diff --git a/apps/server/src/api/groups/root.ts b/apps/server/src/api/groups/root.ts
index 391a6d3..f4d51af 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/api/groups/root.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/api/groups/root.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {TaskNotFoundError} from "@ecrawler/api/schemas/Task.ts"
 import {HttpApiBuilder} from "@effect/platform"
 import {Array, Effect, Layer, Schedule, Duration, pipe} from "effect"
 import {and, arrayContains, asc, eq, gte, lt, SQL} from "drizzle-orm"
+
+const LEASE_DURATION_MS = Duration.toMillis(Duration.minutes(5))
 import * as schema from "../../database/schemas"
 import {Database} from "../../database/index.ts"
 
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ const dispatcherGroup = Layer.unwrapEffect(
             UnknownError.mapError
           )
         )
-        .handle("nextTask", ({urlParams}) =>
+        .handle("nextTask", ({urlParams, payload}) =>
           pipe(
             db.transaction(tx =>
               Effect.gen(function* () {
@@ -224,7 +226,11 @@ const dispatcherGroup = Layer.unwrapEffect(
 
                 const [updated] = yield* tx
                   .update(schema.tasks)
-                  .set({status: "processing"})
+                  .set({
+                    status: "processing",
+                    worker_id: payload.workerId,
+                    lease_expires_at: new Date(Date.now() + LEASE_DURATION_MS)
+                  })
                   .where(eq(schema.tasks.id, task.id))
                   .returning()
 
@@ -242,6 +248,28 @@ const dispatcherGroup = Layer.unwrapEffect(
             })
           )
         )
+        .handle("renewLease", ({path, payload}) =>
+          pipe(
+            db
+              .update(schema.tasks)
+              .set({lease_expires_at: new Date(Date.now() + LEASE_DURATION_MS)})
+              .where(
+                and(
+                  eq(schema.tasks.id, path.id),
+                  eq(schema.tasks.worker_id, payload.workerId),
+                  eq(schema.tasks.status, "processing")
+                )
+              )
+              .returning({id: schema.tasks.id}),
+            UnknownError.mapError,
+            Effect.flatMap(rows =>
+              Array.head(rows).pipe(
+                Effect.mapError(() => new TaskNotFoundError()),
+                Effect.asVoid
+              )
+            )
+          )
+        )
     )
   })
 )
diff --git a/apps/server/src/database/migrations/20260323000000_task_lease/migration.sql b/apps/server/src/database/migrations/20260323000000_task_lease/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789be24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/database/migrations/20260323000000_task_lease/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE "tasks" ADD COLUMN "worker_id" text;--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "tasks" ADD COLUMN "lease_expires_at" timestamp;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/database/schemas/tasks.ts b/apps/server/src/database/schemas/tasks.ts
index 7a7b527..12fa1a4 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/database/schemas/tasks.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/database/schemas/tasks.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export const tasks = pgTable("tasks", {
   link: text("link").notNull(),
   meta: jsonb("meta"),
 
+  worker_id: text("worker_id"),
+  lease_expires_at: timestamp("lease_expires_at"),
+
   created_at: timestamp("created_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
   updated_at: timestamp("updated_at").notNull().defaultNow()
 })
diff --git a/apps/server/src/main.ts b/apps/server/src/main.ts
index 37e1b4c..e3d5ecd 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/main.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import "dotenv/config"
 import {Effect, Layer} from "effect"
 import Api from "./api/index.ts"
 import {Database} from "./database/index.ts"
+import {LeaseReaper} from "./services/LeaseReaper.ts"
 import {NodeContext, NodeRuntime} from "@effect/platform-node"
 
-const ApiLayer = Api.pipe(
+const ApiLayer = Layer.mergeAll(Api, LeaseReaper).pipe(
   Layer.provide(Database.layer),
   Layer.provide(NodeContext.layer)
 )
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/LeaseReaper.ts b/apps/server/src/services/LeaseReaper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dc1c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/LeaseReaper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {Config, Duration, Effect, Layer, Schedule} from "effect"
+import {and, eq, isNotNull, lt} from "drizzle-orm"
+import {Database} from "../database/index.ts"
+import * as schema from "../database/schemas/index.ts"
+
+const reapExpiredLeases = Effect.gen(function* () {
+  const db = yield* Database
+  const rows = yield* db
+    .update(schema.tasks)
+    .set({status: "pending", worker_id: null, lease_expires_at: null})
+    .where(
+      and(
+        eq(schema.tasks.status, "processing"),
+        isNotNull(schema.tasks.lease_expires_at),
+        lt(schema.tasks.lease_expires_at, new Date())
+      )
+    )
+    .returning({id: schema.tasks.id})
+
+  if (rows.length > 0) {
+    yield* Effect.log(`LeaseReaper: reclaimed ${rows.length} expired task(s)`)
+  }
+})
+
+export const LeaseReaper = Layer.scopedDiscard(
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const intervalSeconds = yield* Config.integer(
+      "LEASE_REAPER_INTERVAL_SECONDS"
+    ).pipe(Config.withDefault(60))
+    yield* Effect.forkScoped(
+      Effect.repeat(
+        reapExpiredLeases,
+        Schedule.spaced(Duration.seconds(intervalSeconds))
+      )
+    )
+  })
+)
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/index.ts b/apps/worker/src/index.ts
index f255b1a..70d84d9 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {Scaler} from "./services/Scaler.ts"
 import {Client} from "./services/Client.ts"
 
