---
title: "🛠️ End macOS Pop-up Hell in 0.25 Seconds! dontallow Auto-Reject | Open Source Daily"
description: "Are macOS Sequoia's local network popups driving you crazy? Today, \"dontallow\" recommended by Mu Yan scored 153 points on Hacker News, automatically rejecting them in 0.25 seconds. This issue also introduces ub-mode, an AI discipline framework by software master Uncle Bob, and a root-free open-source mobile ad blocker: we'll tell you how it works in a moment!"
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date_published: "2026-10-31T02:00:00.000Z"
category: "Daily Open Source Gems"
tags: ["open-source", "podcast", "開源工具", "開源", "dontallow", "ub_mode", "android_ad_cleaner", "macOS", "CleanCode", "Android", "TDD"]
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---

# 🛠️ End macOS Pop-up Hell in 0.25 Seconds! dontallow Auto-Reject | Open Source Daily

*Published: 2026-10-31*

## Introduction
Is the macOS Sequoia local network popup driving you crazy? Today, Mu Yan recommends "dontallow", which scored 153 points on Hacker News and automatically rejects these prompts in 0.25 seconds. In this issue, we will also introduce "ub-mode", an AI discipline framework built by software master Uncle Bob, and an open-source tool that removes ads from your phone without requiring root access. Stay tuned to find out how it works!

## Today's Open Source Picks

### 1. dontallow: A lightweight Swift tool that automatically rejects macOS local network permission popups in 0.25 seconds
- **What it is**: After upgrading to macOS Sequoia, every time you open Chrome, Brave, or various development tools, the system relentlessly prompts you with "Allow App to find devices on your local network". This tool is designed to rescue developers from this popup hell, silently protecting your focus in the background.
- **Recent Buzz**: It garnered 153 points on Hacker News (with 128 active discussions) and has accumulated 92 stars on GitHub under the MIT license.
- **Key Features**: 
  - **Ultra-fast auto-click**: Once the system detects a permission request, it automatically clicks "Don't Allow" within 0.25 seconds, without interrupting your typing or workflow.
  - **Zero performance overhead**: Written natively in Swift, it consumes 0% CPU while running in the background and supports launch-at-login for a hassle-free experience.
  - **Transparent notifications and control**: It sends a system notification after every auto-rejection to let you know which app triggered the block, and provides commands to pause blocking for specific apps at any time.
- **Quick Start**: 
  Clone the repository locally and run the following command in your terminal to complete the installation:
  ```bash
  dontallow install
  ```
  It will automatically create a launchd agent and guide you to enable "Accessibility" permissions in macOS.
- **Comparison**: Compared to manually digging through "System Settings" to disable permissions one by one, which often breaks when apps like Chrome update or change paths, dontallow offers a global, automated, and zero-overhead ultimate solution.
- **Who it's for**: Mac users and developers who are bombarded daily by macOS Sequoia permission popups and want to reclaim their screen peace and focus.
- **Link**: [GitHub - johncassil/dontallow](https://github.com/johncassil/dontallow)

---

### 2. ub-mode: An AI agent development discipline framework crafted by software master Uncle Bob
- **What it is**: While AI coding is highly convenient, AI often produces untested, over-engineered, or messy code. Designed by Uncle Bob, the author of *Clean Code*, this tool addresses the pain point of AI's lack of engineering discipline, forcing your AI assistant to act like a senior engineer who strictly adheres to software engineering standards.
- **Recent Buzz**: A brand-new project launched within the last 30 days, it has quickly gone viral on GitHub, accumulating over 5,554 stars.
- **Key Features**: 
  - **Enforced TDD workflow**: Restricts AI agents to follow Test-Driven Development, requiring them to write a failing test first before writing the minimal code needed to make the test pass.
  - **Hard quality gates**: Integrates verification standards such as cyclomatic complexity and coverage (CRAP < 10), duplicate code detection (similarity < 0.8), and mutation testing.
  - **Strict dev logs and commit standards**: Requires AI agents to write development logs, maintain context windows, and submit code in small, sequential commits upon task completion.
- **Quick Start**: 
  Copy `SKILL.md` from the project to your AI agent's skills directory (e.g., `~/.claude/skills/ub-mode/SKILL.md`), then enter the following command in the chat to enable it:
  ```text
  /ub-mode
  ```
- **Comparison**: Compared to typical system prompts or simple code linters, ub-mode is a comprehensive AI software engineering discipline framework that integrates physical tools like crapper, dryer, and mutator to enforce quality standards.
- **Who it's for**: Development teams who want to leverage AI-assisted development but are tired of messy AI-generated code and want their AI to write high-quality, clean code.
- **Link**: [GitHub - unclebob/ub-mode](https://github.com/unclebob/ub-mode)

---

### 3. android-ad-cleaner: An open-source tool to automatically clean system ads from Chinese-brand Android phones without root access
- **What it is**: Engineers who use Chinese-brand Android phones know the pain: built-in system ads, trending searches, and marketing push notifications make the phone feel like a landfill. This tool helps you clean up all this junk with a single click, completely without root access, making it both safe and time-saving.
- **Recent Buzz**: Another breakout project from the last 30 days, it has garnered 5,311 stars on GitHub. It is licensed under the MIT license and primarily developed in Python.
- **Key Features**: 
  - **Safe disabling without root**: Safely suspends ads and tracking components via ADB without deleting core system files, ensuring subsequent system OTA updates are completely unaffected.
  - **Accessibility-based auto-click simulation**: Uses `uiautomator2` combined with accessibility services to automatically simulate clicks on various ad toggles buried deep within phone settings, saving you the pain of finding and disabling them one by one.
  - **Safe backup and restore**: Supports one-click execution by AI agents and provides a robust backup and restore mechanism, allowing you to revert changes at any time if a system feature is accidentally disabled.
- **Quick Start**: 
  Connect your phone via USB and enable USB debugging. Clone the project and run the following command in your terminal:
  ```bash
  ./install.sh
  ```
  If you are a Windows user, you can also download the portable version directly. Remember to run a backup before cleaning.
- **Comparison**: Traditional debloat tools usually require root access, which can easily brick the system or prevent updates. android-ad-cleaner uses ADB suspension and click simulation, striking a perfect balance between safety and convenience.
- **Who it's for**: Users of Chinese-brand Android phones who are fed up with built-in system ads and spammy push notifications.
- **Link**: [GitHub - rddmwmddr/android-ad-cleaner](https://github.com/rddmwmddr/android-ad-cleaner)

## Conclusion
Whether it's blocking annoying system popups on Mac, putting development reins on AI agents, or reclaiming clean space on Android phones, the core of the three open-source picks recommended by Mu Yan today is "taking back control of our systems and tools." If you often find your focus interrupted by these daily nuisances, why not pick one to install today? See you tomorrow!

---

## About this article and its author

Originally published on [Mark Ku's Tech Notes](https://blog.markkulab.net/en/open-source-weekly/open-source-weekly-2026-10-31)

License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — when reusing or quoting, credit the author and link back to the original

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