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The Agent Off Switch Checklist

Put the off switch for every AI tool you've connected where the agent can't reach it, then prove it works once a month.

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Why the switch has to sit outside the boxWhat the shutdown tests showed, and the one rule they leave you with.
Move 1: cut it off at the sourceThe exact Google steps to stop an agent, plus a switch list for every tool.
Move 2: reach only what the job needsDraft, don't send, and a spending ceiling the agent can't raise.
Move 3: rules the agent can't rewritePermissions, a person on anything you can't undo, and a log it can't edit.
The monthly cutoff testFive steps and a log line to time how fast you can stop an agent.

Quick win you can do today. List every AI tool you've connected and, for each one, find the page where you can cut its access at the source.

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