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title: "Remove access"
description: "Remove one agent, regenerate a key, pause or delete a Shell, or stop Clam's Gmail access entirely. Every step takes effect at once."
route: /docs/trust/remove-access
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# Remove access

You can cut off one AI agent, every agent on a Shell, or Clam itself. The steps below run from smallest to biggest, and each one takes effect at once.

## Remove one agent

On the Shell's **Install** tab, choose **Remove access** on the agent's row. A key stops working at once. An agent that signed in is refused at its next request and has to sign in again. The other agents on the Shell aren't affected.

Removing Clam inside the agent app is a separate step: its key or sign-in stays valid until you remove it here. Both steps: [Claude](https://useclam.ai/docs/agents/claude#remove-access) · [ChatGPT](https://useclam.ai/docs/agents/chatgpt#remove-access).

## Regenerate a key

If you've lost a key, or think someone else has it, pick the agent on the **Install** tab and choose **Regenerate key**. The old key stops working at once, and whatever used it has no access until you give it the new one.

## Pause a Shell

Pausing stops every agent on a Shell without removing anything. Open the Shell and choose **Pause**, or choose **Pause all** on the mailbox's Overview to pause every Shell. Agents are refused until you resume; your rules, keys and connected agents stay as they were.

## Delete a Shell

Deleting removes access for every agent on the Shell. Open the Shell's menu, choose **Delete shell** and type the Shell's name to confirm. Other Shells and your Gmail connection aren't affected, and the Shell's history stays in the audit log.

## Stop Clam's Gmail access

The console has no disconnect button. We know it's missing. Today there are two ways to stop Clam reading your mailbox:

- **Remove Clam in your Google Account.** Open **Linked apps**, select Clam, and choose **Delete all**. Clam loses access at once and every agent is refused. Your Shells and rules stay until you reconnect or delete the account. **Delete all** also removes the link you sign in to Clam with, so you may need to link your Google account again to sign in.
- **Delete your Clam account.** In Settings, open Security and, under Danger zone, choose Delete account, then type the phrase it asks for. This drops the Google connection and deletes your Shells, rules, keys, approvals and audit log. Gmail isn't touched: the `clam/…` labels stay until you remove them.

You can also ask us to delete your account at [privacy@useclam.ai](mailto:privacy@useclam.ai). What we keep, and for how long, is on [Privacy and security](https://useclam.ai/docs/trust/privacy-and-security).