Keep Agents Running: Cloud Agents vs a Laptop Dummy Plug
Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-05-13 · Open on X
Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: beginner
Summary
The creator responds to AgentPlug, a USB-C dummy plug that keeps a Mac awake in clamshell mode so local agents keep running. His point is that you don't need hardware workarounds. Cursor Cloud Agents run remotely, so your laptop does not need to stay on.
Key points
- Long-running local agents stop when the laptop sleeps.
- AgentPlug works around this by pretending to be an external display, which keeps a Mac in clamshell mode.
- Cloud agents (Cursor Cloud Agents) avoid the problem by running remotely.
Resources mentioned
- AgentPlug · tool · x.com · paid
USB-C dummy plug that keeps a Mac in clamshell mode so local agents keep running. - Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
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Try this
- Run long agent tasks on cloud agents instead of keeping your laptop awake.
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