diff --git a/packages/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json b/packages/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json
index 091b7d0169510e..4a7cb7e3383cd9 100644
--- a/packages/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json
+++ b/packages/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json
@@ -81,6 +81,22 @@
     "defaultProject": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Default project. When project isn't provided, the default project will be used."
+    },
+    "accessToken": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The access token to use for nx-cloud. If set, the default tasks runner will be nx-cloud."
+    },
+    "parallel": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "description": "Specifies how many tasks are ran in parallel by Nx for the default tasks runner."
+    },
+    "cacheDirectory": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Specifies the default location of the cache directory."
+    },
+    "useDaemonProcess": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Specifies whether the daemon should be used for the default tasks runner."
     }
   },
   "definitions": {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
index 578dd5704ad344..afb0329cbea9fd 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function connectToNxCloudIfExplicitlyAsked(opts: {
 export async function connectToNxCloudCommand(
   promptOverride?: string
 ): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (isNxCloudUsed()) {
+  if (isNxCloudUsed(readNxJson())) {
     output.log({
       title: '✅ This workspace is already connected to Nx Cloud.',
       bodyLines: [
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/view-logs.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/view-logs.ts
index f4eda36ca691ca..3fc3df8d08da9d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/view-logs.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/view-logs.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { isNxCloudUsed } from '../../utils/nx-cloud-utils';
 import { output } from '../../utils/output';
 import { runNxSync } from '../../utils/child-process';
+import { readNxJson } from '../../config/nx-json';
 
 export async function viewLogs(): Promise<number> {
-  const cloudUsed = isNxCloudUsed();
+  const cloudUsed = isNxCloudUsed(readNxJson());
   if (cloudUsed) {
     output.error({
       title: 'Your workspace is already connected to Nx Cloud',
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts
index 57889a93ac56d1..7e94a001760aa4 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/migrate.ts
@@ -1203,16 +1203,17 @@ async function generateMigrationsJsonAndUpdatePackageJson(
     let originalPackageJson = existsSync(rootPkgJsonPath)
       ? readJsonFile<PackageJson>(rootPkgJsonPath)
       : null;
-    const originalNxInstallation = readNxJson().installation;
+    const originalNxJson = readNxJson();
     const from =
-      originalNxInstallation?.version ?? readNxVersion(originalPackageJson);
+      originalNxJson.installation?.version ??
+      readNxVersion(originalPackageJson);
 
     try {
       if (
         ['nx', '@nrwl/workspace'].includes(opts.targetPackage) &&
         (await isMigratingToNewMajor(from, opts.targetVersion)) &&
         !isCI() &&
-        !isNxCloudUsed()
+        !isNxCloudUsed(originalNxJson)
       ) {
         const useCloud = await connectToNxCloudCommand(
           messages.getPromptMessage('nxCloudMigration')
@@ -1237,7 +1238,7 @@ async function generateMigrationsJsonAndUpdatePackageJson(
 
     const migrator = new Migrator({
       packageJson: originalPackageJson,
-      nxInstallation: originalNxInstallation,
+      nxInstallation: originalNxJson.installation,
       getInstalledPackageVersion: createInstalledPackageVersionsResolver(root),
       fetch: createFetcher(),
       from: opts.from,
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts b/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
index 778df66051a13e..9c49fa724e8f79 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class DaemonClient {
 
   enabled() {
     if (this._enabled === undefined) {
+      // TODO: Add migration to move it out of existing configs and remove the ?? here.
       const useDaemonProcessOption =
         this.nxJson.useDaemonProcess ??
         this.nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions?.['default']?.options?.useDaemonProcess;
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/life-cycles/view-logs-utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/life-cycles/view-logs-utils.ts
index 5c5ef847d8e6be..5ac0c5a0ef0ab8 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/life-cycles/view-logs-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/life-cycles/view-logs-utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import { readNxJson } from '../../config/nx-json';
 import { isNxCloudUsed } from '../../utils/nx-cloud-utils';
 import { output } from '../../utils/output';
 
 const VIEW_LOGS_MESSAGE = `Hint: Try "nx view-logs" to get structured, searchable errors logs in your browser.`;
 
 export function viewLogsFooterRows(failedTasks: number) {
-  if (failedTasks >= 2 && !isNxCloudUsed()) {
+  if (failedTasks >= 2 && !isNxCloudUsed(readNxJson())) {
     return [``, output.dim(`${output.X_PADDING} ${VIEW_LOGS_MESSAGE}`)];
   } else {
     return [];
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
index 1fbc629363bca7..5866e683725aa0 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ export function getRunner(
   let runner = nxArgs.runner;
   runner = runner || 'default';
 
-  if (runner !== 'default' && !nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions[runner]) {
+  if (runner !== 'default' && !nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions?.[runner]) {
     throw new Error(`Could not find runner configuration for ${runner}`);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts
index 722d9f3c8f048f..0be79f270f7c8b 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ export function isCacheableTask(
 ): boolean {
   if (
     task.cache !== undefined &&
-    process.env.NX_ALLOW_PROJECT_LEVEL_CACHE === 'true'
+    process.env.NX_ALLOW_PROJECT_LEVEL_CACHE === 'true' &&
+    !longRunningTask(task)
   ) {
     return task.cache;
   }
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts
index ded0d079992e50..175463e5212794 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { readNxJson } from '../config/configuration';
+import { NxJsonConfiguration, readNxJson } from '../config/nx-json';
 
-export function isNxCloudUsed(nxJson = readNxJson()) {
+export function isNxCloudUsed(nxJson: NxJsonConfiguration) {
   return (
     !!nxJson.accessToken ||
     Object.values(nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions ?? {}).find(
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function isNxCloudUsed(nxJson = readNxJson()) {
 }
 
 export function getNxCloudUrl(): string {
-  const taskRunner = isNxCloudUsed();
+  const taskRunner = isNxCloudUsed(readNxJson());
   if (!taskRunner) throw new Error('nx-cloud runner not find in nx.json');
   return (
     (typeof taskRunner === 'object' ? taskRunner.options.url : null) ??