 export const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
-  const {queue, submit} = yield* Client
+  const {queue, submit, renewLease} = yield* Client
   const {init, next} = yield* Scaler
   const extract = yield* Extractor
 
@@ -15,14 +15,19 @@ export const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
     const results = yield* Queue.takeUpTo(queue, _concurrency).pipe(
       Effect.map(
         Chunk.map(task =>
-          extract.extract(task).pipe(
-            Effect.timed,
-            Effect.tap(([duration, result]) =>
-              next({task, result, duration}).pipe(
-                Effect.flatMap(target => Ref.set(concurrency, target))
+          Effect.scoped(
+            Effect.gen(function* () {
+              yield* renewLease(task.id).pipe(Effect.forkScoped)
+              return yield* extract.extract(task).pipe(
+                Effect.timed,
+                Effect.tap(([duration, result]) =>
+                  next({task, result, duration}).pipe(
+                    Effect.flatMap(target => Ref.set(concurrency, target))
+                  )
+                ),
+                Effect.map(Tuple.getSecond)
               )
-            ),
-            Effect.map(Tuple.getSecond)
+            })
           )
         )
       ),
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/Client.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/Client.ts
index 15c41e7..631ba6d 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/Client.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/Client.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export class Client extends Effect.Tag("Client")<
     readonly submit: (
       input: ExtractorResult
     ) => Effect.Effect<void, never, never>
+    readonly renewLease: (taskId: string) => Effect.Effect<void, never, never>
   }
 >() {
   static readonly Default = Layer.scoped(
@@ -42,12 +43,13 @@ export class Client extends Effect.Tag("Client")<
 
       const taskQueue = yield* Queue.unbounded<Task.Task>()
 
-      const pollTimeout = 30
+      const pollTimeout = config.pollTimeout
       const tags = config.tags
+      const workerId = config.id
 
       yield* Effect.gen(function* () {
         const task = yield* dispatcherClient.dispatcher.nextTask({
-          payload: {},
+          payload: {workerId},
           urlParams: {tags, timeout: pollTimeout}
         })
         yield* Queue.offer(taskQueue, task)
@@ -61,6 +63,16 @@ export class Client extends Effect.Tag("Client")<
 
       return Client.of({
         queue: taskQueue,
+        renewLease: taskId =>
+          Effect.schedule(
+            dispatcherClient.dispatcher
+              .renewLease({
+                path: {id: taskId},
+                payload: {workerId}
+              })
+              .pipe(Effect.ignore),
+            Schedule.spaced(config.renewInterval)
+          ),
         submit: result =>
           Effect.gen(function* () {
             const firstLink = yield* Iterable.head(result.links)
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/Scaler.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/Scaler.ts
index 6b2435f..f793bfb 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/Scaler.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/Scaler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Chunk,
+  Config,
   Context,
   Duration,
   Effect,
@@ -31,14 +32,24 @@ export class Scaler extends Context.Tag("Scaler")<
       readonly capacity: number
       readonly alpha: number
       readonly slack: number
+      readonly maintenanceInterval: Duration.Duration
     }
   >() {
-    static readonly Default = Layer.succeed(Scaler.EMAConfig, {
-      window: 10,
-      capacity: Infinity,
-      alpha: 0.3,
-      slack: 1.5
-    })
+    static readonly Default = Layer.effect(
+      Scaler.EMAConfig,
+      Config.all({
+        window: Config.integer("EMA_WINDOW").pipe(Config.withDefault(10)),
+        capacity: Config.integer("EMA_CAPACITY").pipe(
+          Config.withDefault(0),
+          Config.map(n => (n === 0 ? Infinity : n))
+        ),
+        alpha: Config.number("EMA_ALPHA").pipe(Config.withDefault(0.3)),
+        slack: Config.number("EMA_SLACK").pipe(Config.withDefault(1.5)),
+        maintenanceInterval: Config.integer(
+          "EMA_MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL_SECONDS"
+        ).pipe(Config.withDefault(300), Config.map(Duration.seconds))
+      }).pipe(Config.map(Scaler.EMAConfig.of))
+    )
   }
 
   static readonly EMA = Layer.scoped(
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ export class Scaler extends Context.Tag("Scaler")<
       const maintenance = Effect.gen(function* () {
         yield* down()
         yield* Ref.set(min, yield* Ref.get(ema))
-      }).pipe(Effect.repeat(Schedule.spaced(Duration.minutes(5))))
+      }).pipe(Effect.repeat(Schedule.spaced(config.maintenanceInterval)))
 
       yield* maintenance.pipe(Effect.forkScoped)
 
