diff --git a/pacquet/crates/cli/tests/custom_resolvers.rs b/pacquet/crates/cli/tests/custom_resolvers.rs
index a1377dabf3..db959a5957 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/cli/tests/custom_resolvers.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/cli/tests/custom_resolvers.rs
@@ -146,3 +146,79 @@ fn failing_should_refresh_resolution_aborts_the_install() {
 
     drop((root, mock_instance)); // cleanup
 }
+
+/// Port of upstream's `'custom resolver receives currentPkg on
+/// subsequent installs'` (`installing/deps-installer/test/install/customResolvers.ts`).
+///
+/// The first install records the npm resolver's pick — a `Registry`
+/// (`{integrity}`-only) lockfile entry. The second install is forced to
+/// re-resolve via `shouldRefreshResolution`; the resolver must receive
+/// that entry as `currentPkg` with the tarball URL re-derived from the
+/// registry, and echoing it back must keep the pinned version.
+#[test]
+fn custom_resolver_receives_current_pkg_on_subsequent_installs() {
+    let CommandTempCwd { pacquet, root, workspace, npmrc_info, .. } =
+        CommandTempCwd::init().add_mocked_registry();
+    let AddMockedRegistry { mock_instance, .. } = npmrc_info;
+
+    write_manifest(&workspace);
+    // First install: the resolver claims nothing, so the npm resolver
+    // pins 100.0.0 and the lockfile compacts it to `{integrity}`.
+    fs::write(
+        workspace.join(".pnpmfile.cjs"),
+        "module.exports = { resolvers: [{ shouldRefreshResolution: () => false }] }\n",
+    )
+    .expect("write pnpmfile");
+    pacquet.with_arg("install").assert().success();
+    assert_eq!(installed_version(&workspace), "100.0.0");
+
+    fs::write(
+        workspace.join(".pnpmfile.cjs"),
+        r"const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+module.exports = {
+  resolvers: [
+    {
+      canResolve (wanted) {
+        return wanted.alias === '@pnpm.e2e/dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep';
+      },
+      resolve (wanted, opts) {
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(opts.lockfileDir, 'resolver-opts.json'), JSON.stringify(opts));
+        if (!opts.currentPkg) {
+          throw new Error('expected currentPkg on the second install');
+        }
+        return { id: opts.currentPkg.id, resolution: opts.currentPkg.resolution };
+      },
+      shouldRefreshResolution: () => true,
+    },
+  ],
+}
+",
+    )
+    .expect("rewrite pnpmfile");
+    pacquet_at(&workspace).with_arg("install").assert().success();
+
+    assert_eq!(installed_version(&workspace), "100.0.0", "echoing currentPkg keeps the pin");
+    let opts: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(workspace.join("resolver-opts.json")).expect("resolver dumped opts"),
+    )
+    .expect("parse dumped opts");
+    let current_pkg = &opts["currentPkg"];
+    assert_eq!(current_pkg["id"], "@pnpm.e2e/dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep@100.0.0");
+    assert_eq!(current_pkg["name"], "@pnpm.e2e/dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep");
+    assert_eq!(current_pkg["version"], "100.0.0");
+    // The on-disk entry is `{integrity}`-only; the payload must carry
+    // the tarball URL re-derived from the registry, like pnpm's
+    // `pkgSnapshotToResolution`.
+    let tarball = current_pkg["resolution"]["tarball"].as_str().expect("derived tarball URL");
+    assert!(
+        tarball.ends_with("/@pnpm.e2e/dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep/-/dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep-100.0.0.tgz"),
+        "got: {tarball}",
+    );
+    assert!(
+        current_pkg["resolution"]["integrity"].is_string(),
+        "the recorded integrity carries over: {current_pkg}",
+    );
+
+    drop((root, mock_instance)); // cleanup
+}
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/lockfile/src/resolution.rs b/pacquet/crates/lockfile/src/resolution.rs
index f345f494be..39c8a89b7c 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/lockfile/src/resolution.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/lockfile/src/resolution.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use derive_more::{From, TryInto};
 use pipe_trait::Pipe;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use ssri::Integrity;
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 
 /// For tarball hosted remotely or locally.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -335,6 +335,44 @@ pub fn npm_tarball_url(name: &str, version: &str, registry: &str) -> String {
     format!("{registry}{name}/-/{scopeless}-{version}.tgz")
 }
 
+/// Default-vs-scope routing for an npm package. Mirrors pnpm's
+/// [`pickRegistryForPackage`](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/main/config/pick-registry-for-package/src/index.ts).
