diff --git a/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/npm.yaml b/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/npm.yaml
index a2ac3dae293..afdb15289b5 100644
--- a/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/npm.yaml
+++ b/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/npm.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,18 @@ network_policies:
     endpoints:
       - host: registry.npmjs.org
         port: 443
-        access: full
+        protocol: rest
+        enforcement: enforce
+        tls: terminate
+        rules:
+          - allow: { method: GET, path: "/**" }
       - host: registry.yarnpkg.com
         port: 443
-        access: full
+        protocol: rest
+        enforcement: enforce
+        tls: terminate
+        rules:
+          - allow: { method: GET, path: "/**" }
     binaries:
       - { path: /usr/local/bin/npm* }
       - { path: /usr/local/bin/npx* }
diff --git a/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/pypi.yaml b/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/pypi.yaml
index 9b8cebd5ac3..0bb65d6b523 100644
--- a/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/pypi.yaml
+++ b/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/presets/pypi.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,20 @@ network_policies:
     endpoints:
       - host: pypi.org
         port: 443
-        access: full
+        protocol: rest
+        enforcement: enforce
+        tls: terminate
+        rules:
+          - allow: { method: GET, path: "/**" }
+          - allow: { method: HEAD, path: "/**" }
       - host: files.pythonhosted.org
         port: 443
-        access: full
+        protocol: rest
+        enforcement: enforce
+        tls: terminate
+        rules:
+          - allow: { method: GET, path: "/**" }
+          - allow: { method: HEAD, path: "/**" }
     binaries:
       - { path: /usr/bin/python3* }
       - { path: /usr/bin/pip* }
diff --git a/test/policies.test.js b/test/policies.test.js
index d00ea8cbd59..667f7dd8a57 100644
--- a/test/policies.test.js
+++ b/test/policies.test.js
@@ -563,19 +563,31 @@ describe("policies", () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it("package-manager presets use access: full (not tls: terminate)", () => {
-      // Package managers (pip, npm, yarn) use CONNECT tunneling which breaks
-      // under tls: terminate. Ensure these presets use access: full like the
-      // github policy in openclaw-sandbox.yaml.
+    it("package-manager presets use protocol: rest with read-only rules", () => {
+      // Package managers only need read access to install packages.
+      // Using access: full opens a raw CONNECT tunnel that allows
+      // PUT/POST (publish, exfiltrate). Restrict via rest rules.
       const packagePresets = ["pypi", "npm"];
       for (const name of packagePresets) {
         const content = policies.loadPreset(name);
         expect(content).toBeTruthy();
-        expect(content.includes("tls: terminate")).toBe(false);
-        expect(content.includes("access: full")).toBe(true);
+        expect(content.includes("access: full")).toBe(false);
+        expect(content.includes("protocol: rest")).toBe(true);
+        expect(content.includes("method: GET")).toBe(true);
+        // No write methods allowed
+        expect(content.includes("method: PUT")).toBe(false);
+        expect(content.includes("method: POST")).toBe(false);
+        expect(content.includes("method: DELETE")).toBe(false);
       }
     });
 
+    it("pypi preset allows HEAD for pip lazy-wheel metadata checks", () => {
+      // pip and uv use HEAD requests for lazy wheel downloads and
+      // range-request support. GET-only would break pip install.
+      const content = policies.loadPreset("pypi");
+      expect(content.includes("method: HEAD")).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it("package-manager presets include binaries section", () => {
       // Without binaries, the proxy can't match pip/npm traffic to the policy
       // and returns 403.