install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sleepwatcher

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install sleepwatcher

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/sleepwatcher/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#sleepwatcher

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sl/sleepwatcher/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Monitors sleep, wakeup, and idleness of a Mac

Project links

Commands and aliases

sleepwatcher

history

Project history and usage

SleepWatcher monitors Mac sleep, wake and user activity and can execute commands when those states change.

Project history

Bernhard Baehr distributes SleepWatcher as a macOS command-line daemon with source code included. Older distributions remain available for Mac OS X 10.1–10.4.

Adoption history

The author's compatibility notes span early Mac OS X releases through Apple silicon, documenting longevity across several Mac platform transitions without providing adoption statistics.

How it is used

Typical uses include running commands on suspend, resume, prolonged inactivity or power-adapter changes. The homepage also documents requesting sleep and querying elapsed idle time.

Why package nerds care

SleepWatcher connects macOS power and activity events to Unix commands, making it useful for shell-based workstation automation.

Timeline

Early Mac OS X era: Releases supported Mac OS X 10.1 and 10.2.
Apple silicon era: The author documents Rosetta 2 operation and provides a Makefile for native compilation.

Related projects

macOS power management
Unix shell scripting

Sources

https://www.bernhard-baehr.de/

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

macOS: ~/.sleep~/.wakeup/etc/rc.sleep/etc/rc.wakeup~/Library/LaunchAgents/de.bernhard-baehr.sleepwatcher.plist/Library/LaunchDaemons/de.bernhard-baehr.sleepwatcher.plist

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`sleepwatcher`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19

manager version2.2.1

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.bernhard-baehr.de/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.bernhard-baehr.de/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sleepwatcher
Version	2.2.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sleepwatcher
Homepage	https://www.bernhard-baehr.de/
Upstream docs	https://www.bernhard-baehr.de/
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://www.bernhard-baehr.de/sleepwatcher_2.2.1.tgz
Last updated	2026-09-13T02:34:49Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared
Caveats	For SleepWatcher to work, you will need to write sleep and wakeup scripts, located here when using brew services: ~/.sleep ~/.wakeup

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	sleepwatcher
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	macos
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

sleepwatcher

nix profile install nixpkgs#sleepwatcher

normalized package name match
Matched by: Sleepwatcher

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sl/sleepwatcher/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

sleepwatcher

sudo port install sleepwatcher

normalized package name match
Matched by: Sleepwatcher

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/sleepwatcher/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/sleepwatcher.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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