diff --git a/hyperactor/src/mailbox.rs b/hyperactor/src/mailbox.rs
index c2756401b..1de42b0bb 100644
--- a/hyperactor/src/mailbox.rs
+++ b/hyperactor/src/mailbox.rs
@@ -1244,12 +1244,29 @@ impl Mailbox {
         )
     }
 
+    /// Open a new port with an accumulator with default reduce options.
+    /// See [`open_accum_port_opts`] for more details.
+    pub fn open_accum_port<A>(&self, accum: A) -> (PortHandle<A::Update>, PortReceiver<A::State>)
+    where
+        A: Accumulator + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        A::Update: Message,
+        A::State: Message + Default + Clone,
+    {
+        self.open_accum_port_opts(accum, None)
+    }
+
     /// Open a new port with an accumulator. This port accepts A::Update type
     /// messages, accumulate them into A::State with the given accumulator.
     /// The latest changed state can be received from the returned receiver as
     /// a single A::State message. If there is no new update, the receiver will
     /// not receive any message.
-    pub fn open_accum_port<A>(&self, accum: A) -> (PortHandle<A::Update>, PortReceiver<A::State>)
+    ///
+    /// If provided, reducer options are applied to reduce operations.
+    pub fn open_accum_port_opts<A>(
+        &self,
+        accum: A,
+        reducer_opts: Option<ReducerOpts>,
+    ) -> (PortHandle<A::Update>, PortReceiver<A::State>)
     where
         A: Accumulator + Send + Sync + 'static,
         A::Update: Message,
@@ -1273,7 +1290,7 @@ impl Mailbox {
                 sender: UnboundedPortSender::Func(Arc::new(enqueue)),
                 bound: Arc::new(OnceLock::new()),
                 reducer_spec,
-                reducer_opts: None, // TODO: provide open_accum_port_opts
+                reducer_opts,
             },
             PortReceiver::new(receiver, port_id, /*coalesce=*/ true, self.clone()),
         )
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/resource.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/resource.rs
index c7c251b91..e1559ad0b 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/resource.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/resource.rs
@@ -485,12 +485,10 @@ impl<T: Eq + Clone + Named> Accumulator for RankedValues<T> {
     }
 
     fn reducer_spec(&self) -> Option<ReducerSpec> {
-        None
-        // TODO: make this work. When it is enabled, the comm actor simply halts.
-        // Some(ReducerSpec {
-        //     typehash: <RankedValuesReducer<T> as Named>::typehash(),
-        //     builder_params: None,
-        // })
+        Some(ReducerSpec {
+            typehash: <RankedValuesReducer<T> as Named>::typehash(),
+            builder_params: None,
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
index 661297d4c..9cff5aeae 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+use hyperactor::accum::ReducerOpts;
 use hyperactor::channel::ChannelTransport;
 use hyperactor::clock::Clock;
 use hyperactor::clock::RealClock;
@@ -534,7 +535,13 @@ impl HostMeshRef {
         let mesh_name = Name::new(name);
         let mut procs = Vec::new();
         let num_ranks = self.region().num_ranks() * per_host.num_ranks();
-        let (port, rx) = cx.mailbox().open_accum_port(RankedValues::default());
+        let (port, rx) = cx.mailbox().open_accum_port_opts(
+            RankedValues::default(),
+            Some(ReducerOpts {
+                max_update_interval: Some(Duration::from_millis(50)),
+            }),
+        );
+
         // We CreateOrUpdate each proc, and then fence on getting statuses back.
         // This is currently necessary because otherwise there is a race between
         // the procs being created, and subsequent messages becoming unroutable
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs
index e98f6209c..d5bece7f6 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/proc_mesh.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use hyperactor::ActorRef;
 use hyperactor::Named;
 use hyperactor::ProcId;
 use hyperactor::RemoteMessage;
+use hyperactor::accum::ReducerOpts;
 use hyperactor::actor::Referable;
 use hyperactor::actor::remote::Remote;
 use hyperactor::channel;
@@ -609,7 +610,12 @@ impl ProcMeshRef {
             },
         )?;
 
-        let (port, rx) = cx.mailbox().open_accum_port(RankedValues::default());
+        let (port, rx) = cx.mailbox().open_accum_port_opts(
+            RankedValues::default(),
+            Some(ReducerOpts {
+                max_update_interval: Some(Duration::from_millis(50)),
+            }),
+        );
 
         self.agent_mesh().cast(
             cx,