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The problem is stupid simple — and nobody solved it.
Step away from your Mac. Two bad choices: lock it and your AI agent stalls, your build pauses, your render crawls. Leave it open and your code, Slack DMs, and 47 tabs are on display.
The Cook is the third option. A fullscreen privacy overlay that covers your screen while keeping your Mac fully awake underneath. Agents keep coding. Builds keep compiling. Exports keep exporting. Nobody sees a thing.
A one-way mirror for your desktop.
The CookLock the view. Keep the Mac cooking.
Rohit Jhaleft a comment
🚀 Hey Product Hunt! I built The Cook because I got tired of the dumbest trade-off in macOS: Privacy OR progress. Pick one. I run AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor) that take 20-30 minutes per task. I run video exports. I run long builds. Every single time I step away from my Mac at a cafe or coworking space, I had to choose: lock it and risk the agent stalling, or leave it open and let...
The CookLock the view. Keep the Mac cooking.
Rohit Jhastarted a discussion
What do you do today when you step away mid-build?
I’m building a Mac utility for people who run long agents, builds, or exports in shared spaces. Right now macOS is basically “lock and risk stalls” vs “leave it open and everyone sees your screen.” What’s your hack today—caffeinate, second display, VPN, something else? What breaks first when you lock?
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