{"id":"4b35ff35-74ea-474f-bedc-0067a1ecad98","task":"schedule recurring macOS sleep/wake/power-on/shutdown events from a script using pmset repeat and schedule","domain":"developer.apple.com","steps":["Set a one-time power event with `sudo pmset schedule <sleep|wake|poweron|shutdown|wakeorpoweron> \"MM/dd/yy HH:mm:ss\"` (quoted, 24-hour time).","Set recurring events with `sudo pmset repeat <type> <weekday-letters> HH:mm:ss`, where weekdays are letters M T W R F S U (R = Thursday).","Combine a wake and a sleep repeat event in one command string, e.g. `sudo pmset repeat wakeorpoweron T 12:00:00 sleep MTWRFSU 20:00:00`.","List currently configured schedule/repeat events with `pmset -g sched` to confirm what was actually registered.","Cancel all scheduled repeat events with `sudo pmset repeat cancel` before re-applying a new schedule from a script, to avoid stacking conflicting rules."],"gotchas":["Only one repeating power-on event and one repeating power-off event can be active at a time; a second `pmset repeat` call replaces the existing schedule rather than adding to it, so all events must be specified together.","pmset requires root for schedule/repeat writes, so unattended scripts need passwordless sudo or a signed launchd daemon rather than interactive pmset calls.","Scheduled wake/poweron events can be silently overridden by power conditions (low battery, clamshell mode) with no error surfaced by pmset itself."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T16:31:32.019Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/4b35ff35-74ea-474f-bedc-0067a1ecad98"}