Stop controls
Testing an AI bot kill switch: what actually stops when you press pause?
Check a bot’s stop control against queued, running and future actions, with a bounded test plan and evidence that distinguishes paused from fully stopped.
CONTROL & RECOVERY
The operations log
Prepare the stop as carefully as the start. Practical access, rollout and recovery decisions.
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START WITH THIS
Testing an AI bot kill switch: what actually stops when you press pause?
A pause button may stop only new tasks. Test what happens to queued work, running requests and connected senders, then document the actual boundary of the control.
Read the articleAT A GLANCEFour states to inspect after stop
- New events
Do they create new work?
- Queued actions
Are they cancelled or merely waiting?
- Running actions
Can they still complete?
- Connected senders
Does another system remain active?
THE READING LIST
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Team access
Creator-team tool permissions: a practical role and access review
Map routine work, publishing controls and recovery actions to explicit roles, then review access when people join, change responsibilities or leave.
Recovery & learning
An AI chatbot incident review that leads to a testable fix
Write an incident review with a factual timeline, bounded impact, explicit uncertainty and corrective actions that can be tested before resuming the workflow.
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