diff --git a/lib/roast/config_manager.rb b/lib/roast/config_manager.rb
index 621f5273..262af1c0 100644
--- a/lib/roast/config_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/roast/config_manager.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def initialize(cog_registry, config_procs, workflow_context)
       @workflow_context = workflow_context
       @config_context = ConfigContext.new #: ConfigContext
       @global_config = Cog::Config.new #: Cog::Config
+      @global_regexp_configs = {} #: Hash[Regexp, Cog::Config]
+      @global_name_configs = {} #: Hash[Symbol, Cog::Config]
       @general_configs = {} #: Hash[singleton(Cog), Cog::Config]
       @regexp_scoped_configs = {} #: Hash[singleton(Cog), Hash[Regexp, Cog::Config]]
       @name_scoped_configs = {} #: Hash[singleton(Cog), Hash[Symbol, Cog::Config]]
@@ -48,11 +50,24 @@ def config_for(cog_class, name = nil)
       raise ConfigManagerNotPreparedError unless prepared?
 
       # All cogs will always have a config; empty by default if the cog was never explicitly configured
-      config = cog_class.config_class.new(@global_config.instance_variable_get(:@values).deep_dup)
+      # Start with bare global config
+      config = cog_class.config_class.new(@global_config.values.deep_dup)
+      # Apply matching global regexp configs (insertion order)
+      @global_regexp_configs.each do |pattern, cfg|
+        config = config.merge(cfg) if !name.nil? && pattern.match?(name.to_s)
+      end
+      # Apply matching global name config
+      unless name.nil?
+        global_name_cfg = @global_name_configs[name]
+        config = config.merge(global_name_cfg) if global_name_cfg
+      end
+      # Apply cog-type general config
       config = config.merge(fetch_general_config(cog_class))
+      # Apply cog-type regexp configs
       @regexp_scoped_configs.fetch(cog_class, {}).select do |pattern, _|
         pattern.match?(name.to_s) unless name.nil?
       end.values.each { |cfg| config = config.merge(cfg) }
+      # Apply cog-type name config
       unless name.nil?
         name_scoped_config = fetch_name_scoped_config(cog_class, name)
         config = config.merge(name_scoped_config)
@@ -80,6 +95,16 @@ def fetch_name_scoped_config(cog_class, name)
       name_scoped_configs_for_cog[name] ||= cog_class.config_class.new
     end
 
+    #: (Regexp) -> Cog::Config
+    def fetch_global_regexp_config(pattern)
+      @global_regexp_configs[pattern] ||= Cog::Config.new
+    end
+
+    #: (Symbol) -> Cog::Config
+    def fetch_global_name_config(name)
+      @global_name_configs[name] ||= Cog::Config.new
+    end
+
     #: () -> void
     def bind_registered_cogs
       @cog_registry.cogs.each { |cog_method_name, cog_class| bind_cog(cog_method_name, cog_class) }
@@ -127,19 +152,30 @@ def on_config(cog_class, cog_name_or_pattern, cog_config_proc)
 
     def bind_global
       on_global_method = method(:on_global)
-      method_to_bind = proc do |&global_proc|
-        on_global_method.call(global_proc)
+      method_to_bind = proc do |name_or_pattern = nil, &global_proc|
+        on_global_method.call(name_or_pattern, global_proc)
       end
       @config_context.instance_eval do
         define_singleton_method(:global, method_to_bind)
       end
     end
 
-    #: (^() -> void ) -> void
-    def on_global(global_config_proc)
+    #: ((Symbol | Regexp)?, ^() -> void) -> void
+    def on_global(name_or_pattern, global_config_proc)
+      name_or_pattern = name_or_pattern #: untyped
+      config_object = case name_or_pattern
+      when NilClass
+        @global_config
+      when Regexp
+        fetch_global_regexp_config(name_or_pattern)
+      when Symbol
+        fetch_global_name_config(name_or_pattern)
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "Invalid type '#{name_or_pattern.class}' for global name_or_pattern"
+      end
       global_config_proc = global_config_proc #: as ^(untyped) -> void
-      bind_workflow_params(@global_config)
-      @global_config.instance_exec(&global_config_proc) if global_config_proc
+      bind_workflow_params(config_object)
+      config_object.instance_exec(&global_config_proc) if global_config_proc
       nil
     end
 