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/WorkerConfig.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/WorkerConfig.ts
index cc2a17e..065ba34 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/WorkerConfig.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/WorkerConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Context, Config, Layer} from "effect"
+import {Config, Context, Duration, Layer} from "effect"
 import {v7} from "uuid"
 
 export class WorkerConfig extends Context.Tag("WorkerConfig")<
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export class WorkerConfig extends Context.Tag("WorkerConfig")<
 
     readonly baseUrl: string
     readonly secretKey: string
+
+    readonly pollTimeout: number
+    readonly renewInterval: Duration.Duration
   }
 >() {
   static readonly Default = Layer.effect(
@@ -19,7 +22,12 @@ export class WorkerConfig extends Context.Tag("WorkerConfig")<
       name: Config.string("NAME").pipe(Config.withDefault("worker")),
       tags: Config.array(Config.string(), "TAGS").pipe(Config.withDefault([])),
       baseUrl: Config.string("BASE_URL"),
-      secretKey: Config.string("SECRET_KEY")
+      secretKey: Config.string("SECRET_KEY"),
+      pollTimeout: Config.integer("POLL_TIMEOUT").pipe(Config.withDefault(30)),
+      renewInterval: Config.integer("RENEW_INTERVAL_SECONDS").pipe(
+        Config.withDefault(120),
+        Config.map(Duration.seconds)
+      )
     }).pipe(Config.map(config => WorkerConfig.of(config)))
   )
 }
diff --git a/libs/api/src/dispatcher/groups/root.ts b/libs/api/src/dispatcher/groups/root.ts
index c797235..bb18cae 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/dispatcher/groups/root.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/dispatcher/groups/root.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const {
   CreatePayload,
   UpdatePayload,
   NextPayload,
-  NextQueryParams
+  NextQueryParams,
+  RenewLeasePayload
 } = TaskApi
 
 export default HttpApiGroup.make("dispatcher")
@@ -78,3 +79,15 @@ export default HttpApiGroup.make("dispatcher")
         "Fetches the next oldest available task matching the provided query filters.\n\n获取匹配提供查询过滤器的下一个最旧可用任务。"
       )
   )
+  .add(
+    HttpApiEndpoint.patch("renewLease")`/tasks/:id/renew`
+      .setPath(Schema.Struct({id: Schema.UUID}))
+      .setPayload(RenewLeasePayload)
+      .addSuccess(Schema.Void)
+      .addError(TaskNotFoundError)
+      .annotate(OpenApi.Summary, "Renew task lease")
+      .annotate(
+        OpenApi.Description,
+        "Renews the lease for a task currently being processed by a worker. Must be called periodically to prevent the task from being reclaimed.\n\n为 Worker 正在处理的任务续约。必须定期调用，否则任务将被回收并重新排队。"
+      )
+  )
diff --git a/libs/api/src/schemas/Task.ts b/libs/api/src/schemas/Task.ts
index 955c816..3aff1dc 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/schemas/Task.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/schemas/Task.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,24 @@ export const UpdatePayload = Schema.Struct({
   })
   .pipe(Schema.partial)
 
-export const NextPayload = Schema.Struct({}).annotations({
+export const NextPayload = Schema.Struct({
+  workerId: Schema.String.annotations({
+    description: "Unique identifier of the worker claiming this task\n\n领取任务的 Worker 唯一标识"
+  })
+}).annotations({
   identifier: "NextTaskPayload",
   description: "Payload for getting the next task\n\n获取下一个任务的载荷"
 })
 
+export const RenewLeasePayload = Schema.Struct({
+  workerId: Schema.String.annotations({
+    description: "Worker ID that holds the lease\n\n持有租约的 Worker ID"
+  })
+}).annotations({
+  identifier: "RenewLeasePayload",
+  description: "Payload for renewing a task lease\n\n续约任务租约的载荷"
+})
+
 export const NextQueryParams = QueryParams.pipe(
   Schema.omit("limit"),
   Schema.extend(
@@ -96,5 +109,6 @@ export const TaskApi = {
   CreatePayload,
   UpdatePayload,
   NextPayload,
-  NextQueryParams
+  NextQueryParams,
+  RenewLeasePayload
 }