diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts
index e181fc170..fd175969e 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
 	// Context promotion
 	"contextPromotion.enabled": {
 		type: "boolean",
-		default: true,
+		default: false,
 		ui: {
 			tab: "context",
 			group: "General",