diff --git a/reference/conanfile/tools/cmake.rst b/reference/conanfile/tools/cmake.rst
index 8585a395742..ad3420b2fd5 100644
--- a/reference/conanfile/tools/cmake.rst
+++ b/reference/conanfile/tools/cmake.rst
@@ -317,3 +317,9 @@ conf
 - ``tools.microsoft.msbuild:verbosity`` will accept one of ``"Quiet", "Minimal", "Normal", "Detailed", "Diagnostic"`` to be passed
   to the ``CMake.build()`` command, when a Visual Studio generator (MSBuild build system) is being used for CMake. It is passed as
   an argument to the underlying build system via the call ``cmake --build . --config Release -- /verbosity:Diagnostic``
+
+- ``tools.ninja:jobs`` argument for the ``--jobs`` parameter when running Ninja generator. (overrides
+  the general ``tools.build:processes``).
+
+- ``tools.microsoft.msbuild:max_cpu_count`` argument for the ``/m`` (``/maxCpuCount``) when running
+  ``MSBuild`` (overrides the general ``tools.build:processes``).
diff --git a/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu.rst b/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu.rst
index 213d17d53bd..60baf16956c 100644
--- a/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu.rst
+++ b/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ consistent conventions and strategy, however they are currently completely
 independent from each other. Thus, you can use this toolchain without using the
 ``MakeGenerator``.
 
+conf
+++++
+
+- ``tools.gnu.make:jobs``: argument for the ``--jobs`` parameter when running ``make`` 
+  (overrides the general ``tools.build:processes``).
 
 Using the toolchain in developer flow
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/reference/conanfile/tools/meson.rst b/reference/conanfile/tools/meson.rst
index b0753be2756..7879b48991d 100644
--- a/reference/conanfile/tools/meson.rst
+++ b/reference/conanfile/tools/meson.rst
@@ -187,3 +187,9 @@ test()
     def test(self):
 
 Runs project's tests. Equivalent to running :command:`meson test -v -C .` in the build folder..
+
+conf
+++++
+
+- ``tools.ninja:jobs`` argument for the ``--jobs`` parameter when running Ninja. (overrides
+  the general ``tools.build:processes``).
diff --git a/reference/config_files/global_conf.rst b/reference/config_files/global_conf.rst
index 9773bb090ca..d2b9a75ed5f 100644
--- a/reference/config_files/global_conf.rst
+++ b/reference/config_files/global_conf.rst
@@ -31,10 +31,25 @@ have priority over globally defined ones in *global.conf*, and can be defined as
 
     [conf]
     tools.microsoft.msbuild:verbosity=Diagnostic
-
+    tools.microsoft.msbuild:max_cpu_count=20
+    tools.build:processes=10
+    tools.ninja:jobs=30
+    tools.gnu.make:jobs=40
 
 Existing configurations:
 
-- ``tools.microsoft.msbuild:verbosity`` allows defining a value from ``"Quiet", "Minimal", "Normal", "Detailed", "Diagnostic"`` for build using the
-  MSBuild system, it could be with the ``tools.microsoft.MSBuild`` or with the ``tools.cmake.CMake`` helpers.
+- ``tools.microsoft.msbuild:verbosity`` allows defining a value from ``"Quiet", "Minimal", "Normal",
+  "Detailed", "Diagnostic"`` for build using the
+  MSBuild system, it could be with the ``tools.microsoft.MSBuild`` or with the ``tools.cmake.CMake``
+  helpers.
+
+- ``tools.microsoft.msbuild:max_cpu_count`` argument for the ``/m`` (``/maxCpuCount``) when running
+  ``MSBuild`` standalone or via CMake (overrides the general ``tools.build:processes``).
+
+- ``tools.build:processes``: number of processes to use for every build-helper.
+
+- ``tools.ninja:jobs`` argument for the ``--jobs`` parameter when running Ninja generator via CMake
+  or Meson. (overrides the general ``tools.build:processes``). 
 
+- ``tools.gnu.make:jobs``: argument for the ``--jobs`` parameter when running ``make`` 
+  (overrides the general ``tools.build:processes``).