diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index a2d4321..106f5e3 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Agent struct {
 	nextAction               Action
 	currentConversation      Messages
 	selfEvaluationInProgress bool
+	pause                    bool
 
 	newConversations chan openai.ChatCompletionMessage
 }
@@ -137,6 +138,24 @@ func (a *Agent) Stop() {
 	a.context.Cancel()
 }
 
+func (a *Agent) Pause() {
+	a.Lock()
+	defer a.Unlock()
+	a.pause = true
+}
+
+func (a *Agent) Resume() {
+	a.Lock()
+	defer a.Unlock()
+	a.pause = false
+}
+
+func (a *Agent) Paused() bool {
+	a.Lock()
+	defer a.Unlock()
+	return a.pause
+}
+
 func (a *Agent) runAction(chosenAction Action, decisionResult *decisionResult) (result string, err error) {
 	for _, action := range a.systemInternalActions() {
 		if action.Definition().Name == chosenAction.Definition().Name {
@@ -174,6 +193,18 @@ func (a *Agent) runAction(chosenAction Action, decisionResult *decisionResult) (
 }
 
 func (a *Agent) consumeJob(job *Job, role string) {
+	a.Lock()
+	paused := a.pause
+	a.Unlock()
+
+	if paused {
+		if a.options.debugMode {
+			fmt.Println("Agent is paused, skipping job")
+		}
+		job.Result.Finish(fmt.Errorf("agent is paused"))
+		return
+	}
+
 	// We are self evaluating if we consume the job as a system role
 	selfEvaluation := role == SystemRole
 
diff --git a/example/webui/app.go b/example/webui/app.go
index 23e036b..63ece10 100644
--- a/example/webui/app.go
+++ b/example/webui/app.go
@@ -137,6 +137,27 @@ func (a *App) Delete(pool *AgentPool) func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *App) Pause(pool *AgentPool) func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	return func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+		fmt.Println("Pausing agent", c.Params("name"))
+		agent := pool.GetAgent(c.Params("name"))
+		if agent != nil {
+			agent.Pause()
+		}
+		return c.Redirect("/agents")
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *App) Start(pool *AgentPool) func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	return func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+		agent := pool.GetAgent(c.Params("name"))
+		if agent != nil {
+			agent.Resume()
+		}
+		return c.Redirect("/agents")
+	}
+}
+
 func (a *App) Create(pool *AgentPool) func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	return func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		config := AgentConfig{}
diff --git a/example/webui/routes.go b/example/webui/routes.go
index 22cb22e..a580d81 100644
--- a/example/webui/routes.go
+++ b/example/webui/routes.go
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ func RegisterRoutes(webapp *fiber.App, pool *AgentPool, db *InMemoryDatabase, ap
 	})
 
 	webapp.Get("/agents", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+		statuses := map[string]bool{}
+		for _, a := range pool.List() {
+			statuses[a] = !pool.GetAgent(a).Paused()
+		}
 		return c.Render("views/agents", fiber.Map{
 			"Agents": pool.List(),
+			"Status": statuses,
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@ func RegisterRoutes(webapp *fiber.App, pool *AgentPool, db *InMemoryDatabase, ap
 	webapp.Post("/chat/:name", app.Chat(pool))
 	webapp.Post("/create", app.Create(pool))
 	webapp.Get("/delete/:name", app.Delete(pool))
+	webapp.Put("/pause/:name", app.Pause(pool))
+	webapp.Put("/start/:name", app.Start(pool))
 
 	webapp.Post("/knowledgebase", app.KnowledgeBase(db))
 	webapp.Post("/knowledgebase/upload", app.KnowledgeBaseFile(db))
diff --git a/example/webui/views/agents.html b/example/webui/views/agents.html
index f2cdcb2..35d2b1f 100644
--- a/example/webui/views/agents.html
+++ b/example/webui/views/agents.html
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
                                     <th scope="col" class="px-6 py-3 text-center">
                                         <span class="sr-only">Talk</span>
                                     </th>
+                                    <th scope="col" class="px-6 py-3 text-center">
+                                        <span class="sr-only">Start</span>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th scope="col" class="px-6 py-3 text-center">
+                                        <span class="sr-only">Stop</span>
+                                    </th>
                                     <th scope="col" class="px-6 py-3 text-center">
                                         <span class="sr-only">Delete</span>
                                     </th>
@@ -47,10 +53,12 @@
                             </thead>
                             <tbody class="bg-gray-800 divide-y divide-gray-700">
                                 <!-- Dynamic agent rows go here -->
+                                {{ $status := .Status }}
                                 {{ range .Agents }}
                                 <tr hx-ext="sse">
                                     <td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm font-medium text-gray-300">{{.}}</td>
                                     <td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-300">
+                                        Online: {{ index $status . }}
                                         <a href="/status/{{.}}" class="text-indigo-500 hover:text-indigo-400">
                                             <i class="fas fa-info"></i> Status
                                         </a>
@@ -60,6 +68,16 @@
                                             <i class="fas fa-comments"></i> Talk
                                         </a>
                                     </td>
+                                    <td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-center text-sm font-medium">
+                                        <button hx-put="/start/{{.}}" class="text-indigo-500 hover:text-indigo-400">
+                                            Start
+                                        </button>                                          
+                                    </td>
+                                    <td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-center text-sm font-medium">
+                                        <button hx-put="/pause/{{.}}" class="text-indigo-500 hover:text-indigo-400">
+                                            Pause
+                                        </button>    
+                                    </td>
                                     <td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-center text-sm font-medium">
                                         <a href="/delete/{{.}}" class="text-red-500 hover:text-red-400">
                                             <i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i> Delete