{
  "id": 4008425,
  "title": "I Built a Free Windows App So My Coding Agents Keep Running With My Laptop Lid Closed.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/i-built-a-free-windows-app-so-my-coding-agents-keep-running-with-my",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T17:55:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/sudoatif/i-built-a-free-windows-app-so-my-coding-agents-keep-running-with-my-laptop-lid-closed-4kdd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A coding agent was in the middle of a large refactor when its Windows laptop lid was closed, causing the run to stop and fail. The developer created a free Windows app named Always Up to prevent this issue. Always Up is a 62 KB file with no installer or dependencies, and it keeps the laptop awake when the lid is closed. The app uses a one-touch toggle to prevent four separate Windows settings from interfering with long-running jobs. It is designed for developers who run long jobs on their laptops while the lid is closed.",
  "summary": "I lost a six-hour agent run to a closed laptop lid, and that is the whole reason this app exists. I had a coding agent working through a large refactor. I checked on it, saw it was moving, closed the lid, and went out. When I came back, the run wasn't finished, and it hadn't failed either. It had just stopped somewhere in the middle of a tool call. No error, no stack trace, nothing to debug.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}