diff --git a/.github/workflows/data-refresh.yml b/.github/workflows/data-refresh.yml
index a923d41..6438ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/data-refresh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/data-refresh.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: Refresh intelligence data
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # Daily at 20:17 Asia/Shanghai; the weekly Issue remains Sunday-gated below.
-    - cron: "17 12 * * *"
+  # schedule:  # Paused: auto-refresh disabled to avoid unnecessary token consumption.
+  #   # Daily at 20:17 Asia/Shanghai; the weekly Issue remains Sunday-gated below.
+  #   - cron: "17 12 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       mode:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/monitor.yml b/.github/workflows/monitor.yml
index e148903..56c98a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monitor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monitor.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: Monitor system health
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # Monday 08:17 Asia/Shanghai, after the weekly refresh and Pages deployment.
-    - cron: "17 0 * * 1"
+  # schedule:  # Paused: auto-refresh disabled to avoid unnecessary token consumption.
+  #   # Monday 08:17 Asia/Shanghai, after the weekly refresh and Pages deployment.
+  #   - cron: "17 0 * * 1"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       allow_notification:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-guard.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-guard.yml
index 34b911e..762e139 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-guard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-guard.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: Guard evaluation quality
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # Monday 08:47 Asia/Shanghai.
-    - cron: "47 0 * * 1"
+  # schedule:  # Paused: auto-refresh disabled to avoid unnecessary token consumption.
+  #   # Monday 08:47 Asia/Shanghai.
+  #   - cron: "47 0 * * 1"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/source-audit.yml b/.github/workflows/source-audit.yml
index aba77cd..f88da03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/source-audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/source-audit.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: Audit source health
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # Sunday 06:37 Asia/Shanghai, before the weekly refresh.
-    - cron: "37 22 * * 6"
+  # schedule:  # Paused: auto-refresh disabled to avoid unnecessary token consumption.
+  #   # Sunday 06:37 Asia/Shanghai, before the weekly refresh.
+  #   - cron: "37 22 * * 6"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: