Vibe Caffeine ☕

Vibe Caffeine keeps your Mac awake while AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, pi) are working. No more interrupted tasks due to system sleep.

The app runs in your menu bar with a simple icon:

Left-click the icon to switch between Auto and Manual modes.

Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew install jjyr/tap/vibe-caffeine

Manual Installation

Download the latest release from GitHub Releases, unzip, and move Vibe Caffeine.app to /Applications.

Usage

• Left-click — Toggle between Auto and Manual modes
• Right-click — Open menu with status info, Launch at Login toggle, and Quit option

Development

Requirements

• macOS 13.0+
• Swift 5.9+
• Xcode Command Line Tools

Build Commands

# Debug build
make build

# Release build (creates .app bundle)
make release

# Run debug executable
make run

# Run the .app bundle
make run-app

# Install to /Applications
make install

# Clean build artifacts
make clean

Project Structure

Sources/VibeCaffeine/
├── App/
│   └── AppDelegate.swift        # Application lifecycle
├── Features/
│   ├── FileMonitoring/
│   │   ├── FileMonitor.swift    # FSEvents directory watching
│   │   └── AIToolDetector.swift # Monitored paths configuration
│   ├── MenuBar/
│   │   └── MenuBarManager.swift # Menu bar UI and interactions
│   └── SleepPrevention/
│       └── SleepManager.swift   # IOKit sleep assertion control
└── State/
    └── AppState.swift           # Central state machine

Technical Details

• Sleep Prevention: Uses IOKit's IOPMAssertionCreateWithName with kIOPMAssertionTypeNoDisplaySleep
• File Monitoring: CoreServices FSEventStream with 1-second latency
• Zero Dependencies: Pure Swift using only system frameworks (IOKit, AppKit)
• Background App: Runs as a menu bar-only app without a Dock icon

License

MIT