+///
+/// Routing rules:
+///
+/// 1. **`npm:` alias.** When `bare_specifier` is an `npm:` alias the
+///    *alias target* decides routing, not the local key:
+///    - `npm:@scope/name@<spec>` → `registries[@scope]`.
+///    - `npm:name@<spec>` (unscoped target) → `registries["default"]`,
+///      never the local alias's scope, because the fetched package is
+///      unscoped and doesn't live on a scoped registry.
+/// 2. **Plain spec.** Falls back to `pkg_name`'s scope when present;
+///    otherwise `registries["default"]`.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn pick_registry_for_package(
+    registries: &HashMap<String, String>,
+    pkg_name: &str,
+    bare_specifier: Option<&str>,
+) -> String {
+    let scope = match bare_specifier.and_then(|spec| spec.strip_prefix("npm:")) {
+        Some(target) => scope_of(target),
+        None => scope_of(pkg_name),
+    };
+    if let Some(scope) = scope
+        && let Some(url) = registries.get(scope)
+    {
+        return url.clone();
+    }
+    registries.get("default").cloned().unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+fn scope_of(name: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+    if !name.starts_with('@') {
+        return None;
+    }
+    name.find('/').map(|sep| &name[..sep])
+}
+
 /// Strip the URL scheme (everything up to and including `://`). Port of pnpm's
 /// `removeProtocol` (`url.split('://')[1]`).
 fn remove_protocol(url: &str) -> &str {
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/package-manager/src/install_with_fresh_lockfile.rs b/pacquet/crates/package-manager/src/install_with_fresh_lockfile.rs
index 51af365d89..14dae309b0 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/package-manager/src/install_with_fresh_lockfile.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/package-manager/src/install_with_fresh_lockfile.rs
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ impl<DependencyGroupList> InstallWithFreshLockfile<'_, DependencyGroupList> {
         let progress_reported = SharedReportedProgressKeys::default();
 
         let npm_resolver: Arc<dyn Resolver> = Arc::new(NpmResolver {
-            registries,
+            registries: registries.clone(),
             named_registries: merged_named_registries.clone(),
             http_client: Arc::clone(&http_client_arc),
             auth_headers: Arc::clone(&auth_headers),
@@ -1096,6 +1096,7 @@ impl<DependencyGroupList> InstallWithFreshLockfile<'_, DependencyGroupList> {
                 .map(Arc::new),
             update_reuse_scope,
             auto_install_peers: config.auto_install_peers,
+            registries,
         };
         let modules_basename = config.modules_dir.file_name().map_or_else(
             || std::ffi::OsString::from("node_modules"),
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse.rs
index 6b2ef442fd..db538f43bf 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,85 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use node_semver::Range;
 use pacquet_lockfile::{
     Lockfile, LockfileResolution, PkgName, PkgNameVer, PkgNameVerPeer, ProjectSnapshot,
-    ResolvedDependencySpec,
+    ResolvedDependencySpec, SnapshotEntry, TarballResolution, npm_tarball_url,
+    pick_registry_for_package,
 };
-use pacquet_resolving_resolver_base::{PkgResolutionId, ResolveResult};
+use pacquet_resolving_resolver_base::{CurrentPkg, PkgResolutionId, ResolveResult};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
 use crate::hoist_peers::satisfies_including_prerelease;
 
+/// The `currentPkg` payload for re-resolving `key`'s edge: the prior
+/// lockfile entry in the shape pnpm's `getInfoFromLockfile` +
+/// [`pkgSnapshotToResolution`](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/1627943d2a/lockfile/utils/src/pkgSnapshotToResolution.ts)
+/// hand the resolver — a `Registry` entry regains its derived tarball
+/// URL, every other shape passes through as recorded. `None` when the
+/// lockfile has no `packages:` entry for the key (matching upstream,
+/// where a missing `resolution` leaves `currentPkg.resolution`
+/// undefined so the entry can be autofixed by a fresh resolve).
