An Insistent Former Operative
The "An Insistent Former Operative" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
An Insistent Former Operative

Country eventDLC: Nemesis
We've received another encrypted message from within the …, employing a different cipher this time. Our supposed, once-lost operative claims that the knowledge they hold puts their life at extreme risk. They say that if we do not extract and debrief them, they must consider defecting.
The command below will trigger the "An Insistent Former Operative" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- An empty and suspicious threat. Continue to ignore.
- Fine. Ready an extraction team.
- Eliminate this 'operative'.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how An Insistent Former Operative (espionage.1005) connects.
Triggered by
- An Operative Resurfaces
espionage.1001
Can lead to
- espionage.1010
espionage.1010 - espionage.1020
espionage.1020 - espionage.1015
espionage.1015
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
exists = event_target:disavowed_agent_country
has_event_chain = operative_resurfaces_chain