RedSwitch is an open protocol and SaaS platform designed for AI agent lifecycle management, providing a dead man's switch specifically for autonomous AI agents. Its primary function is to ensure that if the human owner of an AI agent stops checking in, the agent will shut down gracefully rather than continuing to operate unsupervised. This approach addresses risks such as runaway API costs, zombie agents running with outdated instructions, and confusion or financial burden for family members if the agent's owner becomes unavailable.
The platform offers several features, including heartbeat monitoring of AI agents, customizable timeouts and grace periods, and a vacation mode that extends check-in intervals for periods when the owner is intentionally unavailable. RedSwitch can send notifications via email or Telegram to confirm owner activity, and if check-ins are missed, it initiates a controlled shutdown process where the agent saves its state and executes cleanup procedures. Emergency contacts can be configured to receive plain-English reports detailing what the agent was doing, its costs, and instructions for clean-up, making the process accessible even to those without technical knowledge. Additional capabilities include agent coordination groups, trust badges for responsible AI deployments, and family estate reporting.
RedSwitch is intended for AI developers, autonomous agent operators, OpenClaw users, LangChain builders, and anyone running AI agents that require oversight but do not have constant supervision. Integration is facilitated through a Python SDK available on PyPI, requiring only a few lines of code and a setup time of about five minutes. Users interact with the service through a dashboard that allows for configuration of timeouts, emergency contacts, and estate reports.
The protocol is open source and available under the MIT License, with the codebase hosted on GitHub. RedSwitch is free to use, with no pricing plans, tiers, or credit card requirements. It was founded in 2026 by Evan Hubert and is built and maintained by Nimrod Media LLC in Missouri, USA.
In the Autonomous agents & workflows space, redswitch takes a focused approach. It focuses on ensuring safe operation and shutdown of autonomous AI agents by providing a failsafe mechanism. redswitch is an open-source project aimed at AI developers building autonomous agent systems. The project is open source (MIT). redswitch is available on the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind redswitch is Redswitch-Ai, and the product first shipped in 2026. Across PulseGate's embedding index, redswitch has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 5 catalogued features are failsafe switch, agent lifecycle management, and shutdown triggers.
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