diff --git a/examples/parlai_chat_task_demo/hydra_configs/conf/base.yaml b/examples/parlai_chat_task_demo/hydra_configs/conf/base.yaml
index 08b9086f9..c51fd7ebb 100644
--- a/examples/parlai_chat_task_demo/hydra_configs/conf/base.yaml
+++ b/examples/parlai_chat_task_demo/hydra_configs/conf/base.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ mephisto:
     world_file: ${task_dir}/demo_worlds.py
     task_description_file: ${task_dir}/task_description.html
     num_conversations: 1
+  task:
+    # We expect to be able to handle 25 concurrent conversations without issue
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 50 # 25 convos * 2 people per
diff --git a/examples/remote_procedure/mnist/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml b/examples/remote_procedure/mnist/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml
index f0dc89325..66ae5d557 100644
--- a/examples/remote_procedure/mnist/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml
+++ b/examples/remote_procedure/mnist/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ mephisto:
     task_reward: 0.05
     # NOTE will want real tags
     task_tags: "mnist,drawing,models,correction"
+    # We expect to handle 25 people using the MNIST model at once
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 25
diff --git a/examples/remote_procedure/template/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml b/examples/remote_procedure/template/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml
index 199e8c37d..19a0442dd 100644
--- a/examples/remote_procedure/template/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml
+++ b/examples/remote_procedure/template/hydra_configs/conf/launch_with_local.yaml
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ mephisto:
     task_reward: 0.05
     # NOTE will want real tags
     task_tags: "test,task,fix-me"
+    # NOTE Model-in-the-loop tasks need to be careful to configure only as many concurrent
+    # connections as their model can handle at once
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 40
diff --git a/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml b/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml
index 198a1a495..51434b13e 100644
--- a/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ mephisto:
     task_description: "This is a simple test of static tasks."
     task_reward: 0.3
     task_tags: "static,task,testing"
+    # We expect to be able to handle 300 concurrent tasks without issue
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 300
diff --git a/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml b/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml
index 6ca8b0861..554a84350 100644
--- a/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple_static_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ mephisto:
     task_description: "This is a simple test of static tasks."
     task_reward: 0.3
     task_tags: "static,task,testing"
+    # We expect to be able to handle 300 concurrent tasks without issue
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 300
diff --git a/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml b/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml
index 87b3288b0..d142a52c0 100644
--- a/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml
+++ b/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/example.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ mephisto:
     task_description: "In this task, you'll be given a sentence. It is your job to rate it as either good or bad."
     task_reward: 0.05
     task_tags: "test,simple,button"
+    # We expect to be able to handle 300 concurrent tasks without issue
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 300
diff --git a/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml b/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml
index 72d37e1f3..e2c4fc9d1 100644
--- a/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml
+++ b/examples/static_react_task/hydra_configs/conf/onboarding_example.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ mephisto:
     task_description: "In this task, you'll be given a sentence. It is your job to rate it as either good or bad."
     task_reward: 0.05
     task_tags: "test,simple,button"
+    # We expect to be able to handle 300 concurrent tasks without issue
+    max_num_concurrent_units: 300