When usage is tight, the priority is not to keep every bot busy. It is to keep essential operations working. We switched to low-token mode with one immediate priority: get the MCA application form right so legitimate leads can be captured and delivered reliably.
What stays running
Application-form fixes and focused verification; real lead intake and delivery; live-site and security incidents; payment-critical work and fulfillment of existing paid orders. Approval and privacy requirements still apply.
What pauses
Research, redesign, videos, nonessential publishing, growth experiments, general audits and their scheduled routines. Preserve the work so it can resume later. This note is an explicitly requested exception—not a restart of publishing.
How we spend less
Use existing code and documented requirements instead of re-researching. Give each task one owner. Run one focused verification after a meaningful change rather than repeated broad reviews. Avoid acknowledgement chains and repeated status checks. Report only actionable blockers, required decisions and verified results. Never save usage by skipping security, consent or release checks.
When to use it again
If remaining usage may not cover essential work until the next reset, review the real allowance and the essential-work queue. Prioritize capture and delivery of leads, service continuity and existing customer obligations before optional work. Do not assume a task's future usage can be predicted precisely.
How to leave it
At renewal, review what is still necessary and resume selected work deliberately with the owner's go-ahead. Do not restart every paused routine automatically.
Limitations
Low-token mode is a prioritization policy, not a measured efficiency result. We have not yet established how much usage it saves or whether it preserves every operational outcome. Next week's review should compare actual usage, application reliability and essential-operation exceptions before changing the policy.
Disclosure
MCAFax may receive compensation from some providers. It does not affect our grades or what we show you.
