| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Inbox files | Tasks/Inbox.md | Comma-separated paths to inbox files. Tasks from Quick Add go to the first match. |
| Projects folder | Projects | Where the New Project command creates files. |
| Meetings folder | Meetings | Where meeting notes are created. Year subfolder added automatically. |
| Wiki folder | Wiki | Where wiki entries and stubs are stored. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Natural language parsing | On | Parse dates, priorities, and project shortcuts from task text. |
| Include source link | On | When capturing from selection, add a wikilink back to the source note. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Default view | Today | Which view opens when Pensum activates. Options: Today, Inbox, Calendar, Last used. |
| Completed task visibility | 24 hours | Hours after completion before tasks are hidden. 0 = hide immediately. |
| Default grouping | By project | How tasks are grouped in list views. |
| AI content treatment | Subtle | How AI-generated content is visually marked. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable AI features | Off | Master toggle. When off, no AI calls are made. |
| Anthropic API key | — | Encrypted with AES-256-GCM before storage. |
| Default model (substantive) | claude-sonnet-4-5 | For summarization, stub expansion. |
| Lightweight model (parsing) | claude-haiku-4-5 | For Smart Capture, Smart Triage. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| MCP server | Enabled | Spawns the MCP server for AI agent access. |
| MCP transport | stdio | Protocol: stdio or HTTP. |
| Agent capture review | Required | Tasks from agents require user review. |
Completed tasks are automatically removed after a retention period. The sidecar retains the record for the Activity view.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Default cleanup | 7 days | Global default. |
| Inbox cleanup | 3 days | Inbox files. |
| Project cleanup | 7 days | Project files. |
| Meeting cleanup | Never | Meeting notes are durable records. |
| Daily note cleanup | Never | Daily notes are journals. |
Override per-note with frontmatter: task_cleanup: 14 or task_cleanup: never.
Override per-task with the #keep tag.