diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 45875b4..7a15de4 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ check_pipeline_stall = false
 #   roles = ["dev"]
 #   forge_user = "dev-qwen"
 #   compact_pct = 60
+#   poll_interval = 60
 
 # [mirrors]
 # github   = "git@github.com:user/repo.git"
diff --git a/lib/generators.sh b/lib/generators.sh
index c9aea55..96bccb8 100644
--- a/lib/generators.sh
+++ b/lib/generators.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
         API_KEY) api_key="$value" ;;
         FORGE_USER) forge_user="$value" ;;
         COMPACT_PCT) compact_pct="$value" ;;
+        POLL_INTERVAL) poll_interval_val="$value" ;;
         ---)
           if [ -n "$service_name" ] && [ -n "$base_url" ]; then
             cat >> "$temp_file" <<EOF
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
       PROJECT_REPO_ROOT: /home/agent/repos/${PROJECT_NAME:-project}
       WOODPECKER_DATA_DIR: /woodpecker-data
       FORGE_BOT_USER_${service_name^^}: "${forge_user}"
+      POLL_INTERVAL: "${poll_interval_val}"
     depends_on:
       - forgejo
       - woodpecker
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ ${vol_name}"
           else
             all_vols="${vol_name}"
           fi
-          service_name="" base_url="" model="" roles="" api_key="" forge_user="" compact_pct=""
+          service_name="" base_url="" model="" roles="" api_key="" forge_user="" compact_pct="" poll_interval_val=""
           ;;
       esac
     done < <(python3 -c '
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ for name, config in agents.items():
     api_key = config.get("api_key", "sk-no-key-required")
     forge_user = config.get("forge_user", f"{name}-bot")
     compact_pct = config.get("compact_pct", 60)
+    poll_interval = config.get("poll_interval", 60)
 
     safe_name = name.lower()
     safe_name = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]", "-", safe_name)
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ for name, config in agents.items():
     print(f"API_KEY={api_key}")
     print(f"FORGE_USER={forge_user}")
     print(f"COMPACT_PCT={compact_pct}")
+    print(f"POLL_INTERVAL={poll_interval}")
     print("---")
 ' "$toml" 2>/dev/null)
   done
diff --git a/lib/hire-agent.sh b/lib/hire-agent.sh
index d6e6fe8..91d1fc8 100644
--- a/lib/hire-agent.sh
+++ b/lib/hire-agent.sh
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ EOF
     local model="${model_name:-local-model}"
 
     # Write [agents.<name>] section to the project TOML
+    local interval="${poll_interval:-60}"
     echo "  Writing [agents.${section_name}] to ${toml_file}..."
     python3 -c '
 import sys, re, pathlib
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ base_url = sys.argv[3]
 model = sys.argv[4]
 agent_name = sys.argv[5]
 role = sys.argv[6]
-compact_pct = sys.argv[7]
+poll_interval = sys.argv[7]
 
 p = pathlib.Path(toml_path)
 text = p.read_text()
@@ -440,7 +441,8 @@ model = "{model}"
 api_key = "sk-no-key-required"
 roles = ["{role}"]
 forge_user = "{agent_name}"
-compact_pct = {compact_pct}
+compact_pct = 60
+poll_interval = {poll_interval}
 """
 
 # Check if section already exists and replace it
@@ -463,7 +465,7 @@ else:
         text = text.rstrip() + "\n" + new_section
 
 p.write_text(text)
-' "$toml_file" "$section_name" "$local_model" "$model" "$agent_name" "$role" "${poll_interval:-60}"
+' "$toml_file" "$section_name" "$local_model" "$model" "$agent_name" "$role" "$interval"
 
     echo "  Agent config written to TOML"
 
diff --git a/projects/disinto.toml.example b/projects/disinto.toml.example
index 8721545..04e99e5 100644
--- a/projects/disinto.toml.example
+++ b/projects/disinto.toml.example
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ check_pipeline_stall = false
 #   roles = ["dev"]
 #   forge_user = "dev-qwen"
 #   compact_pct = 60
+#   poll_interval = 60
 
 # [mirrors]
 # github   = "git@github.com:johba/disinto.git"