diff --git a/services/adapters/broker_service.py b/services/adapters/broker_service.py
index eba4012..624a324 100644
--- a/services/adapters/broker_service.py
+++ b/services/adapters/broker_service.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ from services.shared.metrics import (
     RISK_CHECK_FAILURES,
     RISK_EVALUATIONS_TOTAL,
 )
-from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_BROKER, queue_key
+from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_BROKER, is_pipeline_enabled, queue_key
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("broker_service")
 
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
     try:
         while True:
+            if not await is_pipeline_enabled(rds):
+                await asyncio.sleep(2)
+                continue
             result = await rds.lpop(queue)
             raw = str(result) if result else None
             if raw:
diff --git a/services/aggregation/main.py b/services/aggregation/main.py
index 0fd2e7f..9b9a568 100644
--- a/services/aggregation/main.py
+++ b/services/aggregation/main.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from services.shared.logging import inject_trace_context, setup_logging
 from services.shared.redis_keys import (
     QUEUE_AGGREGATION,
     QUEUE_RECOMMENDATION,
+    is_pipeline_enabled,
     queue_key,
 )
 
@@ -134,6 +135,10 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
     try:
         while True:
+            if not await is_pipeline_enabled(redis_client):
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                continue
+
             raw = await redis_client.lpop(queue)
             if raw is None:
                 await asyncio.sleep(1)
diff --git a/services/api/app.py b/services/api/app.py
index ea19c58..c5ae23e 100644
--- a/services/api/app.py
+++ b/services/api/app.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from services.shared.audit import get_entity_audit_trail, get_order_audit_trail,
 from services.shared.config import load_config
 from services.shared.db import get_pg_pool, get_redis
 from services.shared.logging import new_trace_id, set_trace_context, setup_logging
-from services.shared.redis_keys import PREFIX, QUEUE_BROKER, QUEUE_PREFIX, queue_key
+from services.shared.redis_keys import PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY, QUEUE_BROKER, QUEUE_PREFIX, queue_key
 from services.shared.schemas import MAJOR_DECISION_CATALYSTS
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("query_api")
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ async def retry_failed_extractions_endpoint():
 # Pipeline On/Off Toggle
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-_PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY = f"{PREFIX}:pipeline:enabled"
+_PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY = PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY
 
 
 @app.get("/api/ops/pipeline/toggle")
@@ -1966,10 +1966,33 @@ async def set_pipeline_toggle(body: dict[str, Any]):
 
     Accepts: { "enabled": true/false }
     Workers check this flag before processing jobs.
+    When disabling, optionally flush all pipeline queues so in-flight
+    work stops immediately.
     """
     enabled = body.get("enabled", True)
+    flush = body.get("flush", not enabled)  # default: flush when disabling
     await rds.set(_PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY, "1" if enabled else "0")
-    return {"pipeline_enabled": enabled, "message": f"Pipeline {'enabled' if enabled else 'disabled'}"}
+
+    flushed_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+    if flush and not enabled:
+        from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_PREFIX
+        # Flush all pipeline queues
+        queue_names = [
+            "ingestion", "parsing", "extraction", "macro_classification",
+            "aggregation", "recommendation", "lake_publish",
+        ]
+        for qname in queue_names:
+            qkey = f"{QUEUE_PREFIX}:{qname}"
+            count = await rds.llen(qkey)
+            if count > 0:
+                await rds.delete(qkey)
+                flushed_counts[qname] = count
+
+    msg = f"Pipeline {'enabled' if enabled else 'disabled'}"
+    if flushed_counts:
+        total = sum(flushed_counts.values())
+        msg += f" — flushed {total} queued jobs"
+    return {"pipeline_enabled": enabled, "flushed": flushed_counts, "message": msg}
 
 
 @app.get("/api/ops/sources/coverage-gaps")
diff --git a/services/extractor/main.py b/services/extractor/main.py
index 464e136..8fabe85 100644
--- a/services/extractor/main.py
+++ b/services/extractor/main.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from services.shared.redis_keys import (
     QUEUE_AGGREGATION,
     QUEUE_EXTRACTION,
     QUEUE_MACRO_CLASSIFICATION,
+    is_pipeline_enabled,
     queue_key,
 )
 
