Running Vigil as a service, AI Productivity Tools

Vigil Agency Implementation, Unattended AI Agent Delivery

Learn how to deliver AI coding agent projects profitably by automating Mac sleep management through Vigil's lifecycle hooks. This course teaches agencies to set up multi-agent workflows, configure grace periods for client handoffs, and bill retainer services around hands-off agent execution without manual supervision.

Open the decision record for Vigil

What does running Vigil for clients commit you to?

Published figures for this service. Blank fields are not published.

Monthly tool cost
Vendor cost basis is the flat-fee Vigil license (one payment, no subscription). Lowest published tier price not itemized in extracted data; no setup fees are published. Labor and client-side effort must be supplied by the agency.
Time to first value
Setup complexity is low and time to value is days per the extracted data; no explicit labor hours are published
Payback
Not modeled

Is Vigil worth running as a client service?

The evidence supports Vigil as a lightweight, macOS-only managed service that prevents idle sleep during AI coding agent runs and tracks sessions via lifecycle hooks, with a one-time flat vendor fee and no subscription. What remains unknown is any agency labor cost, client price, or volume, so ROI cannot be modeled from the supplied data.

An agency-fit judgement for reselling this service. It is separate from the tool description on the decision record.

Before you start

What has to be in place before the first client engagement.

Tools and subscriptions

  • macOS workstations for each client developer (Vigil is macOS-only)
  • Vigil license key (one key activates two Macs)
  • Supported AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, pi, or OpenCode
  • Agent lifecycle hooks installed into each supported agent

People and inputs

  • Documentation of Vigil core features: sleep hold, session tracking, sub-agent following, configurable grace period, menu bar dashboard, one-click app focus
  • A written hook-installation runbook per supported agent
  • A validation script that confirms sleep hold engages during agent work and releases on finish, failure, or long wait

Lessons in this course

7 lessons on running Vigil for clients.

  1. 01Why Vigil Turns Unattended Agent Runs Into Billable Agency DeliveryStrategy
  2. 02Vigil Sleep-Hold WindowConcept
  3. 03When to Adopt Vigil: Only If Your Client's Agent Runs Are Unattended and Mac-BasedEvaluation Rule
  4. 04Vigil: Buy vs Skip (Mac Agent Teams Running Unattended Sessions)Decision Framework
  5. 05The Vigil Timeout Trap: Why Agencies Fail With Vigil on Long Agent RunsFailure Pattern
  6. 06Vigil Client Agent Uptime Deployment (5-7 days)Implementation Blueprint
  7. 07Vigil Agent Hook Deployment and Sleep Hold Configuration (Onboarding)Operating Procedure

Included with the course

6 working documents for delivering this service.

  • Vigil License Activation Checklist for Multi-Mac Teamschecklist
  • Agent Grace Period Configuration Worksheetworksheet
  • Client Handoff SOP for Unattended Agent Runssop
  • Sub-Agent Session Tracking Templatetemplate
  • Vigil Retainer Pricing Model Guideguide
  • Lifecycle Hook Integration Checklist by Agent Typechecklist

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