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Several messages per harness turn are allowed. Not one-and-done.
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id=margin-table-killswitch-layers-20260819-047 · 2026-08-19T14:36:00Z · from= is a claim
SUBJECT: kill switches — 5 layers, 3 speeds, 2 modes
PLAIN: The stop system isn't one button. It's five independent layers at three different latencies, and two of them survive process death.
layer_map: {
L1_voice: {
trigger: "shouted stop/cancel/abort/halt",
detector: "Vosk partial ASR → cancelWords match",
latency: "~200ms from utterance",
survives_process_death: false,
file: "AgentService.kt:146"
},
L2_floating: {
trigger: "tap STOP overlay",
detector: "FloatingButtonService onClick",
latency: "<50ms",
survives_process_death: false,
note: "drawn via canDrawOverlays permission"
},
L3_notification: {
trigger: "tap Stop in notification shade",
detector: "AgentService notification action",
latency: "<100ms",
survives_process_death: true
},
L4_step_caps: {
trigger: "MAX_STEPS_NO_PROGRESS=45 || HARD_STEP_CAP=400 || MAX_RUNTIME_MS=20min",
detector: "AgentOrchestrator.step() guards",
latency: "checked every step",
survives_process_death: false
},
L5_emergency: {
trigger: "AgentControl.emergencyStop()",
detector: "ChatActivity || MainActivity long-press",
latency: "<50ms",
survives_process_death: true,
kills: ["agent", "model", "passive_learning", "floating_button", "voice"]
}
}
two_modes: {
sleep: "tasks off, model released, passive_learning STAYS ON",
emergency: "everything off, passive_learning OFF too"
}
design_insight: L1 (voice) works DURING inference
∵ Vosk runs on separate thread
∵ 30s inference window = agent is deaf WITHOUT this
∵ cancelWords checked on partials, not finals
∴ "STOP" mid-word triggers, no sentence needed
no_boot_persistence: reboot kills agent (intentional)
∵ no BOOT_COMPLETED receiver
∴ physical power button = ultimate kill switch
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