+pub(crate) fn current_pkg_from_lockfile(
+    lockfile: &Lockfile,
+    key: &PkgNameVerPeer,
+    registries: &HashMap<String, String>,
+) -> Option<CurrentPkg> {
+    let metadata_key = key.without_peer();
+    let metadata = lockfile.packages.as_ref()?.get(&metadata_key)?;
+    let name = metadata_key.name.to_string();
+    let version = metadata
+        .version
+        .clone()
+        .or_else(|| metadata_key.suffix.version_semver().map(ToString::to_string));
+    let resolution = match &metadata.resolution {
+        LockfileResolution::Registry(registry_resolution) => {
+            let registry = pick_registry_for_package(registries, &name, None);
+            if registry.is_empty() {
+                // No registry map was threaded in (e.g. the
+                // single-importer entry point) — a `Registry` entry
+                // can't be materialized into its tarball URL, and a
+                // URL-less payload would diverge from pnpm's shape.
+                return None;
+            }
+            let tarball_version = metadata_key.suffix.version().to_string();
+            LockfileResolution::Tarball(TarballResolution {
+                tarball: npm_tarball_url(&name, &tarball_version, &registry),
+                integrity: Some(registry_resolution.integrity.clone()),
+                git_hosted: None,
+                path: None,
+            })
+        }
+        recorded => recorded.clone(),
+    };
+    Some(CurrentPkg {
+        id: PkgResolutionId::from(metadata_key.to_string()),
+        name: Some(name),
+        version,
+        resolution,
+        published_at: None,
+    })
+}
+
+/// The prior snapshot key recorded for child edge `alias` under
+/// `snapshot`'s dependency maps, when the recorded version still
+/// satisfies `bare_specifier`. The satisfies gate mirrors pnpm's
+/// `referenceSatisfiesWantedSpec` guard on `resolvedDependencies`
+/// references.
+pub(crate) fn prior_child_key(
+    snapshot: &SnapshotEntry,
+    alias: &str,
+    bare_specifier: &str,
+) -> Option<PkgNameVerPeer> {
+    let name: PkgName = alias.parse().ok()?;
+    let dep_ref = snapshot
+        .dependencies
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|deps| deps.get(&name))
+        .or_else(|| snapshot.optional_dependencies.as_ref().and_then(|deps| deps.get(&name)))?;
+    let key = dep_ref.resolve(&name)?;
+    let range = bare_specifier.parse::<Range>().ok()?;
+    let satisfied = satisfies_including_prerelease(&range, key.suffix.version_semver()?);
+    satisfied.then_some(key)
+}
+
 /// The snapshot key (`snapshots:` / `packages:` map key) the prior
 /// lockfile resolved `alias` to in importer `importer_id`, when the
 /// recorded version still satisfies the manifest's `bare_specifier`
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse/tests.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse/tests.rs
index a2fb6ac87b..c04ca495e7 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse/tests.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/lockfile_reuse/tests.rs
@@ -160,3 +160,97 @@ fn does_not_reuse_a_non_semver_version_slot() {
     lockfile.packages = Some(HashMap::from([(key.clone(), registry_metadata())]));
     assert!(synthesize_reused_result(&lockfile, &key, "pkg").is_none());
 }
+
+fn default_registry() -> HashMap<String, String> {
+    HashMap::from([("default".to_string(), "https://registry.example.test/".to_string())])
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn current_pkg_materializes_a_registry_resolution_into_its_tarball_url() {
+    let key: PkgNameVerPeer = "react@18.2.0(foo@1.0.0)".parse().expect("parse key");
+    let mut lockfile = empty_lockfile();
+    lockfile.packages =
+        Some(HashMap::from([("react@18.2.0".parse().expect("parse key"), registry_metadata())]));
+
+    let current_pkg = super::current_pkg_from_lockfile(&lockfile, &key, &default_registry())
+        .expect("packages entry exists");
+
+    assert_eq!(current_pkg.id.to_string(), "react@18.2.0");
+    assert_eq!(current_pkg.name.as_deref(), Some("react"));
+    assert_eq!(current_pkg.version.as_deref(), Some("18.2.0"));
+    let LockfileResolution::Tarball(tarball) = &current_pkg.resolution else {
