When a colleague is busy, the send button on the composer becomes a Pause button. Click it to stop the colleague mid-task. Click again later to Resume from where it stopped.Documentation Index
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When you can pause
| Colleague state | Can pause? |
|---|---|
| Busy (working on a tool call or generating) | Yes |
| Awaiting input (asked you a question) | Composer is hidden — no pause button shown |
| Idle | No (and there’s nothing to pause) |
| Stalled or failed | No (use Resume instead) |
When you can resume
| Colleague state | Can resume? |
|---|---|
| Paused | Yes |
| Idle | Yes (continues the prior session) |
| Stalled | Yes |
| Failed | Yes |
| Busy | No (already running) |
How pausing works
Click Pause
The send button shows a pause icon when the colleague is busy and your textarea is empty.
Wait a moment
The system signals the colleague to stop. This usually settles in 1-5 seconds. The button shows a spinner during the wait.
How resuming works
Resume is synchronous — click the button and the colleague continues immediately. Eluu uses a hybrid resume strategy:- If the underlying session file still exists (typical for short pauses), resume is fast (1-3 seconds) and picks up exactly where the colleague stopped.
- If too much time has passed, Eluu reconstructs the colleague’s context from the conversation history. The colleague keeps going but may briefly re-orient.
Sending a message instead of pausing
If you start typing while the colleague is busy or paused, the button changes back to Send. Your message queues:- Busy: the message is sent to the colleague when its current step finishes.
- Paused: sending automatically resumes the colleague and delivers the message.
What happens after a refresh
Paused is a frontend-only state. If you reload the page or close the tab, the colleague’s status reverts to Idle, and the Resume button disappears. You can still pick up the conversation by sending a new message — Eluu auto-resumes behind the scenes.
This means: don’t rely on the Resume button surviving a reload. If you want to come back later, send a message, not a click.
Toasts you’ll see
| Action | Toast |
|---|---|
| Pause kick-off | Pausing Sofia... |
| Pause confirmed | Sofia paused. |
| Pause too late (already idle) | Cannot pause -- Sofia is not currently running. |
| Pause busy | Sofia is busy with another operation. Try again in a moment. |
| Pause failed | Failed to pause Sofia. She may still be processing. |
| Resume confirmed | Sofia resumed. |
| Resume too late (already running) | Cannot resume -- Sofia is already running. |
| Resume failed | Failed to resume Sofia. Please try again. |
Sofia with your colleague’s actual name.)
Pause and resume in Slack
Slack pause and resume isn’t available in the current release. If you start a long task from Slack, use the web app to pause it.Where to next
The composer
The five send-button states in detail.
Sessions
Coming back to a paused or stalled session later.