diff --git a/meshai/adapter_config/defaults.py b/meshai/adapter_config/defaults.py
index a6db03c..e5ada38 100644
--- a/meshai/adapter_config/defaults.py
+++ b/meshai/adapter_config/defaults.py
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ REGISTRY: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, Any]] = {
     # =================================================================
     # v0.6-phase3 reminders: per-adapter clock-driven re-broadcast config.
     # =================================================================
+    ("reminders_wfigs", "enabled"): {
+        "default": False,
+        "type": "bool",
+        "description": "Enable Active: reminder broadcasts for ongoing fires. Disabled by default — use the digest instead.",
+    },
     ("reminders_wfigs", "cadence_kind"): {
         "default": "interval",
         "type": "str",
diff --git a/meshai/notifications/reminders/__init__.py b/meshai/notifications/reminders/__init__.py
index 0a84639..c7b7b9c 100644
--- a/meshai/notifications/reminders/__init__.py
+++ b/meshai/notifications/reminders/__init__.py
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ class ReminderScheduler:
 
     async def _tick_adapter(self, adapter: str) -> int:
         """Look up the reminder config + query the adapter's table."""
+        # Per-adapter kill switch: adapter_config reminders_<name>.enabled
+        try:
+            from meshai.adapter_config import adapter_config
+            ac_adapter = f"reminders_{adapter}"
+            enabled = _safe_get(adapter_config, ac_adapter, "enabled")
+            if enabled is not None and not enabled:
+                return 0
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
         cfg = _ReminderConfig.load(adapter)
         if cfg is None:
             return 0