How to keep AI agents running on your Mac overnight

Let long AI tasks finish while you sleep.

Last updated October 23, 2026

AI agents running on your Mac stop when it goes to sleep, and closing a MacBook puts it to sleep. To keep an agent running overnight, keep your Mac awake with Pulsida, plug it in, and turn on Closed lid if you want to close the laptop.

Step by step

1
Plug in your Mac
Overnight runs are best on power.
2
Start the agent
Give it its task as usual.
3
Keep your Mac awake
In Pulsida, drag the ring to 8 hours, or all the way round to keep going until you stop.
4
Close the lid, if you like
Turn on Closed lid first. Leave your Mac on a desk, not under a pillow.

Why agents stop: Agents run on your Mac's processor and network. When the Mac sleeps, both pause, and the task stalls until you wake it, if it can recover at all.
Waking up to finished work: With Pulsida's timer, your Mac stays awake for the night and then goes back to sleeping normally. Nothing to switch back in the morning.