@@ -421,6 +422,10 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
     try:
         while True:
+            if not await is_pipeline_enabled(redis_client):
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                continue
+
             # Alternate: every 3rd job from macro queue, rest from extraction
             # This prevents macro events from starving regular extractions
             raw = None
diff --git a/services/ingestion/worker.py b/services/ingestion/worker.py
index a502c63..c2e56ef 100644
--- a/services/ingestion/worker.py
+++ b/services/ingestion/worker.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from services.shared.redis_keys import (
     QUEUE_INGESTION,
     QUEUE_PARSING,
     dedupe_key,
+    is_pipeline_enabled,
     queue_key,
 )
 from services.shared.storage import (
@@ -265,6 +266,9 @@ async def main():
 
     try:
         while True:
+            if not await is_pipeline_enabled(rds):
+                await asyncio.sleep(2)
+                continue
             raw = await rds.lpop(queue)
             if raw:
                 job = json.loads(raw)
diff --git a/services/lake_publisher/jobs.py b/services/lake_publisher/jobs.py
index e74583a..eb9bc3a 100644
--- a/services/lake_publisher/jobs.py
+++ b/services/lake_publisher/jobs.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from services.lake_publisher.worker import (
 from services.shared.config import load_config
 from services.shared.db import get_minio, get_pg_pool, get_redis
 from services.shared.logging import setup_logging
-from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_LAKE_PUBLISH, queue_key
+from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_LAKE_PUBLISH, is_pipeline_enabled, queue_key
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -865,6 +865,9 @@ async def run_worker(
     logger.info("Lake publisher worker started, listening on %s", queue)
 
     while True:
+        if not await is_pipeline_enabled(rds):
+            await asyncio.sleep(poll_interval)
+            continue
         raw = await rds.lpop(queue)  # type: ignore[misc]
         if raw is None:
             await asyncio.sleep(poll_interval)
diff --git a/services/parser/worker.py b/services/parser/worker.py
index 32e6e58..fa3b9a8 100644
--- a/services/parser/worker.py
+++ b/services/parser/worker.py
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ from services.shared.metrics import (
     PARSE_LOW_QUALITY_TOTAL,
     PARSE_QUALITY_SCORE,
 )
-from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_EXTRACTION, QUEUE_MACRO_CLASSIFICATION, QUEUE_PARSING, queue_key
+from services.shared.redis_keys import (
+    QUEUE_EXTRACTION,
+    QUEUE_MACRO_CLASSIFICATION,
+    QUEUE_PARSING,
+    is_pipeline_enabled,
+    queue_key,
+)
 from services.shared.storage import upload_normalized_text, upload_parser_output
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("parser_worker")
@@ -260,6 +266,9 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
     try:
         while True:
+            if not await is_pipeline_enabled(rds):
+                await asyncio.sleep(2)
+                continue
             raw = await rds.lpop(queue)
             if raw:
                 job = json.loads(raw)
diff --git a/services/recommendation/main.py b/services/recommendation/main.py
index fb0d6c2..4ef51b1 100644
--- a/services/recommendation/main.py
+++ b/services/recommendation/main.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from services.recommendation.worker import generate_recommendation
 from services.shared.agent_config import AgentConfigResolver
 from services.shared.config import OllamaConfig, load_config
 from services.shared.logging import setup_logging
-from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_RECOMMENDATION, queue_key
+from services.shared.redis_keys import QUEUE_RECOMMENDATION, is_pipeline_enabled, queue_key
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("recommendation_main")
 
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
     try:
         while True:
+            if not await is_pipeline_enabled(redis_client):
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                continue
+
             raw = await redis_client.lpop(queue)
             if raw is None:
                 await asyncio.sleep(1)
diff --git a/services/scheduler/app.py b/services/scheduler/app.py
index faa3547..f958e80 100644
--- a/services/scheduler/app.py
+++ b/services/scheduler/app.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from services.shared.config import load_config
 from services.shared.db import get_pg_pool, get_redis
 from services.shared.logging import setup_logging
 from services.shared.redis_keys import (
-    PREFIX,
+    PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY,
     QUEUE_EXTRACTION,
     QUEUE_INGESTION,
     QUEUE_MACRO_CLASSIFICATION,
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
     rds = get_redis(config)
 
     logger.info("Scheduler started (tick=%ds)", SCHEDULER_TICK)
-    pipeline_key = f"{PREFIX}:pipeline:enabled"
+    pipeline_key = PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY
 
     # If PIPELINE_DEFAULT_OFF is set, initialize the toggle to OFF on first boot
     # (only if the key doesn't already exist — preserves manual overrides)
diff --git a/services/shared/redis_keys.py b/services/shared/redis_keys.py
index 16f6c87..e176486 100644
--- a/services/shared/redis_keys.py
+++ b/services/shared/redis_keys.py
@@ -89,3 +89,18 @@ def trading_cb_key(trigger_type: str) -> str:
 def trading_notification_rate_key(channel: str) -> str:
     """Return the notification rate-limit key for a given channel."""
     return f"{TRADING_NOTIFICATION_RATE}:{channel}"
+
+
+# --- Pipeline toggle ---
+PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY = f"{PREFIX}:pipeline:enabled"
+
+
+async def is_pipeline_enabled(rds: "redis.asyncio.Redis") -> bool:  # type: ignore[name-defined]  # noqa: F821
+    """Check whether the pipeline is enabled via the Redis toggle.
+
+    Returns True (enabled) when the key is absent or set to anything
+    other than ``"0"``.  Workers should call this at the top of each
+    loop iteration and sleep when it returns False.
+    """
+    val = await rds.get(PIPELINE_ENABLED_KEY)
+    return val != "0"