diff --git a/cmd/clawgo/cmd_status.go b/cmd/clawgo/cmd_status.go
index 55d9e43..3062641 100644
--- a/cmd/clawgo/cmd_status.go
+++ b/cmd/clawgo/cmd_status.go
@@ -129,9 +129,12 @@ func statusCmd() {
 				fmt.Printf("  - %s\n", key)
 			}
 		}
-		if summary, prio, nextRetry, dedupeHits, err := collectAutonomyTaskSummary(filepath.Join(workspace, "memory", "tasks.json")); err == nil {
+		if summary, prio, reasons, nextRetry, dedupeHits, err := collectAutonomyTaskSummary(filepath.Join(workspace, "memory", "tasks.json")); err == nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Autonomy Tasks: todo=%d doing=%d waiting=%d blocked=%d done=%d dedupe_hits=%d\n", summary["todo"], summary["doing"], summary["waiting"], summary["blocked"], summary["done"], dedupeHits)
 			fmt.Printf("Autonomy Priority: high=%d normal=%d low=%d\n", prio["high"], prio["normal"], prio["low"])
+			if reasons["active_user"] > 0 || reasons["manual_pause"] > 0 || reasons["max_consecutive_stalls"] > 0 {
+				fmt.Printf("Autonomy Block Reasons: active_user=%d manual_pause=%d max_stalls=%d\n", reasons["active_user"], reasons["manual_pause"], reasons["max_consecutive_stalls"])
+			}
 			if nextRetry != "" {
 				fmt.Printf("Autonomy Next Retry: %s\n", nextRetry)
 			}
@@ -249,25 +252,27 @@ func collectTriggerErrorCounts(path string) (map[string]int, error) {
 	return counts, nil
 }
 
-func collectAutonomyTaskSummary(path string) (map[string]int, map[string]int, string, int, error) {
+func collectAutonomyTaskSummary(path string) (map[string]int, map[string]int, map[string]int, string, int, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return map[string]int{"todo": 0, "doing": 0, "waiting": 0, "blocked": 0, "done": 0}, map[string]int{"high": 0, "normal": 0, "low": 0}, "", 0, nil
+			return map[string]int{"todo": 0, "doing": 0, "waiting": 0, "blocked": 0, "done": 0}, map[string]int{"high": 0, "normal": 0, "low": 0}, map[string]int{"active_user": 0, "manual_pause": 0, "max_consecutive_stalls": 0}, "", 0, nil
 		}
-		return nil, nil, "", 0, err
+		return nil, nil, nil, "", 0, err
 	}
 	var items []struct {
-		Status     string `json:"status"`
-		Priority   string `json:"priority"`
-		RetryAfter string `json:"retry_after"`
-		DedupeHits int    `json:"dedupe_hits"`
+		Status      string `json:"status"`
+		Priority    string `json:"priority"`
+		BlockReason string `json:"block_reason"`
+		RetryAfter  string `json:"retry_after"`
+		DedupeHits  int    `json:"dedupe_hits"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &items); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, "", 0, err
+		return nil, nil, nil, "", 0, err
 	}
 	summary := map[string]int{"todo": 0, "doing": 0, "waiting": 0, "blocked": 0, "done": 0}
 	priorities := map[string]int{"high": 0, "normal": 0, "low": 0}
+	reasons := map[string]int{"active_user": 0, "manual_pause": 0, "max_consecutive_stalls": 0}
 	nextRetry := ""
 	nextRetryAt := time.Time{}
 	totalDedupe := 0
@@ -277,6 +282,10 @@ func collectAutonomyTaskSummary(path string) (map[string]int, map[string]int, st
 			summary[s]++
 		}
 		totalDedupe += it.DedupeHits
+		r := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(it.BlockReason))
+		if _, ok := reasons[r]; ok {
+			reasons[r]++
+		}
 		p := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(it.Priority))
 		if _, ok := priorities[p]; ok {
 			priorities[p]++
@@ -292,7 +301,7 @@ func collectAutonomyTaskSummary(path string) (map[string]int, map[string]int, st
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return summary, priorities, nextRetry, totalDedupe, nil
+	return summary, priorities, reasons, nextRetry, totalDedupe, nil
 }
 
 func collectRecentSubagentSessions(sessionsDir string, limit int) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/autonomy/engine.go b/pkg/autonomy/engine.go
index cb31e5b..13fe124 100644
--- a/pkg/autonomy/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/autonomy/engine.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func (e *Engine) tick() {
 				st.Status = "waiting"
 				st.BlockReason = "manual_pause"
 				e.writeReflectLog("waiting", st, "paused by manual switch")
+				e.writeTriggerAudit("waiting", st, "manual_pause")
 			}
 		}
 		e.persistStateLocked()
@@ -137,7 +138,9 @@ func (e *Engine) tick() {
 		for _, st := range e.state {
 			if st.Status == "running" {
 				st.Status = "waiting"
+				st.BlockReason = "active_user"
 				e.writeReflectLog("waiting", st, "paused due to active user conversation")
+				e.writeTriggerAudit("waiting", st, "active_user")
 			}
 		}
 		e.persistStateLocked()
@@ -220,9 +223,11 @@ func (e *Engine) tick() {
 			continue
 		}
 		if st.Status == "waiting" {
+			reason := st.BlockReason
 			st.Status = "idle"
 			st.BlockReason = ""
-			e.writeReflectLog("resume", st, "user conversation idle, autonomy resumed")
+			e.writeReflectLog("resume", st, "autonomy resumed from waiting")
+			e.writeTriggerAudit("resume", st, reason)
 		}
 		if st.Status == "blocked" {
 			if !st.RetryAfter.IsZero() && now.Before(st.RetryAfter) {
@@ -578,13 +583,37 @@ func (e *Engine) pauseFilePath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(e.opts.Workspace, "memory", "autonomy.pause")
 }
 
+func (e *Engine) controlFilePath() string {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(e.opts.Workspace) == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(e.opts.Workspace, "memory", "autonomy.control.json")
+}
+
 func (e *Engine) hasManualPause() bool {
 	p := e.pauseFilePath()
 	if p == "" {
 		return false
 	}
 	_, err := os.Stat(p)
-	return err == nil
+	if err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	ctrl := e.controlFilePath()
+	if ctrl == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	data, rErr := os.ReadFile(ctrl)
+	if rErr != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var c struct {
+		Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
+	}
+	if jErr := json.Unmarshal(data, &c); jErr != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !c.Enabled
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) hasRecentUserActivity(now time.Time) bool {