diff --git a/lakehouse.toml b/lakehouse.toml
index 1c1582f..6d806fb 100644
--- a/lakehouse.toml
+++ b/lakehouse.toml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ service_name = "lakehouse"
 # let the agent continuously propose + trial HNSW configs and auto-promote
 # winners. Defaults are conservative so it stays out of the way of live
 # search traffic on shared Ollama.
-enabled = true
+enabled = false
 cycle_interval_secs = 120                 # periodic wake if no triggers
 cooldown_between_trials_secs = 10         # min gap between trials
 min_recall = 0.9                          # never promote below this