diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/api.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/api.yaml
index a56902ee2..4f42f1b96 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/api.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/api.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: api
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment api --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/backtesting-service.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/backtesting-service.yaml
index 01214a954..30f6ca005 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/backtesting-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/backtesting-service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: backtesting-service
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment backtesting-service --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/broker-gateway.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/broker-gateway.yaml
index 05b22638b..9a0fc84a5 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/broker-gateway.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/broker-gateway.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: broker-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment broker-gateway --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/data-acquisition-service.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/data-acquisition-service.yaml
index 59bb0292f..d7f4d13da 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/data-acquisition-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/data-acquisition-service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: data-acquisition-service
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment data-acquisition-service --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/ib-gateway.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/ib-gateway.yaml
index 670fc892f..a6e56c10b 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/ib-gateway.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/ib-gateway.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app: ib-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment ib-gateway --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: Recreate
   selector:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/ml-training-service.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/ml-training-service.yaml
index 38bbef67f..53a594310 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/ml-training-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/ml-training-service.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: ml-training-service
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Training runs via Argo workflows (scripts/argo-train.sh) — this HTTP service is not required.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment ml-training-service --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/trading-agent-service.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/trading-agent-service.yaml
index 085477fa4..13db3d5b7 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/trading-agent-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/trading-agent-service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: trading-agent-service
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment trading-agent-service --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/trading-service.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/trading-service.yaml
index 4104ffa22..b126af6e4 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/trading-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/trading-service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: trading-service
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment trading-service --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/infra/k8s/services/web-dashboard.yaml b/infra/k8s/services/web-dashboard.yaml
index ebd958162..27e87cca8 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/services/web-dashboard.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/services/web-dashboard.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: web-dashboard
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  # Dev-mode: paused while working on model development.
+  # Restore with: kubectl -n foxhunt scale deployment web-dashboard --replicas=1
+  replicas: 0
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate: