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How do you deal with corporate screen lock policies interrupting your work?

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Hey Product Hunt community! 👋

I've been working on something that started from pure frustration: my company's MDM forces a 5-minute screen lock, constantly interrupting my LLM agent workflows.

The Problem:

I use Claude/GPT agents for code generation, data processing, and automation. But every 5 minutes, my screen locks, the agents stop, and I have to start over. Existing tools like Caffeine don't work in corporate MDM environments.

What I Built:

MacAFK - a native macOS app that:

- Simulates a "locked screen" (dims brightness) while keeping your Mac active

- Fools MDM policies into thinking you're compliant

- Lets long-running tasks (AI agents, builds, training) complete

- Offers two versions: Free Pro + MDM-friendly App Store Lite

Built with SwiftUI, fully open source, zero data collection.

Early Preview:

🔗 https://macafk.com

🔗 https://github.com/jiayuqi7813/macAFK-Pro

I'd love your feedback on:

1. What's your biggest frustration with Mac sleep/lock settings?

2. Would you use this in your workflow?

3. Any features you'd want to see?

Planning to launch here soon - would appreciate any thoughts before the official launch! 🚀

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