--- title: "Control AI Systems by Firevault - Control Blueprint CP-08" url: https://fire-vault.com/control-blueprints/cp-08 description: "The AI Control Blueprint: bound what an AI system can reach, and keep a stop that the model cannot argue with." lang: en-GB --- FIRE + VAULT · CP-08 # Control AI Systems The AI Control Blueprint: bound what an AI system can reach, and keep a stop that the model cannot argue with. - CP-08 - Path and asset together Explore the AI Kill Switch: https://fire-vault.com/ai-kill-switch All Blueprints: https://fire-vault.com/control-blueprints Image: Control Blueprint CP-08, Control AI Systems: an isometric diagram of an AI agent whose route to production systems is physically severed, beside a sealed offline vault of model weights (https://fire-vault.com/__l5e/assets-v1/c42048fd-81fa-49e6-9448-fef407daf3c2/blueprint-cp-08-hero.webp) 01 At a glance ## What this Blueprint does. Agent, model and future superintelligence access with a physical AI kill switch What it does Where it fits Who uses it Financial services, Defence, Critical infrastructure, Healthcare, Public sector, Technology CP-08 topology ## How CP-08 controls AI systems. A FIRE+VAULT pattern. The AI runtime holds no standing route to production data or tooling. Reach exists only as a validated, time-bound window, and a single Execute signal severs it at the physical layer regardless of how the model or its orchestration behaves. Z0 AI runtime and agents Models, orchestration AI runtime and agents zone Models, orchestration and autonomous agents acting at machine speed Image: FV-Firebreak module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/firebreak-icon-7zSCkB1t.png) Firebreak Image: FV-Validate module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/vault-icon-CD3Pv4ri.png) Validate Image: FV-Relay module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/relay-icon-CVhJDRO7.png) Relay Severed by default. Opens as a validated, time-bound window for a named purpose. Z1 Tooling and action layer APIs, automation Tooling and action layer zone APIs, automation and the systems an agent is allowed to change Image: FV-Isolate module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/isolate-icon-B9t8fl3o.png) Isolate Image: FV-Execute module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/execute-icon-kJl5Gtmk.png) Execute Image: FV-Lock module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/lock-icon-UU3vOaKE.png) Lock Separated at hardware level. One Execute signal is the hard stop, enforced physically. Z2 Production data and systems Records, shares Production data and systems zone Records, shares and operational systems the work depends on OSS Crown jewels · detail callout Model and training asset vault Weights, curated training sets and the record of every window held offline, outside anything an agent or its operator can reach. Modules & symbols Image: FV-Firebreak module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/firebreak-icon-7zSCkB1t.png) Firebreak Physical sever Image: FV-Validate module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/vault-icon-CD3Pv4ri.png) Validate Integrity check Image: FV-Relay module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/relay-icon-CVhJDRO7.png) Relay Time-bound path Image: FV-Isolate module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/isolate-icon-B9t8fl3o.png) Isolate Zone boundary Image: FV-Execute module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/execute-icon-kJl5Gtmk.png) Execute Approved action Image: FV-Lock module icon (https://fire-vault.com/assets/lock-icon-UU3vOaKE.png) Lock Named access Conduit Enforced module path ┄┄┄ Crown jewels Offline · detail callout 02 Modules in this Blueprint ## How the CP-08 pattern composes. How the primary modules compose 1. 1 Firebreak FIRE Physically breaks the connection path so the attack cannot continue. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/firebreak 2. 2 Validate VAULT Checks the request, command or approval before anything proceeds. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/validate 3. 3 Execute FIRE Fires the control action the moment a signal demands it. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/execute 4. 4 Isolate FIRE Separates the affected environment into a controlled zone. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/isolate 5. 5 Relay FIRE Opens a temporary, time-bound window for an approved purpose. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/relay Supporting modules - Lock VAULT Holds the asset behind identity, role and policy controls. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/lock - Archive VAULT Preserves the records, logs and evidence the control produced. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/archive - Unlink VAULT Removes the persistent dependencies that quietly bypass the control. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/unlink - Transfer VAULT Governs what moves between protected environments. https://fire-vault.com/control/modules/transfer 03 How it reads end to end ## The Blueprint in full. Firebreak holds the route between the AI system and production systems severed by default, so an agent inherits no standing path. Validate checks each request against identity, purpose and authority before anything opens. Relay grants the reach as a time-bound window rather than a permanent credential. Isolate keeps the model runtime, the data it processes and the tooling it can act on in separate zones. Execute is the hard stop: one signal severs the path at the physical layer, whether or not the software responds. Lock, Archive, Unlink and Transfer hold the models and training material behind identity controls, preserve the record of every window, remove always-on dependencies and govern what data moves in or out. 04 In a control-layer architecture ## A local action, agreed before it is needed. As AI agents gain authority to change systems, the agent itself becomes a high-value target. CP-08 keeps an independent physical way to disconnect an AI system, including a security or orchestration agent, from the systems it controls. AI can advise and act within limits; people retain final authority. 05 Sector relevance ## Where CP-08 applies. Financial services Defence Critical infrastructure Healthcare Public sector Technology 06 Related Blueprints ## Compose alongside. See all: https://fire-vault.com/control-blueprints CP-03 FIRE + VAULT ### Control Third-Party Access Give third parties access without giving them a permanent doorway. View Blueprint https://fire-vault.com/control-blueprints/cp-03 CP-05 FIRE + VAULT ### Protect Critical Infrastructure Keep critical systems available, controlled and disconnected from unnecessary exposure. View Blueprint https://fire-vault.com/control-blueprints/cp-05 CP-01 FIRE-led ### Stop Kill-Chain Ransomware Stop ransomware moving, spreading or reaching the crown jewels. View Blueprint https://fire-vault.com/control-blueprints/cp-01 Image: Mark Fermor (https://fire-vault.com/assets/mark-fermor-DWFWqeWL.jpg) Image: David Bailey (https://fire-vault.com/assets/david-bailey-Dgqj8eaE.jpg) Image: Kenny Phipps (https://fire-vault.com/assets/kenny-phipps-Dy-CtCjw.jpg) Online Now Get started ## Build control around your environment Talk to our team about composing this Blueprint for your estate. From £360 a month including VAT. 36-month commitment. First payment at checkout. 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