diff --git a/config/schema.json b/config/schema.json
index cac0631..ba0250f 100644
--- a/config/schema.json
+++ b/config/schema.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "repo": {"type": "string"},
         "plane_user": {"type": "string"},
         "token_key": {"type": "string"},
-        "concurrency": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1},
+        "concurrency": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 0},
         "capabilities": {"$ref": "#/definitions/strings"},
         "executors": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "minItems": 1},
         "bins": {"type": "object", "additionalProperties": {"type": "string"}},
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 9c15cc6..b3d00a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ class ConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
         d["terminals"]["oregon"]["concurrency"] = "two"
         self.check_both(d, "concurrency")
 
+    def test_concurrency_zero_is_valid(self):  # 0 = terminal paused (nothing new is dispatched)
+        d = config_data()
+        d["terminals"]["win10"]["concurrency"] = 0
+        self.assertEqual(config.validate(d), [])
+        self.assertEqual(config.mini_validate(d, SCHEMA), [])
+
     def test_semantic_routing_to_unknown_terminal(self):
         d = config_data()
         d["projects"]["GWENT"]["routing"]["by_assignee"]["mac"] = "mac"
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 74c3760..afd285d 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ class CoreTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(started, ["GW-1-1", "GW-3-1"])  # 2 slots; GW-2 waits for the game group
         self.assertEqual([self.p.state_of(x) for x in (a, b, c, d)], ["In Progress", "Todo", "In Progress", "Todo"])
 
+    def test_concurrency_zero_pauses_terminal(self):
+        self.h.cfg.terminals["win10"]["concurrency"] = 0
+        w = self.p.add_issue(1)
+        o = self.p.add_issue(2, assignee="oregon")
+        self.h.tick()
+        self.assertNotIn(("win10", "codex"), self.h.execs)  # not even probed (busy_processes)
+        self.assertEqual((self.p.state_of(w), self.p.state_of(o)), ("Todo", "In Progress"))
+
     def test_label_routing(self):
         self.p.add_issue(1, labels=["model:astra"])
         self.p.add_issue(2, assignee="oregon", labels=["cap:gpu"])  # oregon lacks the capability