diff --git a/src/agent_comms/goal_presentation.py b/src/agent_comms/goal_presentation.py
index 55430a3640..82ec73fc88 100644
--- a/src/agent_comms/goal_presentation.py
+++ b/src/agent_comms/goal_presentation.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from dataclasses import dataclass, fields
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, ClassVar, Self
@@ -74,6 +75,18 @@ def execution(self) -> GoalExecution:
 class GoalExecution(DeclaredFamily, affix="Execution"):
     """The complete execution family consumed by commands, views and the commander."""
 
+    toggle_label: ClassVar[str] = "Pause"
+
+    def can_toggle(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    async def apply_toggle(
+        self,
+        change: Callable[[type[GoalAction]], Awaitable[None]],
+        unavailable: Callable[[], None],
+    ) -> None:
+        unavailable()
+
     def details_heading(self, heading: str) -> str:
         return heading
 
@@ -138,7 +151,15 @@ def waiting_presentation(self, ordinary: ThreadPresentation) -> ThreadPresentati
 class ControlledExecution(BoundGoalExecution, declared_name=None):
     """An execution the owner moves on with one control; the others offer none."""
 
-    toggle_label: ClassVar[str] = "Pause"
+    def can_toggle(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    async def apply_toggle(
+        self,
+        change: Callable[[type[GoalAction]], Awaitable[None]],
+        unavailable: Callable[[], None],
+    ) -> None:
+        await change(self.toggle)
 
     @property
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_goal_execution.py b/tests/test_goal_execution.py
index efdeb07945..bddc84649f 100644
--- a/tests/test_goal_execution.py
+++ b/tests/test_goal_execution.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 from agent_comms.comms import wire
 from agent_comms.nominal.field_codec import AcpSessionId, FieldCodec, GoalId
 from agent_comms.goal_actions import (
+    ActiveGoalAction,
+    GoalAction,
     PausedGoalAction,
     RetryGoalAction,
     SetGoalAction,
@@ -26,13 +28,19 @@
 from agent_comms.goal_history import RecordedGoalHistory
 from agent_comms.goal_presentation import (
     AttemptFailedExecution,
+    AttemptUnresolvedExecution,
+    CompletedExecution,
     GoalExecution,
     GoalSnapshot,
+    IdleGoalExecution,
+    PausedExecution,
+    RetryableBlockExecution,
     RunnableExecution,
     RunningExecution,
+    StandbyExecution,
 )
 from agent_comms.goal_scope import OneGoal
-from agent_comms.goal_states import ActiveGoal
+from agent_comms.goal_states import ActiveGoal, ModelPause
 from agent_comms.maintenance_barrier import MaintenanceOperator
 from agent_comms.owned_turn import OwnedTurn
 from agent_comms.threads import Thread
@@ -68,6 +76,32 @@ def test_execution_identity_survives_wire_and_change_detection(execution_bus, ex
     assert current.changed_by(GoalSnapshot(goal, execution)) == (current.execution != execution)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("execution, expected_actions", (
+    (IdleGoalExecution(), ()),
+    (CompletedExecution(GoalId.mint()), ()),
+    (AttemptUnresolvedExecution(GoalId.mint()), ()),
+    (RunnableExecution(GoalId.mint()), (PausedGoalAction,)),
+    (RunningExecution(GoalId.mint()), (PausedGoalAction,)),
+    (StandbyExecution(GoalId.mint(), (), ()), (PausedGoalAction,)),
+    (PausedExecution(GoalId.mint(), ModelPause()), (ActiveGoalAction,)),
+    (RetryableBlockExecution(GoalId.mint(), "source fixture"), (RetryGoalAction,)),
+))
+async def test_execution_owns_toggle_dispatch_and_unavailability(
+    execution: GoalExecution, expected_actions: tuple[type[GoalAction], ...],
+) -> None:
+    actions: list[type[GoalAction]] = []
+    unavailable: list[None] = []
+
+    async def change(action: type[GoalAction]) -> None:
+        actions.append(action)
+
+    await execution.apply_toggle(change, lambda: unavailable.append(None))
+    assert tuple(actions) == expected_actions
+    assert execution.can_toggle() == bool(expected_actions)
+    assert len(unavailable) == int(not expected_actions)
+
+
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def turn_on(comms, *, original_owner_input=False):
     agent = CommsAgent(comms, auto_wake=False)