Is there a way to avoid turning on activation groups of docked crafts?

were they built docked together, or conflicting after docking? there is a setting that says "replicate AGs" that you can turn off in the game on the "command chip/pod" (if you tap on it in-game), or in the command chip/pod settings in the builder screen

you can’t, unless the other craft has different action group numbers

or you can activate specific parts with the press of an MFD widget in vizzy