diff --git a/src/spark_cli/cli.py b/src/spark_cli/cli.py
index 1a03f91b..47ff7f01 100644
--- a/src/spark_cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/spark_cli/cli.py
@@ -38,27 +38,9 @@
 
 import tomllib
 
-from . import secret_input_authority
-from .command_summary import sanitize_command_line, select_failure_summary
-from .bridge_key import BRIDGE_API_KEY_ENV, BRIDGE_API_KEY_SECRET_ID, BRIDGE_CONSUMER_MODULES
-from .bridge_key import RESERVED_CONTROL_KEYS, load_generated_bridge_envs, resolve_shared_spawner_bridge_api_key
-from .env_files import decode_env_file_bytes, parse_env_file_bytes, serialize_env_assignment, serialize_env_file
-from .machine_output import emit_json_payload, render_module_listing, resolve_os_json_output_path
-from . import managed_secret_runtime
-from .provider_auth import effective_provider_auth_mode
-from .provider_secrets import redaction_followup, resolve_runtime_provider_secret_env, store_provider_secrets, strip_provider_secret_values
-from .provider_status_scope import render_provider_status_heading, with_configuration_readiness_scope
-from .r30_merged_source_truth import (
-    classify_r30_os_compile_status,
-    collect_r30_merged_source_truth_status,
-    evaluate_r30_source_truth,
-    present_r30_historical_handoffs,
-)
-from .runtime_policy import managed_node_windows_dir, run_runtime_command, runtime_command_argv, split_single_argv_command
-from .secret_listing import render_secret_presence, render_stored_secret_listing
-from .secret_storage_notice import warn_insecure_file_secret_storage
-from .secret_help import SECRET_BACKEND_HELP, SECRET_ID_DELETE_HELP, SECRET_ID_GET_HELP, SECRET_ID_SET_HELP
-from .security.approval import CommandContext, approval_required_for_command, parse_command_text
+from .env_files import normalize_env_file_value
+from .runtime_policy import npm_install_command_argv, run_runtime_command, runtime_command_argv, split_single_argv_command
+from .security.approval import CommandContext, approval_required_for_command
 from .security.prompt_injection import scan_prompt_injection_text
 from .security.provider_transport import (
     open_pinned_provider_request as _open_pinned_provider_request,
@@ -8224,7 +8206,7 @@ def install_command_argv(command: str) -> list[str]:
         _reject_custom_pip_index(pip_args)
         return [str(Path(sys.executable)), "-m", "pip", *pip_args]
     if executable == "npm":
-        return [resolve_install_executable("npm"), *parts[1:]]
+        return npm_install_command_argv(parts[1:])
     raise SystemExit(
         "Unsupported install command executable. Allowed install commands must start with "
         "python, python3, pip, pip3, uv pip, or npm."
diff --git a/src/spark_cli/runtime_policy.py b/src/spark_cli/runtime_policy.py
index e6ab40c4..fdf36f73 100644
--- a/src/spark_cli/runtime_policy.py
+++ b/src/spark_cli/runtime_policy.py
@@ -66,19 +66,14 @@ def resolve_runtime_executable(name: str) -> str:
     )
 
 
-# Trusted module-boot (runtime/start) path. Module start commands come from the
-# module's own vetted, registry-pinned manifest, so booting a module with
-# `npm run <script>` (the standard Node start mechanism) must be permitted here.
-# Untrusted *install* commands are hardened separately in install_command_argv;
-# the install/ci subcommands stay allowed for install-style runtime tasks.
-_NPM_ALLOWED_SUBCOMMANDS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"install", "ci", "run"})
+_NPM_INSTALL_ALLOWED_SUBCOMMANDS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"install", "ci"})
 
 
-def npm_runtime_command_argv(args: list[str]) -> list[str]:
-    if not args or args[0].lower() not in _NPM_ALLOWED_SUBCOMMANDS:
-        allowed = ", ".join(sorted(_NPM_ALLOWED_SUBCOMMANDS))
+def npm_install_command_argv(args: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    if not args or args[0].lower() not in _NPM_INSTALL_ALLOWED_SUBCOMMANDS:
+        allowed = ", ".join(sorted(_NPM_INSTALL_ALLOWED_SUBCOMMANDS))
         raise SystemExit(
-            f"npm subcommand {args[0]!r} is not permitted in Spark module commands. "
+            f"npm subcommand {args[0]!r} is not permitted in Spark install commands. "
             f"Allowed: {allowed}."
         )
     npm_path = resolve_runtime_executable("npm")
@@ -99,7 +94,8 @@ def runtime_command_argv(command: str) -> list[str]:
     if executable == "node":
         return [resolve_runtime_executable("node"), *parts[1:]]
     if executable == "npm":
-        return npm_runtime_command_argv(parts[1:])
+        npm_path = resolve_runtime_executable("npm")
+        return [npm_path, *parts[1:]]
     if executable == "uv" and len(parts) >= 2 and parts[1] == "run":
         return [resolve_runtime_executable("uv"), *parts[1:]]
     raise SystemExit(