+        panic!("registry resolution must materialize as a tarball: {:?}", current_pkg.resolution);
+    };
+    assert_eq!(tarball.tarball, "https://registry.example.test/react/-/react-18.2.0.tgz");
+    assert!(tarball.integrity.is_some(), "the recorded integrity carries over");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn current_pkg_routes_a_scoped_package_to_its_scope_registry() {
+    let key: PkgNameVerPeer = "@scope/pkg@1.0.0".parse().expect("parse key");
+    let mut lockfile = empty_lockfile();
+    lockfile.packages = Some(HashMap::from([(key.clone(), registry_metadata())]));
+    let mut registries = default_registry();
+    registries.insert("@scope".to_string(), "https://scoped.example.test/".to_string());
+
+    let current_pkg = super::current_pkg_from_lockfile(&lockfile, &key, &registries)
+        .expect("packages entry exists");
+
+    let LockfileResolution::Tarball(tarball) = &current_pkg.resolution else {
+        panic!("registry resolution must materialize as a tarball");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(tarball.tarball, "https://scoped.example.test/@scope/pkg/-/pkg-1.0.0.tgz");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn current_pkg_passes_a_recorded_tarball_resolution_through() {
+    let key: PkgNameVerPeer = "pkg@1.0.0".parse().expect("parse key");
+    let mut metadata = registry_metadata();
+    metadata.resolution = LockfileResolution::Tarball(TarballResolution {
+        tarball: "https://example.test/pkg-1.0.0.tgz".to_string(),
+        integrity: None,
+        git_hosted: None,
+        path: None,
+    });
+    let mut lockfile = empty_lockfile();
+    lockfile.packages = Some(HashMap::from([(key.clone(), metadata)]));
+
+    let current_pkg = super::current_pkg_from_lockfile(&lockfile, &key, &default_registry())
+        .expect("packages entry exists");
+
+    let LockfileResolution::Tarball(tarball) = &current_pkg.resolution else {
+        panic!("tarball resolution must pass through");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(tarball.tarball, "https://example.test/pkg-1.0.0.tgz");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn current_pkg_is_none_without_a_packages_entry() {
+    let key: PkgNameVerPeer = "react@18.2.0".parse().expect("parse key");
+    let lockfile = empty_lockfile();
+    assert!(super::current_pkg_from_lockfile(&lockfile, &key, &default_registry()).is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn current_pkg_is_withheld_for_a_registry_entry_without_a_registry_map() {
+    let key: PkgNameVerPeer = "react@18.2.0".parse().expect("parse key");
+    let mut lockfile = empty_lockfile();
+    lockfile.packages = Some(HashMap::from([(key.clone(), registry_metadata())]));
+    assert!(super::current_pkg_from_lockfile(&lockfile, &key, &HashMap::new()).is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn prior_child_key_applies_the_satisfies_gate() {
+    let snapshot: pacquet_lockfile::SnapshotEntry =
+        serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({ "dependencies": { "bar": "1.2.0" } }))
+            .expect("parse snapshot entry");
+
+    let key = super::prior_child_key(&snapshot, "bar", "^1.0.0").expect("recorded ref satisfies");
+    assert_eq!(key.to_string(), "bar@1.2.0");
+
+    assert!(
+        super::prior_child_key(&snapshot, "bar", "^2.0.0").is_none(),
+        "an edited range the recorded version no longer satisfies yields no prior key",
+    );
+    assert!(super::prior_child_key(&snapshot, "baz", "^1.0.0").is_none(), "unrecorded alias");
+}
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree.rs
index 354e1d5e3e..4232e5a417 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ fn lock_recoverable<Inner>(mutex: &Mutex<Inner>) -> MutexGuard<'_, Inner> {
 }
 
 use crate::{
-    lockfile_reuse::{reusable_importer_dep, synthesize_reused_result},
+    lockfile_reuse::{
+        current_pkg_from_lockfile, prior_child_key, reusable_importer_dep, synthesize_reused_result,
+    },
     node_id::NodeId,
     resolved_tree::{DependenciesTreeNode, DirectDep, PeerDep, ResolvedPackage, ResolvedTree},
 };
@@ -75,10 +77,44 @@ enum ReuseSource {
     /// ancestor discarded its child-refs, forcing this subtree to
     /// re-resolve (pnpm's `parentPkg.updated ? undefined : refs`).
