diff --git a/config/instance-config.js b/config/instance-config.js
index f61c63fc..993bd3d9 100644
--- a/config/instance-config.js
+++ b/config/instance-config.js
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ export const DEFAULT_WHITELIST_MODE_ENABLED = true;
  */
 export const ALLOW_NSFW_CONTENT = false;
 
+/**
+ * Baseline trusted accounts used to seed the moderation graph.
+ *
+ * Provide Nostr npubs for the operators and moderators you trust by default.
+ * Downstream modules treat these accounts as the starting point for the F1
+ * network that powers trusted reports and mutes. Operators should feel free to
+ * edit the list to match their deployment; bitvid will freeze and sanitize the
+ * values at runtime when reading from `js/config.js`.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS = [
+  "npub1424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424qamrcaj",
+  "npub1hwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwasxw04hu",
+];
+
 /**
  * Baseline trusted-report count that triggers thumbnail blurring.
  *
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index c16aece7..7a07c770 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   ADMIN_WHITELIST_MODE_STORAGE_KEY,
   DEFAULT_WHITELIST_MODE_ENABLED,
   ALLOW_NSFW_CONTENT,
+  DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS,
   DEFAULT_BLUR_THRESHOLD,
   DEFAULT_AUTOPLAY_BLOCK_THRESHOLD,
   DEFAULT_TRUSTED_MUTE_HIDE_THRESHOLD,
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export const ADMIN_LIST_NAMESPACE = "bitvid:admin"; // Reserved for Nostr lists
 export const ADMIN_COMMUNITY_BLACKLIST_SOURCES = "community:blacklist:sources";
 export const ADMIN_COMMUNITY_BLACKLIST_PREFIX = "community:blacklist";
 export { ALLOW_NSFW_CONTENT };
+export { DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS };
 export { DEFAULT_BLUR_THRESHOLD };
 export { DEFAULT_AUTOPLAY_BLOCK_THRESHOLD };
 export { DEFAULT_TRUSTED_MUTE_HIDE_THRESHOLD };
diff --git a/js/constants.js b/js/constants.js
index 0e09dc66..e14b572f 100644
--- a/js/constants.js
+++ b/js/constants.js
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 import {
   DEFAULT_AUTOPLAY_BLOCK_THRESHOLD as CONFIG_DEFAULT_AUTOPLAY_BLOCK_THRESHOLD,
   DEFAULT_BLUR_THRESHOLD as CONFIG_DEFAULT_BLUR_THRESHOLD,
+  DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS as CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS,
   DEFAULT_TRUSTED_MUTE_HIDE_THRESHOLD as CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUSTED_MUTE_HIDE_THRESHOLD,
   DEFAULT_TRUSTED_SPAM_HIDE_THRESHOLD as CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUSTED_SPAM_HIDE_THRESHOLD,
 } from "./config.js";
 
-export const DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS = Object.freeze([
-  // Rollout: trust seeds count as F1 contacts. Rollback: flip FEATURE_TRUST_SEEDS to false.
-  "npub1424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424qamrcaj",
-  "npub1hwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwamhwasxw04hu",
-]);
-
 function coerceNonNegativeInteger(value, fallback) {
   const numeric = Number(value);
   if (!Number.isFinite(numeric)) {
@@ -83,6 +78,32 @@ function sanitizeTrackerList(candidate, fallbackTrackers) {
   return sanitized;
 }
 
+function sanitizeTrustSeedList(candidate) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(candidate)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const seen = new Set();
+  const sanitized = [];
+
+  for (const npub of candidate) {
+    if (typeof npub !== "string") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const trimmed = npub.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (seen.has(trimmed)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(trimmed);
+    sanitized.push(trimmed);
+  }
+
+  return sanitized;
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_WSS_TRACKERS = Object.freeze([
   "wss://tracker.openwebtorrent.com",
   "wss://tracker.fastcast.nz",
@@ -107,6 +128,10 @@ const SANITIZED_DEFAULT_TRUSTED_SPAM_HIDE_THRESHOLD = coerceNonNegativeInteger(
   3,
 );
 
+const SANITIZED_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS = Object.freeze(
+  sanitizeTrustSeedList(CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS)
+);
+
 export const DEFAULT_BLUR_THRESHOLD = SANITIZED_DEFAULT_BLUR_THRESHOLD;
 export const DEFAULT_AUTOPLAY_BLOCK_THRESHOLD =
   SANITIZED_DEFAULT_AUTOPLAY_BLOCK_THRESHOLD;
@@ -114,6 +139,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_TRUSTED_MUTE_HIDE_THRESHOLD =
   SANITIZED_DEFAULT_TRUSTED_MUTE_HIDE_THRESHOLD;
 export const DEFAULT_TRUSTED_SPAM_HIDE_THRESHOLD =
   SANITIZED_DEFAULT_TRUSTED_SPAM_HIDE_THRESHOLD;
+export const DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS = SANITIZED_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS;
 
 const DEFAULT_FLAGS = Object.freeze({
   URL_FIRST_ENABLED: true, // try URL before magnet in the player
diff --git a/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs b/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
index ff87be17..0fef25df 100644
--- a/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import test from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS } from "../../js/constants.js";
+import { DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS as CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS } from "../../js/config.js";
 import {
   withMockedNostrTools,
   createModerationServiceHarness,
@@ -9,6 +10,23 @@ import {
 
 const [PRIMARY_SEED_NPUB] = DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS;
 
+test("default trust seeds derive from config", () => {
+  const sanitizedConfigSeeds = Array.isArray(CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS)
+    ? Array.from(
+        new Set(
+          CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS
+            .filter((value) => typeof value === "string")
+            .map((value) => value.trim())
+            .filter(Boolean)
+        )
+      )
+    : [];
+
+  assert.ok(Object.isFrozen(DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS));
+  assert.deepEqual(DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS, sanitizedConfigSeeds);
+  assert.notStrictEqual(DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS, CONFIG_DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS);
+});
+
 function createTrustedMuteEvent({ owner, muted, id = "m".repeat(64), createdAt = 1_700_000_000 } = {}) {
   return {
     kind: 10000,