diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 0de55cb..d373b12 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ effect without restarting pi.
   skips re-linking if found. So re-running `./install.sh` (e.g. to pick up
   a newly added extension) does not silently re-enable a previously
   `/ext`-disabled extension.
+- **Per-extension disable guards.** A `DISABLE_GUARDS` map keyed by bare
+  extension name lets specific extensions refuse a `/ext` disable when
+  toggling would silently break in-flight session state. Currently used
+  by `ssh-controlmaster`: refuses to disable while `--ssh` is in
+  `process.argv`, because disabling tears down the ControlMaster (if we
+  own it) and reverts read/write/edit/bash to the local filesystem while
+  the system prompt still says we're on the remote. Add new entries here
+  as similar foot-guns are discovered.
 - **Subdir extensions are read-only in v1.** `name/index.ts` shapes show up in
   the listing with a `[dir]` tag but cannot be toggled — the cleanest disable
   for a directory would need a hidden-prefix or move-aside dance that adds
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b0ec5e..fa99525 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ Registers `/ext` — a slash command that lists extensions in `~/.pi/agent/exten
 - Subdirectory-style extensions (`name/index.ts`) are listed read-only — v1 doesn't toggle them. Move the directory aside manually if needed.
 - `install.sh --uninstall` cleans up both `.ts` and `.ts.off` symlinks pointing into this repo, so a disabled extension won't be left behind.
 - Re-running `./install.sh` respects a prior `/ext` disable: if `<name>.ts.off` already exists, the installer leaves it alone instead of silently re-enabling.
+- `ssh-controlmaster` cannot be disabled via `/ext` while pi was launched with `--ssh` — disabling mid-session would silently revert tool calls to the local filesystem. Exit pi and relaunch without `--ssh` instead.
 
 ## Adding a new extension
 
diff --git a/extensions/ext-toggle.ts b/extensions/ext-toggle.ts
index 27322b7..080b58a 100644
--- a/extensions/ext-toggle.ts
+++ b/extensions/ext-toggle.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,36 @@ import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
 
 const EXT_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".pi", "agent", "extensions");
 
+/**
+ * Per-extension guards that refuse a disable when toggling would silently
+ * break in-flight session state. Returns a string explaining why the
+ * disable should be blocked, or null to allow it.
+ *
+ * Keyed by bare extension name (matches the file basename without `.ts`).
+ */
+const DISABLE_GUARDS: Record<string, () => string | null> = {
+  "ssh-controlmaster": () => {
+    // If pi was launched with --ssh, disabling will (a) tear down the
+    // ControlMaster (if we own it) and (b) silently revert read/write/
+    // edit/bash to the LOCAL filesystem while the system prompt still
+    // claims we're on the remote. Refuse, point at the safe path.
+    const hasSshFlag = process.argv.some(
+      (a) => a === "--ssh" || a.startsWith("--ssh="),
+    );
+    if (!hasSshFlag) return null;
+    return [
+      "Refusing to disable ssh-controlmaster during an active --ssh session.",
+      "",
+      "Disabling now would:",
+      "  \u2022 tear down the SSH ControlMaster (if this extension started it)",
+      "  \u2022 silently redirect read/write/edit/bash back to the LOCAL",
+      "    machine while the system prompt still says you're on the remote",
+      "",
+      "Exit pi and relaunch without --ssh instead.",
+    ].join("\n");
+  },
+};
+
 type Entry = {
   name: string;          // bare name without extension (e.g. "notify")
   fullPath: string;      // absolute path on disk
@@ -142,6 +172,16 @@ export default function extToggleExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
         return;
       }
 
+      // Run guard before prompting — only blocks disables, not re-enables.
+      if (entry.enabled) {
+        const guard = DISABLE_GUARDS[entry.name];
+        const reason = guard?.();
+        if (reason) {
+          await ctx.ui.confirm(`Cannot disable "${entry.name}"`, reason);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       const verb = entry.enabled ? "Disable" : "Enable";
       const ok = await ctx.ui.confirm(
         `${verb} "${entry.name}"?`,