     Transitive { key: Option<PkgNameVerPeer> },
+    /// A child of a freshly-resolved parent: subtree reuse stays
+    /// disabled, but when the parent re-resolved to its previously
+    /// recorded version the child's prior snapshot ref is still
+    /// meaningful — it feeds the `currentPkg` payload of the child's
+    /// own re-resolution. Mirrors pnpm, where a non-`updated` parent
+    /// keeps `resolvedDependencies` references alive.
+    PriorOnly { key: Option<PkgNameVerPeer> },
     /// Reuse disabled for this node (no prior lockfile).
     Off,
 }
 
+impl ReuseSource {
+    /// The prior lockfile snapshot key recorded for this edge, if any —
+    /// the basis of both subtree reuse and the `currentPkg` payload.
+    /// The `Importer` arm applies the semver-satisfies gate
+    /// ([`reusable_importer_dep`]), mirroring pnpm's
+    /// `referenceSatisfiesWantedSpec` guard on lockfile references.
+    fn prior_key(&self, ctx: &TreeCtx, wanted: &WantedDependency) -> Option<PkgNameVerPeer> {
+        let lockfile = ctx.workspace.wanted_lockfile.as_ref()?;
+        match self {
+            ReuseSource::Importer { importer_id } => reusable_importer_dep(
+                &lockfile.importers,
+                importer_id,
+                wanted.alias.as_deref()?,
+                wanted.bare_specifier.as_deref()?,
+            ),
+            ReuseSource::Transitive { key } | ReuseSource::PriorOnly { key } => key.clone(),
+            ReuseSource::Off => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Whether this edge may reuse the prior lockfile's subtree.
+    /// `PriorOnly` keeps the key for `currentPkg` but never reuses.
+    fn allows_reuse(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, ReuseSource::Importer { .. } | ReuseSource::Transitive { .. })
+    }
+}
+
 /// Options threaded into [`fn@resolve_dependency_tree`].
 ///
 /// Mirrors upstream's per-importer options; pacquet's slice is single-
@@ -423,6 +459,7 @@ type WantedKey = (
     bool,
     Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
     Option<PathBuf>,
+    Option<PkgNameVerPeer>,
 );
 
 /// Whether a wanted dep's resolution is computed relative to the
@@ -510,6 +547,12 @@ pub struct WorkspaceTreeCtx {
     /// peer edge supplies the package instead. See
     /// [`omit_peer_shadowed_dependencies`].
     auto_install_peers: bool,
+    /// Resolved registry map (`"default"` + per-scope) used to
+    /// materialize a prior `Registry` lockfile resolution back into its
+    /// tarball URL for the `currentPkg` payload. Empty when the entry
+    /// point doesn't thread registries (then `currentPkg` is withheld
+    /// for `Registry`-shaped entries rather than sent without a URL).
+    registries: HashMap<String, String>,
     /// `pkg id → importer id` of the importer whose walk first resolved
     /// each package. Mirrors the ownership implied by upstream's
     /// per-`pkgId` shared subtree records
@@ -544,6 +587,7 @@ impl Default for WorkspaceTreeCtx {
             pnpmfile_hook: None,
             read_package_log: None,
             auto_install_peers: false,
+            registries: HashMap::new(),
             first_importer_by_pkg: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
             first_walk_missing_by_pkg: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
         }
@@ -649,6 +693,13 @@ impl WorkspaceTreeCtx {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Attach the resolved registry map. See the `registries` field.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_registries(mut self, registries: HashMap<String, String>) -> Self {
+        self.registries = registries;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Take ownership of `self` and emit the final [`ResolvedTree`].
     /// Pacquet's single-importer path consumes the context via
     /// [`TreeCtx::into_resolved_tree`], which routes through here once
@@ -994,6 +1045,11 @@ where
 {
     let current_is_optional = wanted.optional.unwrap_or(false) || parent_optional;
 
+    // The edge's recorded snapshot key in the prior lockfile, if any.
