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Computers don’t sleep at night anymore

MyLocal stops the dev servers left running all night.

Download for MacInstall with Homebrew

Windows version in the works

Download for Mac

Free · Apple silicon · macOS 13 or later

MyLocalCleaning up soon
Cleanup in 5 minToday 19:00
8Exposed
2Local
1Tunnels
2Advisories
Clean up 4Keep 1Protected 5Skip 0
To clean up at 19:00
3 snoozes left

Try it: the buttons work

If the computer stays awake, the servers stay open

  • AI agents working overnight
  • Keep-awake apps
  • Lid closed, external display
ThenLid closed, computer asleep
NowOpen until morning
Left running after work21:40 agent dev server01:10 test container
Now, with MyLocalNew ones stopped within 15 min
19212313579

When a new server appears

  1. Checks every 30 s
  2. 10 min wait
  3. Warning
  4. 5 min
  5. Stopped
Stopped even if nobody sees it

Who can reach the server you left running?

Café Wi-Fi
Your computer
LocalLeft running127.0.0.1:5173Only your computerViteDjango
ExternalStopped0.0.0.0:8080Anyone on the Wi-FiSpring Bootdocker run -pvite --host
Settings can include local servers

What MyLocal does through the day

06129–19Work hours12345
Work hoursOff-hoursWeekday default · change it per day
  1. Heads-up
    • Snooze 15 min, 1 h, 2 h
    • Up to 3 times
  2. Cleanup
    • The way each was started
  3. New server, working late
    • Warned after 10 min
    • Can snooze
  4. New server from an agent
    • Stopped 5 min after warning
  5. Morning
    • Nothing started again

On nights you close the lid

  1. Lid closed
  2. Cleanup before sleep
  3. Asleep
  4. Awake
  5. Checks again, stops

It looks at what started the server

Stop only the server and whatever started it may bring it back.

  • Terminal, AI agent

    Terminal · Claude Code · CodexLeft running
    node :5173Stopped

  • nodemon

    nodemonStopped
    starts it again
    node :3000Stopped

  • brew services

    launchd (macOS)Left running
    starts it again
    postgresql serviceStopped

  • Docker

    Docker Desktop · OrbStack · ColimaLeft running
    container :5432Stopped

  • IDE

    IntelliJ IDEALeft running
    java :8080Stopped

  • pm2, supervisord

    pm2 · supervisordLeft running
    starts it again
    app :4000Stopped

What must keep running is never touched

No root, only your account’s permissions

root · administrator
  • macOS system
  • Other users’ programs
  • Programs run as root
Your account
  • MyLocal app and daemon
  • Docker Desktop, OrbStack, Colima
  • Servers and containers you started
Never stopped, whatever the settings
  • No administrator password
  • The daemon runs as you too
  • sudo changes no settings

Checked once more right before stopping

NotedPID 48213started 18:02
  • NowPID 48213started 18:02Same program → stopped
  • NowPID 48213started 21:47Another program → left alone
PIDs (program numbers) get reused, so the start time is compared too

Only a record until you turn it on

  1. Install
  2. Records only, stops nothing
  3. Start cleanup
  4. Stops for real

What it does not do

  • Its job
    • A security product
    • Vulnerability scanning
  • Finding
    • UDP
    • Outgoing connections
  • Tunnels
    • Unknown tools
    • Closing automatically
  • Stopping
    • supervisord with a password
    • pm2 cluster sharing a port
  • Devices
    • Intel Macs
    • Windows, Linux

Is that open server on an unsupported version?

It only shows you. It never makes MyLocal stop a server.

YouMyLocal skill · CLIAI agentmylocal show :8080 --json
  1. 2.4.1Security advisoriesRed, boldYouWhat does it mean?
    AI agent
    • An advisory that certain requests can crash the server.
    • Fixed in 2.4.2.
  2. 2.4.1Support endedRedYouWhat do I upgrade to?
    AI agent
    • Support ended in March 2026.
    • Check the official page for new versions.
  3. 2.4.1New patchYellowYouWhich patch?
    AI agent
    • The latest patch is 2.4.9.
2.4.1Nothing to flagDefault color
Not a vulnerability scan. No mark or advisory does not mean safe.The agent’s answers are examples. The command’s output may go to that AI service. How to add the skill

What the app handles stays on this computer

Your computer
  • Ports and processes
  • Command lines (secrets hidden)
  • Settings and rules
  • Activity log (90 days by default)
  • Versions, tunnel addresses (not stored)
Our (MyIAM) servers · third parties
  • Usage statistics
  • Crash reports
  • Ads
  • Process and server information
GitHub Releases
  • Updates: once a day
  • Support data, advisories: checked hourly
  • Your programs are never sent
  • Turn it off in General

A tour of the app

The real app screens, with example data.

