diff --git a/apps/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/cli/CliConstants.kt b/apps/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/cli/CliConstants.kt
index edf66186..24d0aa2d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/cli/CliConstants.kt
+++ b/apps/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/cli/CliConstants.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package com.correx.apps.cli
 
-internal const val DEFAULT_PORT = 8080
+internal const val DEFAULT_PORT = 8090
diff --git a/apps/tui-go/main.go b/apps/tui-go/main.go
index cf18bddc..8968d2e5 100644
--- a/apps/tui-go/main.go
+++ b/apps/tui-go/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	host := flag.String("host", "localhost", "server host")
-	port := flag.Int("port", 8080, "server port")
+	port := flag.Int("port", 8090, "server port")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if path := os.Getenv("CORREX_TUI_LOG"); path != "" {
diff --git a/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoader.kt b/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoader.kt
index 2003df82..3c9cfbca 100644
--- a/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoader.kt
+++ b/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoader.kt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ object ProfileLoader {
 }
 
 object ConfigLoader {
-    private const val DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT = 8080
+    private const val DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT = 8090
     private const val DEFAULT_SESSION_LIST_LIMIT = 5
     private const val DEFAULT_EMBEDDER_DIMENSION = 1536
     private const val DEFAULT_L3_DIM = 1536
diff --git a/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/CorrexConfig.kt b/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/CorrexConfig.kt
index 9aaed1a7..6f39e62f 100644
--- a/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/CorrexConfig.kt
+++ b/core/config/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/CorrexConfig.kt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ data class ArtifactKindConfig(
 @Serializable
 data class ServerConfig(
     val host: String = "localhost",
-    val port: Int = 8080,
+    val port: Int = 8090,
 )
 
 @Serializable
diff --git a/core/config/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoaderTest.kt b/core/config/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoaderTest.kt
index 323456f5..f237cbf2 100644
--- a/core/config/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoaderTest.kt
+++ b/core/config/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/core/config/ConfigLoaderTest.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class ConfigLoaderTest {
     fun `load returns defaults when config file missing`() {
         val config = CorrexConfig()
         assertEquals("localhost", config.server.host)
-        assertEquals(8080, config.server.port)
+        assertEquals(8090, config.server.port)
         assertEquals("dark", config.tui.theme)
         assertEquals(5, config.tui.sessionListLimit)
         assertEquals("human", config.cli.defaultOutput)
diff --git a/docs/qa/ENV.md b/docs/qa/ENV.md
index eb87b882..9cab4432 100644
--- a/docs/qa/ENV.md
+++ b/docs/qa/ENV.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ scripts/qa/searxng-down.sh
 ## 4. Start the server
 
 ```bash
-./gradlew :apps:server:run        # mainClass com.correx.apps.server.MainKt, listens on :8080
+./gradlew :apps:server:run        # mainClass com.correx.apps.server.MainKt, listens on :8090
 # or build a runnable dist once and reuse it:
 ./gradlew :apps:server:installDist
 apps/server/build/install/server/bin/server
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ apps/server/build/install/server/bin/server
 ```bash
 cd apps/tui-go
 GOTOOLCHAIN=auto go build -o correx-tui .
-./correx-tui -host localhost -port 8080      # flags default to localhost:8080
+./correx-tui -host localhost -port 8090      # flags default to localhost:8090
 ```
 
 ## 6. Evidence tools (what the plans cite)