# Pause Feed Updates During a Stocktake or Price Change

> Stops feeds from sending half-updated stock and prices to ad channels, then turns the schedules back on when you are done.

- Job: [Inventory](https://storeagent.ai/mcp-recipes/job/inventory/)
- What it does: Asks first: changes your store, only after you say yes
- Time saved: ~20 min vs doing it by hand
- Requires: StoreAgent (free plugin, MCP on every plan) + AdTribes
- Works in: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client connected to the store through StoreAgent MCP
- Web page: https://storeagent.ai/mcp-recipes/pause-feeds-stocktake/

## The prompt

```text
I am doing a stocktake and price update today. List my published feeds with their refresh interval. Pause the scheduled refresh on each one, but do not delete or unpublish anything. Show me the list first and wait for my OK. Keep a note of each feed's interval. When I tell you I am finished, set each feed back to its original interval.
```

## What happens when you paste it

You: I am doing a stocktake and price update today…

Assistant: 5 published feeds have schedules: 3 daily, 1 twice daily and 1 hourly. Calling: `adtribes/list-feeds`, `adtribes/pause-feed-schedule`, `adtribes/set-feed-schedule`, `adtribes/regenerate-feed`.

Assistant: This will make changes in WooCommerce. Do you want me to go ahead?

Assistant: Paused all 5 schedules. The feeds stay published and their last files are still live. Saved intervals: 3 daily, 1 twice daily, 1 hourly. Tell me when you are done and I will restore them.

## Abilities this recipe calls

- **List product feeds** (`adtribes/list-feeds`, read only, from AdTribes): Lists your product feeds with channel, country, status, last run, product count and file link.
- **Pause feed schedule** (`adtribes/pause-feed-schedule`, asks first, from AdTribes): Stops a feed's automatic refresh without deleting or unpublishing the feed.
- **Set feed schedule** (`adtribes/set-feed-schedule`, asks first, from AdTribes): Sets how often a feed refreshes: hourly, twice daily, daily or a custom schedule.
- **Regenerate feed** (`adtribes/regenerate-feed`, asks first, from AdTribes): Rebuilds a feed file now, in the background by default.

## Variations

Add one of these to the end of the prompt. Swap anything in [brackets] for your own details.

- Only pause the [channel name] feeds.
- When you resume the schedules, regenerate every feed straight away.

## Related recipes

- [Build a Reorder List Before You Run Out](https://storeagent.ai/mcp-recipes/low-stock.md): Works out which products will sell out soon based on how fast they are actually selling.
- [Find What Shoppers Want But Aren’t Buying](https://storeagent.ai/mcp-recipes/wishlist-demand.md): Compares wishlist saves against sales and stock to show you hidden demand.
- [Fix Google Shopping Feed Problems](https://storeagent.ai/mcp-recipes/feed-errors.md): Tells you exactly what is wrong with each feed's setup, and which products are being left out, in plain English.

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