diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index b553f705..03a2a4eb 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -78,14 +78,33 @@
   ],
   packageRules: [
     {
-      matchPackageNames: ["jdx/mise"],
-      groupName: "mise",
-      description: "Only update mise once a week",
+      matchPackageNames: [
+        "actionlint",
+        "cargo:xmloxide",
+        "editorconfig-checker",
+        "github:google/google-java-format",
+        "github:koalaman/shellcheck",
+        "github:pinterest/ktlint",
+        "golangci-lint",
+        "hadolint",
+        "lychee",
+        "npm:@biomejs/biome",
+        "npm:markdownlint-cli2",
+        "npm:prettier",
+        "npm:renovate",
+        "pipx:codespell",
+        "pipx:ruff",
+        "shellcheck",
+        "shfmt",
+      ],
+      groupName: "linters",
+      description: "Only update flint-managed linters once a week",
       schedule: ["before 4am on Monday"],
     },
     {
-      matchPackageNames: ["renovate"],
-      description: "Only update renovate once a week",
+      matchPackageNames: ["jdx/mise"],
+      groupName: "mise",
+      description: "Only update mise once a week",
       schedule: ["before 4am on Monday"],
     },
     {
diff --git a/default.json b/default.json
index 40e9e9bf..126c63f5 100644
--- a/default.json
+++ b/default.json
@@ -36,9 +36,28 @@
   ],
   "packageRules": [
     {
-      "matchPackageNames": ["renovate"],
-      "description": "Only update renovate once a week",
-      "schedule": ["before 6am on Monday"]
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "actionlint",
+        "cargo:xmloxide",
+        "editorconfig-checker",
+        "github:google/google-java-format",
+        "github:koalaman/shellcheck",
+        "github:pinterest/ktlint",
+        "golangci-lint",
+        "hadolint",
+        "lychee",
+        "npm:@biomejs/biome",
+        "npm:markdownlint-cli2",
+        "npm:prettier",
+        "npm:renovate",
+        "pipx:codespell",
+        "pipx:ruff",
+        "shellcheck",
+        "shfmt"
+      ],
+      "groupName": "linters",
+      "description": "Only update flint-managed linters once a week",
+      "schedule": ["before 4am on Monday"]
     },
     {
       "matchPackageNames": ["jdx/mise"],
diff --git a/src/registry/tests.rs b/src/registry/tests.rs
index a0777a77..b9632100 100644
--- a/src/registry/tests.rs
+++ b/src/registry/tests.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use super::*;
@@ -143,6 +143,60 @@ fn all_registry_binaries_found() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn default_renovate_preset_covers_all_linter_tools_weekly() {
+    let manifest_dir = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    let default_json_path = manifest_dir.join("default.json");
+    let default_json =
+        std::fs::read_to_string(&default_json_path).expect("default.json must be readable");
+    let parsed: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_str(&default_json).expect("default.json must be valid JSON");
+
+    let package_rules = parsed["packageRules"]
+        .as_array()
+        .expect("default.json packageRules must be an array");
+    let linters_rule = package_rules
+        .iter()
+        .find(|rule| rule["groupName"].as_str() == Some("linters"))
+        .expect("default.json must define a packageRules entry with groupName 'linters'");
+
+    let actual: BTreeSet<&str> = linters_rule["matchPackageNames"]
+        .as_array()
+        .expect("linters package rule must declare matchPackageNames")
+        .iter()
+        .map(|value| {
+            value
+                .as_str()
+                .expect("linters package names must be strings")
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    let mut expected: BTreeSet<&str> = builtin()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|check| check.uses_binary())
+        .filter(|check| !check.is_toolchain())
+        .filter_map(|check| check.mise_tool_name.or(Some(check.bin_name)))
+        .collect();
+    // Backward-compatible alias still used in this repo's own mise.toml.
+    expected.insert("github:koalaman/shellcheck");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        linters_rule["schedule"].as_array(),
+        Some(&vec![serde_json::Value::String(
+            "before 4am on Monday".to_string()
+        )]),
+        "linters package rule must remain on the weekly Monday schedule"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !actual.contains("node"),
+        "node is a runtime prerequisite, not a linter, and must not be in the weekly linters rule"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        actual, expected,
+        "default.json weekly linters rule is out of sync with the linter registry"
+    );
+}
+
 /// Verifies README summary table and docs/linters.md detail sections stay
 /// in sync with the registry. The summary table lives in README.md between
 /// `registry-table-*` markers; the per-linter detail sections live in