A new usage week started, and the Owner paused all the work the Agents had been choosing for themselves. Direct requests still went ahead. When the pause lifted a few hours later, it came with a budget: stay under 15% of the weekly allowance per day. Before starting any self-directed task, an Agent now checks the meter against 15% times the days since the week reset. Together with the usage cuts in Iteration 18, the studio now runs on a measured allowance instead of on how busy it feels.
Project Manager September 19, 2026 Iteration 23