[defaults]

[defaults] sets fallback values for every [tasks.*] and [services.*]. A task or service that sets the key itself wins.

[defaults]
timeout       = "30m"
log_max_size  = "50mb"
keep_runs     = 100
healthy_after = "30s"
failures      = ["-missed"]

[tasks.heartbeat]
cron = "*/5 * * * *"
run  = "/usr/local/bin/heartbeat"   # uses every default above

[tasks.nightly-export]
cron    = "0 2 * * *"
timeout = "4h"                      # overrides the default
run     = "/usr/local/bin/export"

Precedence

For each key, RunWisp uses the first of:

1. the value on the [tasks.*] / [services.*] table,
2. the value in [defaults],
3. the built-in default.

An explicit 0 (or "0s") on a task counts as set: timeout = "0s" turns off a [defaults] timeout.

Two groups merge instead of replacing:

• env, env_file, secrets, secrets_file merge with the task’s own; on the same key, the task wins. See Environment & secrets.
• failures is applied first, then the task’s own +/- tokens change it. A bare list on the task replaces it.

Keys

Each key means exactly what it means on a task or service. Follow the link for type, default, and accepted values.

Key	Applies to	Reference
timeout	both	timeout
graceful_stop	both	graceful_stop
stop_signal	both	stop_signal
shell	both	shell
failures	both	failures
log_max_size	both	log_max_size
log_on_full	both	log_on_full
keep_runs	both	keep_runs
keep_for	both	keep_for
env	both	env
env_file	both	env_file
secrets	both	secrets
secrets_file	both	secrets_file
jitter	tasks	jitter
catch_up	tasks	catch_up
healthy_after	services	healthy_after
restart_attempts	services	restart_attempts
restart_delay	services	restart_delay
restart_backoff	services	restart_backoff

A tasks-only key in [defaults] is ignored by services, and the other way round.

What can’t go here

Everything else is per task or daemon-wide:

• cron, on_overlap, max_concurrent, max_queued, the retry_* keys, params, hook_tokens, and notify. For a notifier on every task, use [notify] global_notifiers.
• [daemon] (including shutdown_timeout), [storage], and [notify].