grid of circles deprecated below zoom 3

I have a satellite data in geojson format (0.25 degrees) which I am trying to extend its zoom level below 3.

So far I have tried:
-r1 -pk -pf
-Z1 -pk -pf
-Z1 -g2 -Z1 -pk -pf
and probably many more..

However, the mbtiles will either upload with the point tiles breaking below zoom level 3 or won't upload as a tile set with the error "Tile exceeds maximum size of 500k at z0..."

What am I doing wrong here? Any tips would be greatly appreciated...

Start by reproducing the reported behavior with the GeoJSON input and the listed -r1, -pk, -pf, -Z1, and -g2 options. Check how the CLI handles point tiles below zoom level 3 and the 500k maximum-size error at z0. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and documenting a confirmed invocation or limitation.

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