diff --git a/rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs b/rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs
index 9366963..9328e83 100644
--- a/rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -1427,9 +1427,20 @@ fn run_task_output(input: TaskIdInput) -> Result<String, String> {
 
 #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
 fn run_worker_create(input: WorkerCreateInput) -> Result<String, String> {
+    // Merge config-level trusted_roots with per-call overrides.
+    // Config provides the default allowlist; per-call roots add on top.
+    let config_roots: Vec<String> = ConfigLoader::default_for(&input.cwd)
+        .load()
+        .ok()
+        .map(|c| c.trusted_roots().to_vec())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let merged_roots: Vec<String> = config_roots
+        .into_iter()
+        .chain(input.trusted_roots.iter().cloned())
+        .collect();
     let worker = global_worker_registry().create(
         &input.cwd,
-        &input.trusted_roots,
+        &merged_roots,
         input.auto_recover_prompt_misdelivery,
     );
     to_pretty_json(worker)
@@ -5506,6 +5517,43 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(accepted_output["prompt_in_flight"], true);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn worker_create_merges_config_trusted_roots_without_per_call_override() {
+        use std::fs;
+        // Write a .claw/settings.json in a temp dir with trustedRoots
+        let worktree = temp_path("config-trust-worktree");
+        let claw_dir = worktree.join(".claw");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&claw_dir).expect("create .claw dir");
+        // Use the actual OS temp dir so the worktree path matches the allowlist
+        let tmp_root = std::env::temp_dir().to_str().expect("utf-8").to_string();
+        let settings = format!("{{\"trustedRoots\": [\"{tmp_root}\"]}}");
+        fs::write(
+            claw_dir.join("settings.json"),
+            settings,
+        )
+        .expect("write settings");
+
+        // WorkerCreate with no per-call trusted_roots — config should supply them
+        let cwd = worktree.to_str().expect("valid utf-8").to_string();
+        let created = execute_tool(
+            "WorkerCreate",
+            &json!({
+                "cwd": cwd
+                // trusted_roots intentionally omitted
+            }),
+        )
+        .expect("WorkerCreate should succeed");
+        let output: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&created).expect("json");
+
+        // worktree is under /tmp, so config roots auto-resolve trust
+        assert_eq!(
+            output["trust_auto_resolve"], true,
+            "config-level trustedRoots should auto-resolve trust without per-call override"
+        );
+
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&worktree).ok();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn worker_tools_detect_misdelivery_and_arm_prompt_replay() {
         let created = execute_tool(