diff --git a/.changeset/fallback-config-defaults-diverge-from-schema.md b/.changeset/fallback-config-defaults-diverge-from-schema.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..808d656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fallback-config-defaults-diverge-from-schema.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@generata/core": patch
+---
+
+fix: align fallback config defaults with GlobalConfig schema
diff --git a/packages/core/src/run.ts b/packages/core/src/run.ts
index aba2d75..979e672 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/run.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/run.ts
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ async function resolveConfigAndCwd(opts: {
       },
       workDir: cwd,
       agentsDir: "agents",
-      metricsDir: ".generata/metrics",
-      logsDir: ".generata/logs",
-      notifications: false,
+      metricsDir: "metrics",
+      logsDir: "logs",
+      notifications: true,
       logPrompts: true,
       showPricing: false,
-      showWeeklyMetrics: false,
+      showWeeklyMetrics: true,
       verboseOutput: false,
       maxCriticRetries: 3,
     };