Small Machines, Cheaper AI: Building a Credit-Smart Creative OS

The local production machines idea is really a cost-control signal: route repeatable production/QA jobs to local machines before burning cloud credits.

Local Macs can handle browser tasks, packaging, captions, QA, and light renders before paid API/cloud credits are used.

Demonstrates cost discipline: use local production capacity for repeatable work and reserve paid AI for high-leverage steps.

Human approval stays in control: no outreach, spending, posting, or external account action happens without a clear approval gate.