Free · Open source · macOS 14+

Watch your AI work.
Touch nothing.

MirrorLock is a menu bar app for botsitting — leave Cursor, Claude Code, or any AI agent running while you grab coffee. Your screen stays fully visible under a live mirror overlay. Keyboard, mouse, and trackpad are hard-locked. Unlock with Touch ID.

Quick install View on GitHub

⌘⇧M lock · ⌘⇧U unlock

Cursor — agent working…

              // MirrorLock active — input locked
              func deploy() async throws {
              try await runTests()
              try await pushToProd()
              }
              ✓ All checks passed
            

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Everything you need to step away safely

Local-only. No accounts. No analytics. Nothing leaves your Mac.

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Live mirror overlay

Your desktop stays visible behind a subtle dimmed layer via ScreenCaptureKit — coworkers can watch the agent work.

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Hard input lock

Keyboard, mouse, trackpad, scroll wheels, and media keys are blocked at the macOS event-tap level.

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Touch ID unlock

Rest your finger or enter your password. Global hotkey works even when you're deep in your IDE.

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Intruder alerts

Curious hands? Wrong touches trigger a red border flash and alert sound so intruders know they've been caught.

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Multi-display

Secondary monitors are blacked out while locked — no unprotected screens left showing your desktop.

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Global hotkeys

Activate and unlock from anywhere with ⌘⇧M and ⌘⇧U. No need to find the menu bar first.

How it works

1

Launch MirrorLock

It lives quietly in your menu bar. Grant Screen Recording, Accessibility, and Input Monitoring once.
2

Press ⌘⇧M

The mirror lock activates instantly — live desktop visible, all input blocked.
3

Walk away

Your AI agent keeps working. Anyone can watch. Nobody can touch.
4

Unlock with Touch ID

Return and press ⌘⇧U or use Touch ID. You're back in control.

Built your way

Inspired by Wardlume's botsitting concept — reimagined with a simpler stack and MIT license.

	MirrorLock	Wardlume
Visual	Live mirror + dim overlay	Metal glass shader
Activate	`⌘⇧M`	`⌘⇧L`
License	MIT	PolyForm Noncommercial
Min macOS	Sonoma 14+	Tahoe 26+

Install in one command

Downloads the latest release, installs to Applications, clears quarantine, and launches.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shubhransh-gupta/mirrorLock/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Download latest release Star on GitHub

Or build from source

Requires Xcode 16+ on macOS 14+.

git clone https://github.com/shubhransh-gupta/mirrorLock.git
cd mirrorLock
open MirrorLock.xcodeproj

Watch your AI work.Touch nothing.