KillSwitchStatus

Fields

Field	Type	Description
engaged *	boolean
agents_read_only	boolean
source	dns_txt, probe_flag, api, tripwire or null
reason	string or null
engaged_by	Actor or any or null
engaged_at	string (date-time) or null
signature_valid	boolean	The out-of-band flag’s signature verified.
checked_at *	string (date-time)

* always present

Example

{
  "engaged": false,
  "agents_read_only": false,
  "source": "dns_txt",
  "reason": "string",
  "engaged_by": {
    "type": "agent",
    "id": "tok_01jbx2m9k7q4r8t5v6w3y0z1tk",
    "display": "Stewart Webb via agent claude-code-on-stewart-laptop",
    "via_agent": {
      "id": "tok_01jbx2m9k7q4r8t5v6w3y0z1tk",
      "name": "claude-code-on-stewart-laptop"
    },
    "on_behalf_of": {
      "id": "usr_01jbx2m9k7q4r8t5v6w3y0z1us",
      "display": "Stewart Webb"
    }
  },
  "engaged_at": "2026-10-22T13:05:00Z",
  "signature_valid": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-22T13:05:00Z"
}

Used by

• AI ops kill switch status
• Turn the kill switch on (agents become read-only, agent tokens revoked)
• Turn the kill switch off (passkey required)