diff --git a/examples/mas-dt/autonomy.json b/examples/mas-dt/autonomy.json
index 6a8d81c51cef0d94ca73957e20a39954f4328b08..62c474c131c8f9f43de8ec417dfef6f2876ceab2 100644
--- a/examples/mas-dt/autonomy.json
+++ b/examples/mas-dt/autonomy.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "payload":{
     "message_type": "autonomy",
-    "planning_config_ID": 1,
+    "planning_config_ID": "b127003c-0000-11aa-a1eb-b1cdf2342fdd",
     "state": "start"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/formats/autonomy.py b/formats/autonomy_engine_control.py
similarity index 94%
rename from formats/autonomy.py
rename to formats/autonomy_engine_control.py
index 4214db751317cc0fe05594ef98c664ab7c15761d..6ccbd472bb9353ef71ebf2e60a4dce43a396975d 100644
--- a/formats/autonomy.py
+++ b/formats/autonomy_engine_control.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     configurations and default instructions
 """
 
-autonomy_schema = {
+autonomy_engine_control_schema = {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
         "message_type": {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ autonomy_schema = {
         ],
         "state": {
             "type": "string",
-            "enum": ["start", "stop"],
+            "enum": ["start", "pause", "stop"],
             "description": "Autonomy engine instruction to start or stop model",
             "example": "stop",
         },
diff --git a/generate_schema_config.py b/generate_schema_config.py
index 825776fd532a9578bcff5873d2583be684b2893c..c76b2936629db1c2352ae94d771075b0f22789ad 100644
--- a/generate_schema_config.py
+++ b/generate_schema_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from formats.header import message_header
 from formats.message import message_schema
-from formats.autonomy import autonomy_schema
+from formats.autonomy_engine_control import autonomy_engine_control_schema
 from formats.mission_plan import mission_plan_schema
 from formats.mission_plan_encoded import mission_plan_encoded_schema
 from formats.observation import observation_schema
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def get_swagger_config(reload=False):
                 "MESSAGE": message_schema,
                 "header": message_header,
                 "payload": payload_schema,
-                "autonomy": autonomy_schema,
+                "autonomy": autonomy_engine_control_schema,
                 "mission_plan": mission_plan_schema,
                 "mission_plan_encoded": mission_plan_encoded_schema,
                 "observation": observation_schema,
diff --git a/project/soar/swagger.json b/project/soar/swagger.json
index eebeacc58f0062831a08e6463e40b61f876f415b..3e6db6bf4858b515753f4ee552d45d6257a7b811 100644
--- a/project/soar/swagger.json
+++ b/project/soar/swagger.json
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
             "description": "Autonomy engine instruction to start or stop model",
             "enum": [
               "start",
+              "pause",
               "stop"
             ],
             "example": "stop",