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WhoIsCooking
A macOS CPU monitoring and cooling utility that identifies AI agents causing high processor usage and reduces Mac temperatures without stopping their work.
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A macOS CPU monitoring and cooling utility that identifies AI agents causing high processor usage and reduces Mac temperatures without stopping their work.
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- What is WhoIsCooking?
- A macOS CPU monitoring and cooling utility that identifies AI agents causing high processor usage and reduces Mac temperatures without stopping their work.
- Who is it for?
- AI-assisted developers who need to identify which agent session is consuming CPU resources, with process grouping that simplifies Activity Monitor investigations.
- Pricing
- unknown
- Alternatives
- Vitals ,Usage for Mac,mectrics
Product information
What this product does
A Mac app that shows chip temperature and which AI agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) is heating your Apple Silicon Mac. One click moves busy work to the efficiency cores, so everything keeps running, cooler. $5 one time.
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Platforms
- Web
Company & Maker
Who built WhoIsCooking?
- Product
- A macOS CPU monitoring and cooling utility that identifies AI agents causing high processor usage and reduces Mac temperatures without stopping their work.
- Founded
- 2026
- Team size
- 1
- Live since
- Oct 2026
- Founders
- G Andrew Wilson - Maker
Some facts above are based on publicly available information and may have changed.
“I run Claude Code and Codex on a MacBook and it kept getting hot, with no way to tell which agent was responsible.”
Problem Solved
What problem does WhoIsCooking solve?
MacBook users running AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex CLI and Cursor can experience overheating during builds, tests and renders. Finding the responsible agent among dozens of processes is difficult, and stopping it interrupts work. WhoIsCooking groups processes by agent and shifts heavy workloads to efficiency cores to reduce heat. For example, a developer can cool a Mac during an ffmpeg render while keeping the job running.
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WhoIsCooking is a Mac utility that monitors Apple Silicon chip temperatures, groups CPU activity by AI coding agent, and moves busy processes to efficiency cores with one click. It costs $5 once and targets developers who run AI coding agents on macOS.
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Best-fit workflows
- Cool AI coding agents without interrupting active builds
- Identify which AI agent is overheating a MacBook
- Find development servers left running after agent sessions
- Tracks chip temperature and displays the hottest sensor reading in the notch or menu bar.
- Groups Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and their child processes into identifiable agent sessions.
- Moves CPU-intensive processes to efficiency cores to reduce heat while allowing builds and tests to continue.
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Approximately 2 to 5 minutes, estimated for downloading and opening the Mac app.Beginner-friendlySoloSmall teamMid-market
Pricing reality
Vendor stated
$5 one-time purchase, with no subscription.
Actual cost
The official product page lists a $5 purchase for the Mac app. It requires Apple Silicon for temperature monitoring and macOS 14 or later. No recurring fee is listed.
Hidden costs
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Migration effort from 5 platforms analyzed
Pricing reality
Last updated Oct 2026
Starting price
From $5
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Find out who's cooking.
$5
Your AI agents are cooking your Mac.
Claude Code, Codex and Cursor start builds, tests and renders that turn a MacBook into a stove.
$5
- One-time purchase, no subscription. For Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 14 or later.
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Beta, Linux, or recovery edge cases often ship without SLA coverage.
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One-time or lifetime offers tend to disappear at version boundaries.
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LIVE ESTIMATEEstimated spend
$15Recurring billing is usually the real cost driver, not the first-month sticker price.
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Engagement signals (30d)
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HOW THIS TOOL SCORES
Scores compare this tool with 23 similar tools in Developer Tools. Use it to judge Innovation and Capability before you shortlist.
Updated Oct 29, 2026Baseline refreshed Jun 24, 2026
Innovation Index™
Is it new, different, and easy to understand?
Top 10%8.1/10
Is this idea actually new?7.0/10
Does it stand out from similar tools?8.0/10
Can buyers understand it quickly?9.0/10
Functionality Score™
Does it cover the jobs buyers expect, and can it keep up?
Top 10%6.3/10
Does it cover the core jobs?6.0/10
Are the main features deep enough?7.0/10
Will it fit into your stack?5.0/10
Can users trust it to stay usable?6.5/10
Low confidence (30%) - some sub-scores have thin evidence.What this means →
Category baseline: Developer ToolsInnovation median: 7.7Capability median: 4.5n = 23
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