diff --git a/app/components/@settings/tabs/features/FeaturesTab.tsx b/app/components/@settings/tabs/features/FeaturesTab.tsx
index 01a46b2d..3b14a756 100644
--- a/app/components/@settings/tabs/features/FeaturesTab.tsx
+++ b/app/components/@settings/tabs/features/FeaturesTab.tsx
@@ -123,23 +123,23 @@ export default function FeaturesTab() {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // Only set defaults if values are undefined
     if (isLatestBranch === undefined) {
-      enableLatestBranch(true);
+      enableLatestBranch(false); // Default: OFF - Don't auto-update from main branch
     }
 
     if (contextOptimizationEnabled === undefined) {
-      enableContextOptimization(true);
+      enableContextOptimization(true); // Default: ON - Enable context optimization
     }
 
     if (autoSelectTemplate === undefined) {
-      setAutoSelectTemplate(true);
+      setAutoSelectTemplate(true); // Default: ON - Enable auto-select templates
     }
 
     if (promptId === undefined) {
-      setPromptId('optimized');
+      setPromptId('default'); // Default: 'default'
     }
 
     if (eventLogs === undefined) {
-      setEventLogs(true);
+      setEventLogs(true); // Default: ON - Enable event logging
     }
   }, []); // Only run once on component mount
 
diff --git a/app/lib/stores/settings.ts b/app/lib/stores/settings.ts
index 8d8557df..f989fbcb 100644
--- a/app/lib/stores/settings.ts
+++ b/app/lib/stores/settings.ts
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ const getInitialSettings = () => {
   };
 
   return {
-    latestBranch: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.LATEST_BRANCH, true),
+    latestBranch: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.LATEST_BRANCH, false),
     autoSelectTemplate: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.AUTO_SELECT_TEMPLATE, true),
     contextOptimization: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.CONTEXT_OPTIMIZATION, true),
     eventLogs: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.EVENT_LOGS, true),
-    localModels: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.LOCAL_MODELS, true),
+    localModels: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.LOCAL_MODELS, false),
     promptId: isBrowser ? localStorage.getItem(SETTINGS_KEYS.PROMPT_ID) || 'default' : 'default',
     developerMode: getStoredBoolean(SETTINGS_KEYS.DEVELOPER_MODE, false),
   };