Right now mage cannot send messages if the production switch is not set to 1. But when that is done, it expects a working configuration of Librato(Collectd). This dependency makes it hard to test in a live environment, especially because Librato is not a free service.
I am suggesting we provide a switch that can allow mage to send messages to rapidpro even with the production switch off. Or make Librato an optional dependency in production.