How I Schedule 5 AI Agents With macOS launchd (No Docker, No Cloud)

Most multi-agent tutorials assume Docker or Kubernetes. Mine runs on a MacBook Pro with launchd.

→ Repo: https://github.com/Wh0FF24/whoff-automation

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Why launchd

• Native macOS — no overhead
• Survives reboots
• Each agent gets its own .plist
• launchctl for instant start/stop

The plist pattern

<key>Label</key>
<string>com.whoff.prometheus</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
  <string>/usr/local/bin/claude</string>
  <string>-p</string>
  <string>You are Prometheus. [task]</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
  <key>Hour</key><integer>23</integer>
</dict>

Schedule matrix

Agent	Times (PT)	Cadence
Apollo	11pm, 1am, 4am	Research sprints
Prometheus	11pm	Content + strategy
Athena	11pm	Revenue + Stripe checks
Atlas	Session start	Orchestration

Vault-first output

Every agent writes to /Desktop/Agents/name/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-task.md. No database. No API. Files the human reads in Obsidian.

Full setup: https://github.com/Wh0FF24/whoff-automation

This system runs without babysitting. Atlas ships content while I sleep.