diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index 18ebf912a88a..8cab3438543a 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ Update snapshot files. This will update all changed snapshots and delete obsolet
 ### watch<NonProjectOption />
 
 - **Type:** `boolean`
-- **Default:** `true`
+- **Default:** `!process.env.CI`
 - **CLI:** `-w`, `--watch`, `--watch=false`
 
 Enable watch mode
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ test('doNotRun', () => {
 ### open<NonProjectOption />
 
 - **Type:** `boolean`
-- **Default:** `false`
+- **Default:** `!process.env.CI`
 - **CLI:** `--open`, `--open=false`
 
 Open Vitest UI (WIP)
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 ### allowOnly
 
 - **Type**: `boolean`
-- **Default**: `false`
+- **Default**: `!process.env.CI`
 - **CLI:** `--allowOnly`, `--allowOnly=false`
 
 Allow tests and suites that are marked as only.
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts b/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts
index df4fc1d79876..addb0bc71b60 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface BenchmarkUserOptions {
 
   /**
    * Exclude globs for benchmark test files
-   * @default ['node_modules', 'dist', '.idea', '.git', '.cache']
+   * @default ['**\/node_modules/**', '**\/dist/**', '**\/cypress/**', '**\/.{idea,git,cache,output,temp}/**', '**\/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build,eslint,prettier}.config.*']
    */
   exclude?: string[]
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export interface BenchmarkUserOptions {
   /**
    * Custom reporter for output. Can contain one or more built-in report names, reporter instances,
    * and/or paths to custom reporters
+   *
+   * @default ['default']
    */
   reporters?: Arrayable<BenchmarkBuiltinReporters | Reporter>
 
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts b/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts
index ec674dfb3f7a..b8db4b5e5d49 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
 
   /**
    * Exclude globs for test files
-   * @default ['node_modules', 'dist', '.idea', '.git', '.cache']
+   * @default ['**\/node_modules/**', '**\/dist/**', '**\/cypress/**', '**\/.{idea,git,cache,output,temp}/**', '**\/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build,eslint,prettier}.config.*']
    */
   exclude?: string[]
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
   /**
    * Watch mode
    *
-   * @default true
+   * @default !process.env.CI
    */
   watch?: boolean
 
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
   /**
    * Custom reporter for output. Can contain one or more built-in report names, reporter instances,
    * and/or paths to custom reporters.
+   *
+   * @default []
    */
   reporters?: Arrayable<ReporterName | InlineReporter> | ((ReporterName | InlineReporter) | [ReporterName] | ReporterWithOptions)[]
 
@@ -439,7 +441,7 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
    *
    * Useful if you are testing calling CLI commands
    *
-   * @default []
+   * @default ['**\/package.json/**', '**\/{vitest,vite}.config.*\/**']
    */
   forceRerunTriggers?: string[]
 
@@ -494,6 +496,8 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
 
   /**
    * Enable Vitest UI
+   *
+   * @default false
    */
   ui?: boolean
 
@@ -508,7 +512,7 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
   /**
    * Open UI automatically.
    *
-   * @default true
+   * @default !process.env.CI
    */
   open?: boolean
 
@@ -551,6 +555,8 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
 
   /**
    * Allow tests and suites that are marked as only
+   *
+   * @default !process.env.CI
    */
   allowOnly?: boolean
 
@@ -626,6 +632,8 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
 
   /**
    * Ignore any unhandled errors that occur
+   *
+   * @default false
    */
   dangerouslyIgnoreUnhandledErrors?: boolean
 
@@ -708,14 +716,20 @@ export interface TypecheckConfig {
   only?: boolean
   /**
    * What tools to use for type checking.
+   *
+   * @default 'tsc'
    */
   checker: 'tsc' | 'vue-tsc' | (string & Record<never, never>)
   /**
    * Pattern for files that should be treated as test files
+   *
+   * @default ['**\/*.{test,spec}-d.?(c|m)[jt]s?(x)']
    */
   include: string[]
   /**
    * Pattern for files that should not be treated as test files
+   *
+   * @default ['**\/node_modules/**', '**\/dist/**', '**\/cypress/**', '**\/.{idea,git,cache,output,temp}/**', '**\/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build,eslint,prettier}.config.*']
    */
   exclude: string[]
   /**
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/types/coverage.ts b/packages/vitest/src/types/coverage.ts
index 4d10f51ff484..69425c9d7195 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/types/coverage.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/types/coverage.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,14 @@ type Provider = 'v8' | 'istanbul' | 'custom' | undefined
 
 export type CoverageOptions<T extends Provider = Provider> =
   T extends 'istanbul' ? ({ provider: T } & CoverageIstanbulOptions) :
-    T extends 'v8' ? ({ provider: T } & CoverageV8Options) :
+    T extends 'v8' ? ({
+      /**
+       * Provider to use for coverage collection.
+       *
+       * @default 'v8'
+       */
+      provider: T
+    } & CoverageV8Options) :
       T extends 'custom' ? ({ provider: T } & CustomProviderOptions) :
           ({ provider?: T } & (CoverageV8Options))
 
@@ -113,13 +120,15 @@ export interface BaseCoverageOptions {
 
   /**
    * List of files excluded from coverage as glob patterns
+   *
+   * @default ['coverage/**', 'dist/**', '**\/[.]**', 'packages/*\/test?(s)/**', '**\/*.d.ts', '**\/virtual:*', '**\/__x00__*', '**\/\x00*', 'cypress/**', 'test?(s)/**', 'test?(-*).?(c|m)[jt]s?(x)', '**\/*{.,-}{test,spec}.?(c|m)[jt]s?(x)', '**\/__tests__/**', '**\/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build}.config.*', '**\/vitest.{workspace,projects}.[jt]s?(on)', '**\/.{eslint,mocha,prettier}rc.{?(c|m)js,yml}']
    */
   exclude?: string[]
 
   /**
    * Whether to include all files, including the untested ones into report
    *
-   * @default false
+   * @default true
    */
   all?: boolean
 
@@ -139,6 +148,8 @@ export interface BaseCoverageOptions {
 
   /**
    * Directory to write coverage report to
+   *
+   * @default './coverage'
    */
   reportsDirectory?: string