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# Early Stopping
> How to early stop workflows
Workflows support early termination when specific conditions are met, preventing unnecessary processing and implementing safety gates. Any step can trigger early termination by returning `StepOutput(stop=True)`, immediately halting the entire workflow execution.
## Example
```python theme={null}
from agno.workflow import Step, Workflow, StepInput, StepOutput
def security_gate(step_input: StepInput) -> StepOutput:
"""Security gate that stops deployment if vulnerabilities found"""
security_result = step_input.previous_step_content or ""
if "VULNERABLE" in security_result.upper():
return StepOutput(
content="SECURITY ALERT: Critical vulnerabilities detected. Deployment blocked.",
stop=True # Stop the entire workflow
)
else:
return StepOutput(
content="Security check passed. Proceeding with deployment...",
stop=False
)
# Secure deployment pipeline
workflow = Workflow(
name="Secure Deployment Pipeline",
steps=[
Step(name="Security Scan", agent=security_scanner),
Step(name="Security Gate", executor=security_gate), # May stop here
Step(name="Deploy Code", agent=code_deployer), # Only if secure
Step(name="Setup Monitoring", agent=monitoring_agent), # Only if deployed
]
)
# Test with vulnerable code - workflow stops at security gate
workflow.print_response("Scan this code: exec(input('Enter command: '))")
```
## Developer Resources
* [Early Stop Workflow](/workflows/usage/early-stop-workflow)