diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
index b31f84b..58aa72c 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "prime": {
       "description": "Bereite dein Claude-Nutzungsfenster vor, indem an den von dir gewählten Tagen zu einer bestimmten Zeit ein einzelner nicht-interaktiver Ping ausgelöst wird. Läuft nur, solange ClaudeDo geöffnet ist. Wenn die App innerhalb von 30 Minuten vor der Zielzeit startet, wird der Ping sofort ausgelöst.",
       "addSchedule": "+ Zeitplan hinzufügen",
+      "dailyPrepMaxTasks": "Max. Aufgaben pro Tag",
       "dayMo": "Mo",
       "dayTu": "Di",
       "dayWe": "Mi",
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
index 398d82b..fddf5e2 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "prime": {
       "description": "Prime your Claude usage window by firing a single non-interactive ping on the days you choose, at a chosen time. Only runs while ClaudeDo is open. If the app starts within 30 minutes of the target time, the ping fires immediately.",
       "addSchedule": "+ Add schedule",
+      "dailyPrepMaxTasks": "Max tasks per day",
       "dayMo": "Mo",
       "dayTu": "Tu",
       "dayWe": "We",
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/Settings/PrimeClaudeTabViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/Settings/PrimeClaudeTabViewModel.cs
index 1dbf5f2..c161b95 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/Settings/PrimeClaudeTabViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/Settings/PrimeClaudeTabViewModel.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ public sealed partial class PrimeClaudeTabViewModel : ViewModelBase
     private readonly IPrimeScheduleApi _api;
     private readonly HashSet<Guid> _initialIds = new();
 
+    [ObservableProperty] private int _dailyPrepMaxTasks = 5;
+
     public ObservableCollection<PrimeScheduleRowViewModel> Rows { get; } = new();
 
     public PrimeClaudeTabViewModel(IPrimeScheduleApi api) => _api = api;
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs
index 2b74a5d..827981f 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _isBusy;
     [ObservableProperty] private string _statusMessage = "";
 
-    private int _loadedDailyPrepMaxTasks = 5;
-
     public Action? CloseAction { get; set; }
 
     public SettingsModalViewModel(WorkerClient worker, PrimeClaudeTabViewModel prime,
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
                     : string.Join(Environment.NewLine,
                         System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<string>>(dto.ReportExcludedPaths) ?? new());
                 General.StandupWeekday = dto.StandupWeekday is >= 0 and <= 6 ? dto.StandupWeekday : (int)DayOfWeek.Wednesday;
-                _loadedDailyPrepMaxTasks = dto.DailyPrepMaxTasks < 1 ? 5 : dto.DailyPrepMaxTasks;
+                Prime.DailyPrepMaxTasks = dto.DailyPrepMaxTasks < 1 ? 5 : dto.DailyPrepMaxTasks;
             }
             else StatusMessage = Loc.T("vm.settingsModal.workerOffline");
 
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
                     General.ReportExcludedPaths
                         .Split('\n').Select(l => l.Trim().TrimEnd('\r')).Where(l => l.Length > 0).ToList()),
                 General.StandupWeekday,
-                _loadedDailyPrepMaxTasks);
+                Prime.DailyPrepMaxTasks);
             await _worker.UpdateAppSettingsAsync(dto);
             await Prime.SaveAsync();
             CloseAction?.Invoke();
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml
index 8b137a3..9da80d3 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@
                 </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
               </ItemsControl>
               <Button Classes="btn" Content="{loc:Tr settings.prime.addSchedule}" Command="{Binding Prime.AddScheduleCommand}" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
+              <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                <TextBlock Classes="field-label" Text="{loc:Tr settings.prime.dailyPrepMaxTasks}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                <NumericUpDown Minimum="1" Maximum="50" Increment="1" Width="100" FormatString="0"
+                               Value="{Binding Prime.DailyPrepMaxTasks, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
+              </StackPanel>
             </StackPanel>
           </ScrollViewer>
         </TabItem>