diff --git a/sorbet/rbi/shims/lib/roast/config_context.rbi b/sorbet/rbi/shims/lib/roast/config_context.rbi
index 14d8b1a8..ddbb10c2 100644
--- a/sorbet/rbi/shims/lib/roast/config_context.rbi
+++ b/sorbet/rbi/shims/lib/roast/config_context.rbi
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 module Roast
   class ConfigContext
-
     # Configure all cogs globally with shared settings
     #
     # Apply configuration that affects all cog instances in the workflow. Configuration
@@ -16,6 +15,14 @@ module Roast
     #   global do
     #     # Configuration here applies to all cogs
     #   end
+    #
+    #   global(:step_name) do
+    #     # Configuration here applies to all cogs named :step_name
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   global(/pattern/) do
+    #     # Configuration here applies to all cogs whose name matches /pattern/
+    #   end
     # end
     # ```
     #
@@ -35,8 +42,8 @@ module Roast
     # - `working_directory(path)` - Set the working directory for external commands invoked by the cog
     # - `use_current_working_directory!` - Use the current working directory
     #
-    #: () {() [self: Roast::Cog::Config] -> void} -> void
-    def global(&block); end
+    #: (?(Symbol | Regexp)?) {() [self: Roast::Cog::Config] -> void} -> void
+    def global(name_or_pattern = nil, &block); end
 
     # Configure the `call` cog
     #
diff --git a/test/roast/config_manager_test.rb b/test/roast/config_manager_test.rb
index 20249516..7d8db4f2 100644
--- a/test/roast/config_manager_test.rb
+++ b/test/roast/config_manager_test.rb
@@ -291,6 +291,112 @@ def build_manager(config_procs = [], params: WorkflowParams.new([], [], {}))
       assert manager.config_for(TestCog).abort_on_failure?
     end
 
+    test "global with name specifier applies only to matching cog name" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(:my_step) { self[:marker] = "named_global" }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      matching_config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :my_step)
+      non_matching_config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :other_step)
+
+      assert_equal "named_global", matching_config.values[:marker]
+      assert_nil non_matching_config.values[:marker]
+    end
+
+    test "global with regexp specifier applies to matching cog names" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(/^api_/) { async! }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      matching_config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :api_call)
+      non_matching_config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :db_query)
+
+      assert matching_config.async?
+      refute non_matching_config.async?
+    end
+
+    test "global with name specifier does not apply when name is nil" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(:my_step) { async! }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      config = manager.config_for(TestCog)
+
+      refute config.async?
+    end
+
+    test "global regexp does not apply when cog name is nil" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(/.*/) { async! }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      config = manager.config_for(TestCog)
+
+      refute config.async?
+    end
+
+    test "global cascade order: bare < regexp < name" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global { self[:priority] = "bare" }
+        global(/my/) { self[:priority] = "regexp" }
+        global(:my_step) { self[:priority] = "name" }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      # Named global should win over regexp and bare
+      config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :my_step)
+      assert_equal "name", config.values[:priority]
+    end
+
+    test "multiple global regexps apply in insertion order" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(/^a/) { self[:priority] = "first" }
+        global(/api/) { self[:priority] = "second" }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      # Both match :api_call — second one wins (applied last)
+      config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :api_call)
+      assert_equal "second", config.values[:priority]
+    end
+
+    test "global name config is overridden by cog-specific name config" do
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(:my_step) { self[:marker] = "global" }
+        test_cog(:my_step) { timeout 90 }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc])
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      config = manager.config_for(TestCog, :my_step)
+
+      # Cog-specific name config takes precedence for timeout
+      assert_equal 90, config.timeout
+      # Global name config's marker is also present (merged)
+      assert_equal "global", config.values[:marker]
+    end
+
+    test "workflow params are accessible inside a global name config block" do
+      captured = nil
+      config_proc = proc do
+        global(:my_step) { captured = target! }
+      end
+      manager = build_manager([config_proc], params: WorkflowParams.new(["Gemfile"], [], {}))
+      manager.prepare!
+
+      assert_equal "Gemfile", captured
+    end
+
     test "workflow params are not accessible in the top-level config block body" do
       config_proc = proc do
         args