Insomnia AI Agent
A macOS menu bar app that safely keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, for timed agent sessions.
Insomnia is an open-source ai agent by krishhgg, written mainly in Swift, with 1,866 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 27, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit b8e7e20. No capabilities flagged by our checks. Scan policy
What Insomnia can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit b8e7e20, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Insomnia
AgenticMart scanned Insomnia on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by krishhgg on GitHub, 1,866 stars and 131 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 27, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Insomnia is an open-source ai agent by krishhgg, written mainly in Swift. A macOS menu bar app that safely keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, for timed agent sessions.
At a glance
- Stars
- 1.9k
- Forks
- 131
- Language
- Swift
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Sep 2026
- Last update
- Oct 27, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Insomnia
What is Insomnia?
A macOS menu bar app that safely keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, for timed agent sessions.
Who maintains Insomnia?
Insomnia is maintained by krishhgg on GitHub (krishhgg/Insomnia). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Insomnia safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Insomnia on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Insomnia use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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