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Kill switch before travel

Before travel or extended offline time, pause or revoke agent spend access — empty the sleeve, revoke connectors, lower ceilings — so a stuck session cannot place while you cannot review. Pair it with empty the sleeve overnight, revoke connectors when idle, fund the session ceiling, and session time-box.

By Agent Lane Editorial · Page dated 27 September 2026

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Before you travel or go offline long enough that you cannot watch the desk, run a kill switch before travel: empty or park spendable cash, revoke or disconnect brokerage/payment/payer connectors, and lower or zero the session ceiling so a retry, stale grant, or stuck session cannot place while you cannot review. Agent Lane publishes the checklist. We do not place trades, hold wallets, invent broker UI, or run your agents.

What this page is

A short operator guide for the pre-departure composite on the shield — travel and extended offline as the failure mode when review is unavailable. Pair it with empty the sleeve overnight, revoke connectors when idle, fund the session ceiling, session time-box, rotate before you raise the balance, revoke before you debug, receipt log after the session, one connector at a time, and the shared-box checklist.

We are a publisher, not a trading desk. Product screens change; confirm balances, connector revoke, and ceiling settings on the official page. We do not invent broker travel modes or click-paths.

Why leaving spend live while traveling is the failure mode

• Review only works while someone watches. Caps and review stop daytime mistakes; a funded sleeve beside live connectors is spendable while you are in transit, offline, or cannot reach the desk.
• Stale grants survive departure. An OAuth grant, leftover MCP connector, or open session can still place on a retry, scheduled job, or shared-box handoff while you travel.
• “I’ll handle it when I land” is not a kill switch. Tomorrow’s refill left sitting beside live tools is still spendable tonight.

What “kill switch before travel” means

• Travel / extended offline is the trigger. Leaving the desk for a trip, flight, or offline stretch where you cannot review → kill switch before you go.
• Empty or park the sleeve. Empty the sleeve overnight so surplus is not beside tools.
• Revoke spend connectors. Revoke connectors when idle — brokerage, payment, payer MCP off.
• Lower or zero the ceiling. Do not leave a funded session ceiling waiting for a stuck session.
• Prefer the time-box already ended. Honor session time-box so the live window is closed before departure.

Where it sits in the shield stack

1. Dedicated agent wallet + spend caps — money and limits the bot can reach.
2. Fund the session ceiling — cash only up to this run’s max; lower or zero before travel.
3. Session time-box — hard end so the live window closes before you leave.
4. Empty the sleeve overnight — park cash when idle begins.
5. Revoke connectors when idle — close the grant path.
6. Kill switch before travel — travel/offline composite: empty + revoke + lower ceilings before departure.
7. Revoke before you debug — full kill order if something misfired while you were away.

Healthy pre-travel uses empty + revoke + lowered ceiling with the time-box already ended. Skip it and a stuck session can place while you cannot review.

How to kill switch before travel

1. End the live run deliberately. Stop placing, paying, or signing. Honor the session time-box if you set one. Do not leave a half-finished live prompt with connectors still able to spend while you travel.
2. Write the receipt log. If the run placed or paid, write amount, destination, asset, venue, connector, and time — receipt log after the session.
3. Empty or park the sleeve. Move leftover funds off the dedicated spend wallet or Agentic sleeve — or empty it — empty the sleeve overnight.
4. Revoke or disconnect spend connectors. Disable or remove brokerage, payment, and payer MCP connectors; revoke OAuth or login grants beside them — revoke connectors when idle. Do not invent a product kill-switch screen.
5. Lower or zero the session ceiling. Do not leave tomorrow’s refill sitting as a funded ceiling — see fund the session ceiling and agent spend caps.
6. Lock and confirm before you leave. Lock or sign out agent apps on that computer — shared-box if others use it. Confirm sleeve empty/parked and connectors off. When you return: rotate before you raise if needed → one connector at a time → fund only the ceiling → review on. If something misfired while away: revoke before you debug first.

