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Emergency Kill Switch

Emergency Kill Switch

The Emergency Kill Switch is a one-click control that immediately halts all Sidekick agent activity. It is always accessible from your dashboard and requires no technical knowledge to use.

What It Does

When you activate the Emergency Kill Switch, Sidekick performs three actions simultaneously:

  1. Stops the agent loop — No further tasks are picked up or processed.
  2. Cancels pending actions — Any actions that were queued but not yet executed are discarded.
  3. Disconnects all integrations — Active connections to your linked services (email, calendar, chat platforms, dev tools, smart home, etc.) are severed immediately.

When to Use It

  • You notice unexpected or unintended agent behaviour and need to stop it immediately.
  • You are about to perform a sensitive operation and want to ensure the agent is not active in the background.
  • You want to pause all Sidekick activity while you review what it has been doing.
  • You simply want peace of mind that a reliable off switch exists.

How to Use It

  1. Log in to your Sidekick dashboard.
  2. Locate the Kill Switch button (visible in the main navigation or control panel).
  3. Click the button once.
  4. Sidekick will immediately stop all agent activity, cancel pending actions, and disconnect integrations. You will receive a confirmation that the switch has been activated.

Re-enabling the Agent

After activating the Kill Switch, Sidekick will remain paused until you explicitly resume it. To restart agent activity:

  1. Return to your dashboard.
  2. Click Resume (or the equivalent re-enable control).
  3. Reconnect any integrations you wish the agent to use.

Note: Re-enabling the agent does not automatically replay or retry any actions that were cancelled when the Kill Switch was activated. Those actions are permanently discarded.

Design Philosophy

Sidekick operates autonomously on your behalf — reading messages, triaging inboxes, managing calendars, monitoring repositories, and taking real-world actions. The Emergency Kill Switch exists to ensure that this autonomy is always subordinate to your control. You can grant the agent broad permissions with the confidence that a single click can stop everything, instantly.