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Close the lid and go: my MacBook keeps running Claude Code on 4.8 W or less

I like to kick off Claude Code, shut the lid and head out. The catch is battery: with the lid open, my Mac draws 16.7 W just on idle, and the screen eats most of it. So I built Pilot Light, an advanced caffeinate aimed at power savings. Close the lid and the screen goes dark, Low Power Mode switche…

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  1. 2026-10-19 22:34 · r/ClaudeAI
    Close the lid and go: my MacBook keeps running Claude Code on 4.8 W or less

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