Pause System

# /pause-system - Pause/Resume Entire System

Pause or resume the entire orchestrator system with a single command.

## Usage

/pause-system

## What It Does

Toggles the top-level `paused` flag in `.octopoid/agents.yaml`.

When paused:
- Scheduler exits immediately without evaluating any agents
- No new agents will be spawned
- Currently running agents continue until they finish
- All state is preserved

## Example

Before:
```yaml
model: proposal

agents:
  - name: impl-agent-1
    role: implementer
    interval_seconds: 180

After /pause-system:

model: proposal
paused: true

agents:
  - name: impl-agent-1
    role: implementer
    interval_seconds: 180

Resuming the System

Run the command again to toggle, or manually edit:

paused: false  # or remove the line

Difference from /pause-agent

• /pause-agent <name> - Pauses a single agent
• /pause-system - Pauses the entire system (all agents)

Use /pause-system when you want to completely stop the orchestrator, for example during maintenance or debugging.

Checking Status

/agent-status

When the system is paused, status will show:

SYSTEM STATUS: PAUSED

No agents will be spawned until system is resumed.

Related Commands

• /pause-agent - Pause individual agent
• /agent-status - Show all agents and system status