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# Pause, stop or resolve a run

> Pause, resume, retry, abort, archive or resolve a run

You pause, stop or resolve a [run](/runs/) from its run page. **Pause** and **Resume** sit on the composer, and every other control sits in the **Run actions** menu (⋯) in the header. The app offers a control only when it applies.

![A run page with the Run actions menu open, listing the controls that apply to the run.](/screenshots/run-actions-menu.webp?v=5686eaf17c)

*The Run actions menu lists only the controls that apply now.*

## Pause and resume a run

Choose **Pause** to pause the step the run is on and hand it back to you. The run frees its [run slot](/runs/queue/) and shows "Paused" until you act.

Choose **Resume** to carry the same step on from where it stopped, in the same agent session. To start the step again from the beginning instead, choose **Retry step**.

A run can also stop by itself and show "Waiting on you". [Standings](/runs/#standings) lists when that happens. The same controls carry it on.

![A run paused at a step, with a Waiting on you badge in the header.](/screenshots/run-paused.webp?v=66bbab501c)

*A run that stopped by itself shows Waiting on you.*

## Abort a run

Aborting a run stops its step and ends the run.

:::caution
You cannot resume an aborted run. To try the same work again, choose **Restart as new run**.
:::

1. **Open the Run actions menu.**

   Choose ⋯ in the run page's header.

2. **Choose Abort run.**

   Orbital asks first.

3. **Confirm.**

   Choose **Abort run** in the dialog, or **Cancel** to keep the run going.

![The Abort confirmation dialog, saying the run will stop the step it is on and end, and cannot be resumed afterwards.](/screenshots/abort-run-dialog.webp?v=80364622a4)

*The dialog warns that the run cannot be resumed.*

## Resolve a failed or aborted run

You can mark a run that ended Failed or Aborted as resolved. Choose **Mark as resolved** in the **Run actions** menu, and the run leaves the cards at the top of **Recent runs**.

## All run controls

| Control | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Pause | Pauses the step the run is on and hands it back to you. The run frees its slot. |
| Resume | Carries the same step on from where it stopped, in the same agent session. |
| Retry step | Starts the step again from the beginning, as a new visit. |
| Retry with another harness… | Starts the step again on another harness. See [Switch a run's harness](/harnesses/switch-harness/). |
| Jump to step… | Moves the run to another step. |
| Skip | Ends a wait now, or opens a [gate](/workflows/gates-and-waits/). |
| Abort run | Stops the step and ends the run. You cannot resume it afterwards. Orbital asks first. |
| Restart as new run | Runs the same frozen workflow, goal and inputs again, as a new run. |
| Archive, Unarchive | Hides a finished run from the list, or brings it back. Archiving removes the run's worktrees. |
| Delete permanently | Removes the run and its history. |
| Move to front of queue | On the runs list, starts a queued run next. |
| Mark as resolved | Takes a Failed or Aborted run off the cards at the top of **Recent runs**. |

## Controls survive a restart

A control you send while Orbital restarts still applies. [Durability after restarts](/runs/durability/) explains how.

## Related

- [Runs](/runs/): the standings a control moves a run between.
- [Message a run](/runs/message-a-run/): steer the agent instead of stopping it.
- [Switch a run's harness](/harnesses/switch-harness/): retry a step on another harness.
- [The run queue](/runs/queue/): what happens to a slot when you pause or resume.
- [Durability after restarts](/runs/durability/): how controls and paused runs survive a restart.