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Automation

Launch at login, auto-ward when idle, and keeping your Mac awake.

Settings → Automation controls what Wardlume does on its own.

Starts Wardlume quietly in the menu bar when you log in, so the ward and auto-ward are always ready. On by default. If you turn it off, Wardlume respects that and won’t turn it back on.

If macOS needs your approval, Settings will say so: allow Wardlume in System Settings → General → Login Items.

Auto-ward when idle

Casts the ward after 1–15 minutes with no keyboard or mouse input. Off by default.

A 10-second countdown always comes first. Move the mouse or press a key to cancel it.
It’s paused while a video or presentation keeps the screen awake, and never fires while the screen is locked.
Pick a time shorter than your display’s sleep timer, or the display may sleep first.
There’s a quick Auto-ward toggle in the menu-bar menu too.

Keep Mac awake while warded

Stops the display and system from idle-sleeping while the ward is up, so the ward holds and your agents keep running. On by default.

It uses a standard power assertion (like caffeinate), released the moment the ward ends.
Closing the lid still sleeps the Mac, and sleep always ends the ward. Wardlume never lets a lock survive sleep.
With this off, the display can sleep when idle, which ends the ward.

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