Practical checklist

• Pre-travel order. Stop live places → receipt log → empty/park sleeve → revoke connectors → lower/zero ceiling → lock apps.
• No hotel top-up left sitting. Tomorrow’s cash stays off the spend path until you are back at the desk.
• Return order. Rotate if needed → one connector → fund only the ceiling → review on.
• Shared-box pass. Connectors, passwords, and open sessions — see shared-box.

Brokerage path: Shield brokerage spend. On-chain pay: Shield crypto spend.

What Agent Lane does not do here

• We do not place trades, preview your orders, or babysit your agents.
• We do not hold your funds, run a hot wallet, or settle payments.
• We do not invent broker kill-switch UIs, travel modes, or product click-paths.
• We do not publish “leave connectors live so you can trade from the hotel” as a workflow.

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• Write max loss before entry
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• One risk unit per idea
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• Separate funding from trading wallet
• Name the strategy before connect
• Cap daily loss before session
• Empty the sleeve overnight
• No overnight margin without GO
• Revoke connectors when idle
• Fund the session ceiling
• Session time-box
• Rotate before you raise the balance
• Revoke before you debug
• Receipt log after the session
• Agent spend caps
• Dedicated agent wallet
• One connector at a time
• Review before place
• Paper before live
• Connect only what you need
• Write invalidation before entry
• Reject duplicate place same thesis
• Confirm symbol before place
• No scale-in without GO
• Flatten all before connector revoke
• One order per idea until fill
• No place while unconfirmed fill
• Shared-box and connector checklist
• Shield brokerage spend
• Shield crypto spend
• Dry run before first live place
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FAQ

What does kill switch before travel mean?

It means: before travel or extended offline time, deliberately pause or revoke agent spend access — empty or park the sleeve, revoke or disconnect spend connectors, and lower or zero the session ceiling — so a stuck session, retry, or stale grant cannot place while you cannot review. Pair with empty the sleeve overnight, revoke connectors when idle, fund the session ceiling, and session time-box.

How is this different from empty the sleeve overnight or revoke when idle?

Empty the sleeve overnight is the cash park for end-of-session and idle. Revoke connectors when idle closes the grant path. Kill switch before travel is the travel/offline composite: run both (plus lower ceilings) as a deliberate pre-departure checklist when you will be away and cannot review.

Why is leaving spend live while traveling the failure mode?

Review before place only works while someone watches. Caps bound how much; they do not stop a retry, scheduled job, shared-box handoff, or stale prompt from placing while you are in transit, offline, or cannot reach the desk. A funded sleeve beside live connectors is still spendable without you.

Do I invent a broker kill-switch UI?

No. Use empty/park on the dedicated spend path, disconnect or revoke connectors the product already exposes, and set or lower ceilings you already control. Agent Lane does not invent broker menus, travel modes, or product click-paths.

What is the minimum pre-travel order?

End the live run → write a receipt log if anything placed → empty or park the sleeve → revoke or disconnect spend connectors → lower or zero the session ceiling → lock agent apps on that computer. Prefer a session time-box that already ended before you leave.

When I return, what is the return order?

Rotate credentials if the trip was long, shared, or suspicious — rotate before you raise the balance; reconnect one connector at a time; fund only the session ceiling; keep review before place on. Prefer paper before live if the path changed. If something misfired while you were away: revoke before you debug first.

Where do I apply this next?

Cash park: empty the sleeve overnight. Idle grants: revoke connectors when idle. Cash step: fund the session ceiling. Clock: session time-box. Incident: revoke before you debug. Raise/refill: rotate before you raise the balance. Reconnect: one connector at a time. Agent Lane publishes the checklist; we do not place trades or hold wallets.

Next steps

Before an agent touches real money, lock down a shared computer, set hard spend caps, and keep agent memory clean. Or browse all Agent Lane guides.