

Previously the background SMC helper was periodically terminated by macOS (launchd housekeeping reaped it every ~20–40 minutes), causing it to relaunch and prompt for your password again each time.

What changed

  • The helper is now installed as a launchd LaunchDaemon (KeepAlive). macOS keeps it alive indefinitely, it survives reboot, and you are asked for your password only once — at first install, never again.
  • Manual restarts and post-update binary reloads are now prompt-free.

Install

  1. Drag Mystral.app to Applications.
  2. Right-click → Open the first time (unsigned build, bypasses Gatekeeper).
  3. Enter your password once to install the fan helper. That's it.

Uninstall the helper

sudo launchctl bootout system/com.fexxdev.Mystral.helper
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.fexxdev.Mystral.helper.plist

Verified: the helper ran for a full hour on the same process with zero deaths and zero password prompts.

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