Every open server at a glanceEvery open server at a glance
1 / 16

Every open server at a glance

  • Clean up, keep, protected
  • Ports
  • Memory, CPU
  • Versions
  • Why it stops
  • How it started

Tap a screen to see it full size

In your terminal and your AI agent

mylocal
  • Show
  • Edit schedule, rules
  • Stop, snooze: only in the app
$ mylocal ls --external --explain
# Servers stopped at 19:00 (stop) and an app left alone (protected)
ACTION     PID    NAME           EXPOSURE  STEP  REASON                           STOPS AS
stop       48213  node           external  6     no rule matched: default action  pid 48213
stop       48390  java           external  6     no rule matched: default action  pid 48390
protected  636    ControlCenter  external  1     protected: system executable     -
  • mylocal ls --explainWhat stops, and why
  • mylocal logActivity
  • mylocal schedule showNext cleanup time
  • mylocal tunnelsTunnels and ports
  • mylocal ls --versionsVersions and advisories
  • mylocal rulesKeep rules (--check to preview)
  • mylocal diagDiagnostics
  • mylocal schemaEvery command as JSON

Add the skill to your AI coding agent

  • Which servers are exposed right now, and why?mylocal ls --explain --json
  • Explain the security advisories of the server on 8080mylocal show :8080 --json
  • What did MyLocal stop last night?mylocal log
  • Keep this project’s servers at nightmylocal rules add --action keep

When you ask an agent, the command’s output (server names, project paths, ports, command lines) may go to that AI service. Secrets are masked.

  • Claude Code
    claude plugin marketplace add my-locals/mylocal-plugin
    claude plugin install mylocal@mylocal
  • OpenAI Codex CLI
    codex plugin marketplace add my-locals/mylocal-plugin
    codex plugin install mylocal
  • Google Antigravity CLI
    agy plugin install https://github.com/my-locals/mylocal-plugin

Questions

Does it clean up if my computer never sleeps?Yes

Yes. MyLocal runs by the clock, asleep or not. During off-hours it looks for new servers every 30 seconds, waits 10 minutes, warns, and stops them 5 minutes later, even if nobody sees the warning.

Is it free?Yes

Yes. The current version is free for personal use and for work, with no contract needed. There is no account or sign-in.

Is there an extensible enterprise version?In the works

A paid, extensible enterprise version that can be adapted to your organization is in the works. It is a separate program from this app, offered under a separate contract. Its release date and features are not decided yet. For questions, write to contact@myiam.io.

Does it start the servers again?No

No. MyLocal never starts a program. Start the servers you need the next day yourself.

What if an overnight agent task needs a server?

Mark that project folder with a "keep" rule. An agent with the MyLocal skill can add the rule when you ask "keep this project’s servers" (mylocal rules add --action keep). If you need it just tonight, snooze from the warning before you leave (up to 2 hours, 3 times).

What about a server that must keep running?

Mark it "keep" in the app’s rules. If you need it just today, snooze from the warning window, or press "Keep today" in the popover.

Does it need root or administrator rights?No

No. It installs, runs and cleans up with your own account’s permissions and never asks for an administrator password. That is also why it never stops programs of other users or root.

Does it find servers opened through a tunnel like ngrok?Yes

Yes. It finds ngrok, cloudflared, localtunnel, ssh -R and Tailscale Serve and Funnel, and shows which port is open and where. Tunnels are not closed automatically; you close them in the app. The system ssh and Tailscale are never closed. Unknown tunnel tools are not found.

Can it tell me about security problems in a server’s version?

It shows the running version, whether it is still supported, and known security advisories. It reads versions without running the server and compares them with downloaded public data on your computer. This is reference information, not a vulnerability scan. No advisory does not mean safe, and with one, the real impact depends on your setup and how you use it. The data comes from endoflife.date, Bitnami vulndb, GitHub Advisory Database, the Go vulnerability database, PyPI Advisory Database and Drupal Advisory Database (these five through OSV), data derived from NIST NVD, CVE (MITRE) and CISA KEV. This product uses data from the NVD but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. The license of each source is in the app under About > Open source licenses, and at the link at the bottom of this page.

What does the app send?Nothing

Nothing. The app has no usage statistics or crash reports. It only downloads the update information from GitHub once a day, and the support and security advisory files when there is new data (checked once an hour); which programs you use is never sent. You can turn this off in General. If you add the skill to an AI agent and ask it, the command’s output may go to that AI service; that is decided by how you use the agent, not by the app. Separately from the app, the website counts visits with Google Analytics (section 6 of the privacy policy).

How do I uninstall it?

In the app, go to Uninstall MyLocal on the About screen and choose Uninstall…. If you installed with Homebrew, run brew uninstall --cask mylocal.

Install on your Mac

  1. Download
  2. Open it
  3. Start cleanup
Download for Mac

Free · Apple silicon · macOS 13 or later

Windows version in the works

Install with Homebrew

  • Install the appThe app updates itself
    brew tap my-locals/mylocal
    brew trust --tap my-locals/mylocal
    brew install --cask mylocal