diff --git a/maskinrommet/src/agent.rs b/maskinrommet/src/agent.rs
index b395b9c..7275182 100644
--- a/maskinrommet/src/agent.rs
+++ b/maskinrommet/src/agent.rs
@@ -55,23 +55,57 @@ pub async fn handle_agent_respond(
 
     let config = load_agent_config(db, agent_node_id).await?;
 
-    // --- Sikkerhetskontroller (forblir i maskinrommet) ---
+    // --- Handler-modus og sikkerhetskontroller ---
 
-    // Kill switch
-    let is_active: bool = sqlx::query_scalar(
-        "SELECT is_active FROM agent_identities WHERE node_id = $1",
+    // Sjekk handler_mode: internal, external, disabled
+    let (is_active, handler_mode): (bool, String) = sqlx::query_as::<_, (bool, String)>(
+        "SELECT is_active, handler_mode FROM agent_identities WHERE node_id = $1",
     ).bind(agent_node_id).fetch_optional(db).await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("DB-feil: {e}"))?.unwrap_or(false);
-    if !is_active {
-        // La jobben ligge for ekstern handler (Claude Code polling)
-        sqlx::query("UPDATE job_queue SET status = 'pending', started_at = NULL WHERE id = $1")
+        .map_err(|e| format!("DB-feil: {e}"))?
+        .unwrap_or((false, "disabled".to_string()));
+
+    // Disabled: dropp jobben
+    if !is_active || handler_mode == "disabled" {
+        return Ok(serde_json::json!({"status": "skipped", "reason": "agent_disabled"}));
+    }
+
+    // External: la jobben ligge for ekstern handler (Claude Code / synops-agent)
+    if handler_mode == "external" {
+        sqlx::query("UPDATE job_queue SET status = 'deferred'::job_status, started_at = NULL WHERE id = $1")
             .bind(job.id)
             .execute(db)
             .await
             .map_err(|e| format!("DB-feil ved tilbakestilling: {e}"))?;
-        return Ok(serde_json::json!({"status": "deferred", "reason": "agent_inactive_external_handler"}));
+        tracing::info!(
+            job_id = %job.id,
+            "agent_respond deferred til ekstern handler (handler_mode=external)"
+        );
+        return Ok(serde_json::json!({"status": "deferred", "reason": "external_handler"}));
     }
 
+    // Paused: svar brukeren at AI er utilgjengelig
+    if handler_mode == "paused" {
+        let pause_msg = "AI-assistenten er midlertidig utilgjengelig. Meldingen din er registrert.";
+        // Skriv svar i chatten
+        sqlx::query(
+            "WITH new_node AS (
+                INSERT INTO nodes (id, node_kind, content, visibility, created_by)
+                VALUES (gen_random_uuid(), 'content', $1, 'hidden', $2)
+                RETURNING id
+            )
+            INSERT INTO edges (id, source_id, target_id, edge_type)
+            SELECT gen_random_uuid(), id, $3, 'belongs_to' FROM new_node"
+        )
+            .bind(pause_msg)
+            .bind(agent_node_id)
+            .bind(communication_id)
+            .execute(db).await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("DB-feil ved pause-svar: {e}"))?;
+        return Ok(serde_json::json!({"status": "paused", "reason": "agent_paused"}));
+    }
+
+    // Internal: fortsett med synops-respond (under)
+
     // Rate limiting
     let count: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, Option<i64>>(
         "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ai_usage_log WHERE agent_node_id = $1 AND created_at > now() - interval '1 hour'",
diff --git a/maskinrommet/src/jobs.rs b/maskinrommet/src/jobs.rs
index 6314858..f286809 100644
--- a/maskinrommet/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/maskinrommet/src/jobs.rs
@@ -882,7 +882,11 @@ pub fn start_worker(
 
                         match result {
                             Ok(Ok(res)) => {
-                                if let Err(e) = complete_job(&db2, job.id, res).await {
+                                // Deferred-jobber eies av ekstern handler — ikke marker completed
+                                let is_deferred = res.get("status").and_then(|s| s.as_str()) == Some("deferred");
+                                if is_deferred {
+                                    tracing::info!(job_id = %job.id, "Jobb deferred til ekstern handler");
+                                } else if let Err(e) = complete_job(&db2, job.id, res).await {
                                     tracing::error!(job_id = %job.id, error = %e, "Kunne ikke markere jobb som fullført");
                                 } else {
                                     tracing::info!(job_id = %job.id, "Jobb fullført");
diff --git a/scripts/vaktmester-complete.sh b/scripts/vaktmester-complete.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..814d77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vaktmester-complete.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Marker en deferred jobb som completed etter at Claude Code har svart.
+# Bruk: ./scripts/vaktmester-complete.sh <job-id>
+
+set -euo pipefail
+JOB_ID="${1:?Mangler job-id}"
+
+docker exec sidelinja-postgres-1 psql -U sidelinja -d synops -q -c "
+UPDATE job_queue SET status = 'completed', completed_at = now(),
+  result = '{\"status\":\"completed\",\"handler\":\"claude-code\"}'::jsonb
+WHERE id = '$JOB_ID';
+"
+echo "Jobb $JOB_ID markert som completed"
diff --git a/scripts/vaktmester-poll.sh b/scripts/vaktmester-poll.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a4d8e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vaktmester-poll.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Poll for deferred agent_respond-jobber og returner info for Claude Code.
+# Brukes av Claude Code sin cron-loop.
+#
+# Output: JSON med jobb-info hvis det finnes en jobb, ellers "none"
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CHAT_ID="abe2edfd-986b-45ba-8c2e-4461a8a7e480"
+
+# Hent eldste deferred jobb
+JOB=$(docker exec sidelinja-postgres-1 psql -U sidelinja -d synops -t -A -c "
+SELECT row_to_json(t) FROM (
+    SELECT j.id as job_id, j.payload, j.created_at,
+           n.content as message,
+           n.created_by as sender_id,
+           (SELECT title FROM nodes WHERE id = n.created_by) as sender_name
+    FROM job_queue j
+    JOIN nodes n ON n.id = (j.payload->>'message_id')::uuid
+    WHERE j.job_type = 'agent_respond'
+    AND j.status = 'deferred'
+    ORDER BY j.created_at ASC
+    LIMIT 1
+) t;
+" 2>/dev/null)
+
+if [ -z "$JOB" ] || [ "$JOB" = "" ]; then
+    echo "none"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "$JOB"