diff --git a/tests/moderation/mocks/bootstrap-trust-seeds-loader.mjs b/tests/moderation/mocks/bootstrap-trust-seeds-loader.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b820ddcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/moderation/mocks/bootstrap-trust-seeds-loader.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const ACCESS_CONTROL_MOCK_URL = "bitvid:tests:access-control";
+const MODERATION_SERVICE_MOCK_URL = "bitvid:tests:moderation-service";
+const BOOTSTRAP_PATH_SUFFIX = "/js/bootstrap.js";
+
+export function resolve(specifier, context, defaultResolve) {
+  const parent = context?.parentURL || "";
+  if (parent.endsWith(BOOTSTRAP_PATH_SUFFIX)) {
+    if (specifier === "./accessControl.js") {
+      return { url: ACCESS_CONTROL_MOCK_URL, shortCircuit: true };
+    }
+    if (specifier === "./services/moderationService.js") {
+      return { url: MODERATION_SERVICE_MOCK_URL, shortCircuit: true };
+    }
+  }
+  return defaultResolve(specifier, context, defaultResolve);
+}
+
+export async function load(url, context, defaultLoad) {
+  if (url === ACCESS_CONTROL_MOCK_URL) {
+    const source = `const mock = globalThis.__bootstrapAccessControlMock || null;
+export const accessControl = mock;
+export default accessControl;
+`;
+    return { format: "module", source, shortCircuit: true };
+  }
+
+  if (url === MODERATION_SERVICE_MOCK_URL) {
+    const source = `const mock = globalThis.__bootstrapModerationServiceMock || {};
+export const ModerationService = class {};
+export default mock;
+`;
+    return { format: "module", source, shortCircuit: true };
+  }
+
+  return defaultLoad(url, context, defaultLoad);
+}
diff --git a/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs b/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
index 0fef25df..06901be9 100644
--- a/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import {
   createModerationServiceHarness,
   createReportEvent,
 } from "../helpers/moderation-test-helpers.mjs";
+import { ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB } from "../../js/config.js";
+import { register } from "node:module";
 
 const [PRIMARY_SEED_NPUB] = DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS;
 
@@ -85,22 +87,137 @@ test("trusted seeds contribute to trusted report counts", (t) => {
   assert.deepEqual(reporters.map((entry) => entry.pubkey), [seedHex]);
 });
 
-test("whitelist entries augment trusted seeds", (t) => {
+test("moderator seeds populate trusted contacts", (t) => {
   withMockedNostrTools(t);
 
-  const whitelistHex = "a".repeat(64);
-  const whitelistNpub = `npub${whitelistHex}`;
+  const moderatorHex = "d".repeat(64);
+  const moderatorNpub = `npub${moderatorHex}`;
 
   const { service } = createModerationServiceHarness(t);
-  service.setTrustedSeeds([...DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS, whitelistNpub]);
+  service.setTrustedSeeds([moderatorNpub]);
 
   assert.ok(
-    service.trustedSeedContacts.has(whitelistHex),
-    "whitelist npubs should populate trusted seed contacts"
+    service.trustedSeedContacts.has(moderatorHex),
+    "moderator seeds should populate trusted seed contacts"
   );
 
   assert.ok(
-    service.trustedContacts.has(whitelistHex),
-    "whitelist npubs should populate trusted contacts"
+    service.trustedContacts.has(moderatorHex),
+    "moderator seeds should populate trusted contacts"
+  );
+});
+
+test("bootstrap seeds track editor roster and ignore whitelist-only changes", async (t) => {
+  register(new URL("./mocks/bootstrap-trust-seeds-loader.mjs", import.meta.url));
+
+  t.after(() => {
+    delete globalThis.__bootstrapAccessControlMock;
+    delete globalThis.__bootstrapModerationServiceMock;
+  });
+
+  let currentEditors = [
+    "npub1moderatorexamplemoderatorexamplemoderatorexample1",
+  ];
+  const whitelistListeners = new Set();
+  const editorListeners = new Set();
+  let ensureReadyCalls = 0;
+  let getEditorsCalls = 0;
+
+  const accessControlMock = {
+    ensureReady: async () => {
+      ensureReadyCalls += 1;
+    },
+    getEditors: () => {
+      getEditorsCalls += 1;
+      return currentEditors;
+    },
+    onWhitelistChange: (listener) => {
+      if (typeof listener === "function") {
+        whitelistListeners.add(listener);
+      }
+      return () => {
+        whitelistListeners.delete(listener);
+      };
+    },
+    onEditorsChange: (listener) => {
+      if (typeof listener === "function") {
+        editorListeners.add(listener);
+      }
+      return () => {
+        editorListeners.delete(listener);
+      };
+    },
+  };
+
+  const setTrustedSeedsCalls = [];
+  const moderationServiceMock = {
+    setTrustedSeeds: (seeds) => {
+      const snapshot = [];
+      if (seeds && typeof seeds[Symbol.iterator] === "function") {
+        for (const value of seeds) {
+          snapshot.push(value);
+        }
+      }
+      setTrustedSeedsCalls.push(snapshot);
+    },
+  };
+
+  globalThis.__bootstrapAccessControlMock = accessControlMock;
+  globalThis.__bootstrapModerationServiceMock = moderationServiceMock;
+
+  await import("../../js/bootstrap.js");
+
+  assert.equal(ensureReadyCalls, 1);
+  assert.ok(
+    getEditorsCalls >= 1,
+    "bootstrap should query editors during initialization"
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(setTrustedSeedsCalls.length, 1);
+  const [initialSeeds] = setTrustedSeedsCalls;
+  assert.ok(
+    initialSeeds.includes(ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB),
+    "super admin should be included in trusted seed roster"
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    initialSeeds.some((value) => currentEditors.includes(value)),
+    "initial editor roster should seed trust"
+  );
+
+  const whitelistListener = Array.from(whitelistListeners)[0];
+  if (typeof whitelistListener === "function") {
+    whitelistListener(["npub1whitelistentrywhitelistentrywhitelistentry"]);
+  }
+
+  assert.equal(
+    setTrustedSeedsCalls.length,
+    2,
+    "whitelist change should retrigger trusted seed derivation"
+  );
+  const [, whitelistSeeds] = setTrustedSeedsCalls;
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    new Set(whitelistSeeds),
+    new Set(initialSeeds),
+    "whitelist updates should not introduce new trusted seeds"
+  );
+
+  currentEditors = [
+    "npub1newmoderatorexamplemoderatorexamplemoderator",
+    "npub1secondmoderatorexamplemoderatorexamplemod",
+  ];
+  for (const listener of editorListeners) {
+    listener(currentEditors);
+  }
+
+  assert.equal(
+    setTrustedSeedsCalls.length,
+    3,
+    "editor change should recompute trusted seed roster"
+  );
+  const latestSeeds = setTrustedSeedsCalls[2];
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    new Set(latestSeeds),
+    new Set([ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB, ...currentEditors]),
+    "trusted seeds should match super admin plus latest editors"
   );
 });