diff --git a/modulefirewall/rules.go b/modulefirewall/rules.go
index d29a7ad..a8b8c0c 100644
--- a/modulefirewall/rules.go
+++ b/modulefirewall/rules.go
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ const (
 	DefaultApprovedWhenEmpty = "ALL"
 )
 
-var bundledMalwareTrustSeeds = []string{"npm", "npx", "yarn", "yarnpkg", "corepack", "pnpm"}
+// DefaultTrustedPackageManagers is the empty-TrustedModules seed:
+// deny every module except supported package managers.
+var DefaultTrustedPackageManagers = []string{
+	"npm", "npx", "yarn", "yarnpkg", "corepack", "pnpm", "vlt",
+}
+
+var bundledMalwareTrustSeeds = DefaultTrustedPackageManagers
 
 // ExplicitModuleGrant is true only for an explicit local grant.
 // Empty lists, ALL, NOT ALL, HTTPS URLs, and bundled package-manager names do not count.
@@ -54,12 +60,15 @@ func ExplicitModuleGrant(pkg PackageSpec, rules []string) bool {
 }
 
 // NormalizeTrustedModules applies the empty TrustedModules default:
-// deny every module except bundled package managers, so npm/yarn/corepack
+// deny every module except bundled package managers, so npm/yarn/corepack/vlt
 // can re-sign after an upgrade.
 func NormalizeTrustedModules(entries []string) []string {
 	normalized := NormalizeList(entries, "")
 	if len(normalized) == 0 {
-		return []string{"NOT ALL", "npm", "npx", "yarn", "yarnpkg", "corepack", "pnpm"}
+		out := make([]string, 1+len(DefaultTrustedPackageManagers))
+		out[0] = "NOT ALL"
+		copy(out[1:], DefaultTrustedPackageManagers)
+		return out
 	}
 	return normalized
 }
diff --git a/modulefirewall/rules_test.go b/modulefirewall/rules_test.go
index 87aec03..bed5464 100644
--- a/modulefirewall/rules_test.go
+++ b/modulefirewall/rules_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestNormalizeTrustedModules_DefaultTrustsNpm(t *testing.T) {
 	got := NormalizeTrustedModules(nil)
-	want := []string{"NOT ALL", "npm", "npx", "yarn", "yarnpkg", "corepack", "pnpm"}
+	want := []string{"NOT ALL", "npm", "npx", "yarn", "yarnpkg", "corepack", "pnpm", "vlt"}
 	if len(got) != len(want) {
 		t.Fatalf("got %#v", got)
 	}
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func TestNormalizeTrustedModules_DefaultTrustsNpm(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil || !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("corepack default trust = %v err=%v", ok, err)
 	}
+	vlt, _ := ParsePackageToken("vlt")
+	ok, err = IsPackageTrustedLocal(vlt, nil)
+	if err != nil || !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("vlt default trust = %v err=%v", ok, err)
+	}
 	other, _ := ParsePackageToken("eslint")
 	ok, err = IsPackageTrustedLocal(other, nil)
 	if err != nil || ok {
diff --git a/modulefirewall/trust_test.go b/modulefirewall/trust_test.go
index 763d5b5..27a5100 100644
--- a/modulefirewall/trust_test.go
+++ b/modulefirewall/trust_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ func TestExplicitModuleGrant(t *testing.T) {
 	if ExplicitModuleGrant(pkg, []string{"NOT ALL", "npm", "npx"}) {
 		t.Fatal("bundled seeds")
 	}
+	vlt := PackageSpec{Name: "vlt", Raw: "vlt"}
+	if ExplicitModuleGrant(vlt, NormalizeTrustedModules(nil)) {
+		t.Fatal("vlt default seed")
+	}
 	if ExplicitModuleGrant(pkg, []string{"https://policy.example/fw"}) {
 		t.Fatal("url")
 	}
diff --git a/settings/options.go b/settings/options.go
index b68b57a..d369fe8 100644
--- a/settings/options.go
+++ b/settings/options.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Settings struct {
 	Aliases                       []string `cfg:"aliases" reg:"Aliases" default:"" help:"Comma-delimited list of version aliases in the format alias=version." hidden:"true"`
 	AllowedSigners                []string `cfg:"allowed_signers" reg:"AllowedSigners" help:"Comma-delimited signer organization names (O=) allowed after Authenticode chain verification. Use to restrict vendors (for example OpenJS Foundation vs NodeSource)." hidden:"true"`
 	AllowedThumbprints            []string `cfg:"allowed_thumbprints" reg:"AllowedThumbprints" help:"Optional comma-delimited SHA-1 Authenticode leaf thumbprints (hex). When set, node.exe must match one pin after org allowlist. Empty disables pinning." hidden:"true"`
-	TrustedModules                []string `cfg:"trusted_modules" reg:"TrustedModules" help:"Trust firewall: modules allowed to auto-reshim after self-update. NOT/! negation; empty defaults to NOT ALL plus npm, npx, yarn, yarnpkg, corepack, and pnpm. May include an HTTPS policy URL; local entries are checked first and only untrusted modules are POSTed to the URL." hidden:"true"`
+	TrustedModules                []string `cfg:"trusted_modules" reg:"TrustedModules" help:"Trust firewall: modules allowed to auto-reshim after self-update. NOT/! negation; empty defaults to NOT ALL plus npm, npx, yarn, yarnpkg, corepack, pnpm, and vlt. May include an HTTPS policy URL; local entries are checked first and only untrusted modules are POSTed to the URL." hidden:"true"`
 	UntrustedModuleHandlerAction  string   `cfg:"untrusted_module_handler_action" reg:"UntrustedModuleHandlerAction" default:"prompt" enum:"deny,prompt,allow" help:"Action when a global module changes without TrustedModules hit: prompt (default), allow (auto-reshim + quiet toast), or deny." hidden:"false"`
 	ApprovedModules               []string `cfg:"approved_modules" reg:"ApprovedModules" help:"Module firewall (certified): allow list for local installs. Empty defaults to ALL. May be a single HTTPS policy URL." hidden:"true"`
 	ApprovedGlobalModules         []string `cfg:"approved_global_modules" reg:"ApprovedGlobalModules" help:"Module firewall (certified): allow list for global installs. Empty defaults to ALL. May be a single HTTPS policy URL." hidden:"true"`
diff --git a/verifycache/script_cache.go b/verifycache/script_cache.go
index e337700..2389303 100644
--- a/verifycache/script_cache.go
+++ b/verifycache/script_cache.go
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ const scriptCacheBucket = "scripts"
 var ErrScriptCacheMiss = errors.New("delegated script cache entry missing")
 
 // SignVersionScripts records TPM-signed hashes for top-level .cmd/.bat launchers,
-// package-manager JS entrypoints (npm-cli.js / npx-cli.js), and Authenticode
-// verify-cache entries for top-level .exe helpers.
+// package-manager JS entrypoints (npm-cli.js / npx-cli.js), Authenticode
+// verify-cache entries for top-level .exe helpers, and Yarn Classic / pnpm
+// global bin launchers outside the version directory.
 func SignVersionScripts(versionDir string) error {
 	dataRoot, err := dataRootFromVersionDir(versionDir)
 	if err != nil {