diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 7915e24..08c89df 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,37 @@ refinement:
   min_span_hz: 0
   max_span_hz: 0
   auto_span: true
+profiles:
+  - name: legacy
+    description: Current single-band pipeline behavior
+    pipeline:
+      mode: legacy
+      goals:
+        intent: general-monitoring
+  - name: wideband-balanced
+    description: Prepared baseline for scalable wideband surveillance
+    refinement:
+      min_span_hz: 4000
+      max_span_hz: 200000
+    pipeline:
+      mode: wideband-balanced
+      goals:
+        intent: wideband-surveillance
+  - name: wideband-aggressive
+    description: Higher surveillance/refinement budgets for future broad-span monitoring
+    refinement:
+      min_span_hz: 6000
+      max_span_hz: 250000
+    pipeline:
+      mode: wideband-aggressive
+      goals:
+        intent: high-density-wideband-surveillance
+  - name: archive
+    description: Record-first monitoring profile
+    pipeline:
+      mode: archive
+      goals:
+        intent: archive-and-triage
 resources:
   prefer_gpu: true
   max_refinement_jobs: 8
diff --git a/internal/pipeline/policy.go b/internal/pipeline/policy.go
index d9a1fd4..b708b3a 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/policy.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/policy.go
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ func ApplyNamedProfile(cfg *config.Config, name string) {
 		if cfg.Resources.MaxRefinementJobs < 16 {
 			cfg.Resources.MaxRefinementJobs = 16
 		}
+		if cfg.Refinement.MinSpanHz <= 0 {
+			cfg.Refinement.MinSpanHz = 4000
+		}
+		if cfg.Refinement.MaxSpanHz <= 0 {
+			cfg.Refinement.MaxSpanHz = 200000
+		}
 		cfg.Resources.PreferGPU = true
 	case "wideband-aggressive":
 		cfg.Pipeline.Mode = "wideband-aggressive"
@@ -102,6 +108,12 @@ func ApplyNamedProfile(cfg *config.Config, name string) {
 		if cfg.Resources.MaxRefinementJobs < 32 {
 			cfg.Resources.MaxRefinementJobs = 32
 		}
+		if cfg.Refinement.MinSpanHz <= 0 {
+			cfg.Refinement.MinSpanHz = 6000
+		}
+		if cfg.Refinement.MaxSpanHz <= 0 {
+			cfg.Refinement.MaxSpanHz = 250000
+		}
 		cfg.Resources.PreferGPU = true
 	case "archive":
 		cfg.Pipeline.Mode = "archive"