diff --git a/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh b/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh
index 1718ea6..e08345b 100644
--- a/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # (default: all six). Uses while-true loop with staggered intervals:
 #   - review-poll: every 5 minutes (offset by 0s)
 #   - dev-poll: every 5 minutes (offset by 2 minutes)
-#   - gardener: every 6 hours (72 iterations * 5 min)
-#   - architect: every 6 hours (same as gardener)
+#   - gardener: every 6 hours by default (72 iterations * 5 min), configurable via GARDENER_INTERVAL
+#   - architect: every 6 hours by default (same as gardener), configurable via ARCHITECT_INTERVAL
 #   - planner: every 12 hours (144 iterations * 5 min)
 #   - predictor: every 24 hours (288 iterations * 5 min)
 
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ while true; do
 
     # --- Slow agents: run in background with pgrep guard ---
 
-    # Gardener (every 6 hours = 72 iterations * 5 min = 21600 seconds)
+    # Gardener (default 6 hours = 21600 seconds)
     if [[ ",${AGENT_ROLES}," == *",gardener,"* ]]; then
       gardener_iteration=$((iteration * POLL_INTERVAL))
-      gardener_interval=$((6 * 60 * 60))  # 6 hours in seconds
+      gardener_interval="${GARDENER_INTERVAL:-21600}"  # default 6h, override via env var
       if [ $((gardener_iteration % gardener_interval)) -eq 0 ] && [ "$now" -ge "$gardener_iteration" ]; then
         if ! pgrep -f "gardener-run.sh" >/dev/null; then
-          log "Running gardener (iteration ${iteration}, 6-hour interval) for ${toml}"
+          log "Running gardener (iteration ${iteration}, ${gardener_interval}s interval) for ${toml}"
           gosu agent bash -c "cd ${DISINTO_DIR} && bash gardener/gardener-run.sh \"${toml}\"" >> "${DISINTO_DIR}/../data/logs/gardener.log" 2>&1 &
         else
           log "Skipping gardener — already running"
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ while true; do
       fi
     fi
 
-    # Architect (every 6 hours, same schedule as gardener)
+    # Architect (default 6 hours, same schedule as gardener)
     if [[ ",${AGENT_ROLES}," == *",architect,"* ]]; then
       architect_iteration=$((iteration * POLL_INTERVAL))
-      architect_interval=$((6 * 60 * 60))  # 6 hours in seconds
+      architect_interval="${ARCHITECT_INTERVAL:-21600}"  # default 6h, override via env var
       if [ $((architect_iteration % architect_interval)) -eq 0 ] && [ "$now" -ge "$architect_iteration" ]; then
         if ! pgrep -f "architect-run.sh" >/dev/null; then
-          log "Running architect (iteration ${iteration}, 6-hour interval) for ${toml}"
+          log "Running architect (iteration ${iteration}, ${architect_interval}s interval) for ${toml}"
           gosu agent bash -c "cd ${DISINTO_DIR} && bash architect/architect-run.sh \"${toml}\"" >> "${DISINTO_DIR}/../data/logs/architect.log" 2>&1 &
         else
           log "Skipping architect — already running"
diff --git a/lib/generators.sh b/lib/generators.sh
index cabdf71..f8706e8 100644
--- a/lib/generators.sh
+++ b/lib/generators.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
       WOODPECKER_DATA_DIR: /woodpecker-data
       FORGE_BOT_USER_${service_name^^}: "${forge_user}"
       POLL_INTERVAL: "${poll_interval_val}"
+      GARDENER_INTERVAL: \${GARDENER_INTERVAL:-21600}
+      ARCHITECT_INTERVAL: \${ARCHITECT_INTERVAL:-21600}
     depends_on:
       - forgejo
       - woodpecker
@@ -290,6 +292,8 @@ services:
       DISINTO_CONTAINER: "1"
       PROJECT_REPO_ROOT: /home/agent/repos/${PROJECT_NAME:-project}
       WOODPECKER_DATA_DIR: /woodpecker-data
+      GARDENER_INTERVAL: ${GARDENER_INTERVAL:-21600}
+      ARCHITECT_INTERVAL: ${ARCHITECT_INTERVAL:-21600}
     # IMPORTANT: agents get explicit environment variables (forge tokens, CI tokens, config).
     # Vault-only secrets (GITHUB_TOKEN, CLAWHUB_TOKEN, deploy keys) live in
     # .env.vault.enc and are NEVER injected here — only the runner
diff --git a/projects/disinto.toml.example b/projects/disinto.toml.example
index 04e99e5..ebbff93 100644
--- a/projects/disinto.toml.example
+++ b/projects/disinto.toml.example
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ check_prs            = true
 check_dev_agent      = true
 check_pipeline_stall = false
 
+# Agent scheduling — configure gardener and architect polling intervals
+# in the docker-compose.yml environment section (or .env file).
+# Values are in seconds, defaults are 21600 (6 hours) for both.
+#
+# For active development on the disinto factory itself, consider:
+#   GARDENER_INTERVAL=3600    # 1 hour
+#   ARCHITECT_INTERVAL=600    # 10 minutes
+
 # Local-model agents (optional) — configure to use llama-server or similar
 # for local LLM inference. Each agent gets its own container with isolated
 # credentials and configuration.