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# Early Stopping
> Stop a workflow from any step by returning StepOutput with stop=True.
Return `StepOutput(stop=True)` from a custom step to skip the remaining workflow steps.
```python theme={null}
from agno.workflow import Step, Workflow, StepInput, StepOutput
def security_scan(step_input: StepInput) -> StepOutput:
source = str(step_input.input)
result = "VULNERABLE" if "exec(" in source else "SECURE"
return StepOutput(content=result)
def security_gate(step_input: StepInput) -> StepOutput:
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,
)
return StepOutput(content="Security check passed.")
def deploy_code(step_input: StepInput) -> StepOutput:
return StepOutput(content="Code deployed")
def configure_monitoring(step_input: StepInput) -> StepOutput:
return StepOutput(content="Monitoring configured")
workflow = Workflow(
name="secure_deployment",
steps=[
Step(name="security_scan", executor=security_scan),
Step(name="security_gate", executor=security_gate),
Step(name="deploy_code", executor=deploy_code),
Step(name="configure_monitoring", executor=configure_monitoring),
],
)
run_output = workflow.run("exec(input('Enter command: '))")
print(run_output.content)
# SECURITY ALERT: Critical vulnerabilities detected. Deployment blocked.
```
The workflow records the stopping step's output and does not start later top-level steps. `Steps`, `Condition`, `Router`, and `Loop` propagate `stop=True` from nested steps. Other branches in a `Parallel` may already be running when one branch requests a stop.
## Developer Resources
* [Early Stop Workflow](/workflows/usage/early-stop-workflow)