diff --git a/vcs/jj/config/jj/config.toml b/vcs/jj/config/jj/config.toml
index 05f0890..a9c6eb8 100644
--- a/vcs/jj/config/jj/config.toml
+++ b/vcs/jj/config/jj/config.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sign-on-push = true
 private-commits = "description(glob-i:'WIP:*') | description(glob-i:'PRIVATE:*')" # refuse to push WIP commits
 
 [ui]
-default-command = "log"
+default-command = ["log", "-T", "builtin_log_oneline", "-r", "stack()"]
 diff-editor = ["nvim", "-c", "DiffEditor $left $right $output"]
 
 # use delta as formatter but _only_ for diff and show
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if(root,
 '''
 
 [revsets]
-log = "ancestors(@, 5) | ancestors(trunk()..(visible_heads() & mine()), 2) | trunk()"
+log = "recent()"
 
 [revset-aliases]
 "bases" = "dev"
@@ -81,3 +81,9 @@ log = "ancestors(@, 5) | ancestors(trunk()..(visible_heads() & mine()), 2) | tru
 "branches" = "downstream(trunk(), bookmarks()) & mine()"
 "curbranch" = "latest(branches::@- & branches)"
 "githead" = "::git_head()"
+"wip()" = "description(regex:\"^WIP:\")"
+"private()" = "description(regex:\"^PRIVATE:\")"
+"blacklist()" = "wip() | private()"
+"recent()" = "ancestors(@, 5) | ancestors(trunk()..(visible_heads() & mine()), 2) | trunk()"
+"recent(x)" = "ancestors(x, 5) | ancestors(trunk()..(visible_heads() & mine()), 2) | trunk()"
+"stack()" = "ancestors(reachable(@, mutable()), 2)"
diff --git a/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh b/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh
index 070edce..a8033fe 100644
--- a/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh
+++ b/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ alias jab="jj abandon"
 
 # revset info
 alias J="jj log -r 'all()'" # mirror default command being log
-alias jl="jj log -T builtin_log_oneline"
+alias jl="jj log -T builtin_log_oneline -r 'recent()'"
 alias JL="jj log -T builtin_log_oneline -r 'all()'"
-alias jlo="jj log --summary -T builtin_log_compact_full_description"
+alias jlo="jj log --summary -T builtin_log_compact_full_description -r 'recent()'"
 alias JLO="jj log --summary -T builtin_log_compact_full_description -r 'all()'"
-alias jloo="jj log --patch"
+alias jloo="jj log --patch -r 'recent()'"
 alias JLOO="jj log --patch -r 'all()'"
 alias jol="jj op log"
 jlf() {
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ jlof() {
 jloof() {
     jj log --patch -r "description(substring-i:\"$*\")"
 }
-alias jlfw='jj log -r "description(regex:\"^WIP:\")"'
+alias jlfw='jj log -r "wip()"'
+alias jlfp='jj log -r "private()"'
 
 # show branches (i.e. head commits) w a couple previous commits
 alias jh="jj log -r 'ancestors(heads(all()), 3)'"