FLAGSHIP WHITE PAPER
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PDF / 7 PAGES / 85 KB
Human control
for autonomous AI.
The case for independent shutdown authority, a coordinated control model, and evidence-led recovery.
THE KILLSWITCH LIBRARY
Human control.
Documented.
Explore the thinking, proposed architecture, and engineering requirements behind KillSwitch. Start with the overview, then go deeper.
Engineering review drafts. Product integrations and response-time commitments are still to be validated.
01 / START HERE
The full picture.
Ready to read.
Read online or take the PDFs with you. Every document belongs to the same versioned design.
Human control
TECHNICAL FOUNDATION
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PDF / 18 PAGES / 127 KB
The engineering
behind the switch.
Product scope, threat model, AWS architecture, API guidance, and twelve planned validation drills.
02 / GO DEEPER
Find your starting point.
Six guides, from the product boundary to the operating procedures.
6 guides available
PRODUCT
Product brief & MVP scope
The initial customer, supported workload boundary, product requirements, and what a verified stop needs to establish.
Read guide : Product brief & MVP scopePRODUCT
Human control for autonomous AI
The flagship white paper: independent human authority, coordinated enforcement, verification, and deliberate recovery.
Read guide : Human control for autonomous AISECURITY
Threat model & security requirements
Trust boundaries, misuse cases, operator permissions, agent privileges, and the failure modes the design must address.
Read guide : Threat model & security requirementsENGINEERING
AWS reference architecture
The proposed control and workload accounts, generation fences, connectors, access controls, and verification paths.
Read guide : AWS reference architectureENGINEERING
API & integration guide
A proposed API contract, operator authorization, lifecycle states, idempotency, enrollment, and error handling.
Read guide : API & integration guideOPERATIONS
Validation & operator runbooks
Twelve planned drills and practical procedures for shutdown, incomplete outcomes, human review, and recovery.
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03 / THE SOURCE MATERIAL
Official references.
Open for inspection.
The AWS documentation behind the constraints and design decisions in these drafts.
Runtime & deployment
Identity & network
Workflow & state
Sources checked October 27, 2026. Links open the official AWS documentation in a new tab. References support the platform behavior discussed; the KillSwitch architecture remains a proposed design.
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