+    // Feeds both subtree reuse (below) and — when the edge re-resolves
+    // anyway — the `currentPkg` payload custom resolvers receive.
+    let prior_key = reuse.prior_key(ctx, &wanted);
+
     // **Lockfile-resolution reuse.** When the prior lockfile already
     // resolved this edge (and the recorded version still satisfies the
     // manifest range, for a direct dep), synthesize the resolution from
@@ -1003,7 +1059,9 @@ where
     // `synthesize_reused_result` is conservative: any shape it can't
     // faithfully reproduce (non-registry resolutions, missing metadata)
     // yields `None` here and the node falls through to a fresh resolve.
-    if let Some(reused) = try_reuse_node(ctx, &wanted, reuse) {
+    if reuse.allows_reuse()
+        && let Some(reused) = try_reuse_node(ctx, &wanted, prior_key.as_ref())
+    {
         return resolve_reused_node(
             ctx,
             resolver,
@@ -1032,9 +1090,29 @@ where
     // a direct (`depth == 0`) or transitive dep, so the cache key and
     // the resolver call both key off the depth-specific options.
     let opts = ctx.opts_for_depth(depth);
+    // The prior lockfile entry rides along as `currentPkg`, mirroring
+    // pnpm's `currentPkg: extendedWantedDep.infoFromLockfile` hand-off
+    // to the resolver. Only custom resolvers read it today; the clone
+    // of the shared per-depth options is paid only when a prior entry
+    // exists for a freshly resolving edge.
+    let current_pkg = prior_key.as_ref().and_then(|key| {
+        let lockfile = ctx.workspace.wanted_lockfile.as_ref()?;
+        current_pkg_from_lockfile(lockfile, key, &ctx.workspace.registries)
+    });
+    let opts_with_current_pkg;
+    let opts = match current_pkg {
+        Some(current_pkg) => {
+            opts_with_current_pkg =
+                ResolveOptions { current_pkg: Some(current_pkg), ..opts.clone() };
+            &opts_with_current_pkg
+        }
+        None => opts,
+    };
     // Project-relative resolutions (`link:`/`file:`/`workspace:`) are
     // keyed by the consuming importer so one importer's relative path
-    // is never reused by another. See [`WantedKey`].
+    // is never reused by another. See [`WantedKey`]. The prior key
+    // joins so two edges that share a specifier but recorded different
+    // versions never share a `currentPkg`-dependent result.
     let project_scope = is_project_relative_specifier(wanted.bare_specifier.as_deref())
         .then(|| ctx.base_opts.project_dir.clone());
     let cache_key: WantedKey = (
@@ -1045,6 +1123,7 @@ where
         opts.pick_lowest_version,
         opts.published_by,
         project_scope,
+        prior_key.clone(),
     );
     let cached =
         lock_recoverable(&ctx.workspace.resolved_by_wanted).get(&cache_key).map(Arc::clone);
@@ -1249,6 +1328,17 @@ where
                 .or_insert_with(|| Arc::clone(&specs));
             specs
         };
+        // A freshly-resolved node forces its whole subtree to
+        // re-resolve — pnpm's `resolvedDependencies = parentPkg.updated
+        // ? undefined`. But when the parent landed back on its
+        // previously recorded version, pnpm keeps the prior child refs
+        // (the non-`updated` arm), so each child's re-resolution still
+        // receives its `currentPkg`. `PriorOnly` is that arm: the key
+        // rides along for `currentPkg` while reuse stays disabled.
+        let prior_children_snapshot = prior_key
+            .as_ref()
+            .filter(|key| landed_on_prior_entry(key, &id))
+            .and_then(|key| ctx.workspace.wanted_lockfile.as_ref()?.snapshots.as_ref()?.get(key));
         let child_results = child_specs
             .iter()
             .map(|(child_name, child_range, child_optional)| {
@@ -1258,12 +1348,10 @@ where
                     optional: Some(*child_optional),
                     ..WantedDependency::default()
                 };
+                let child_prior = prior_children_snapshot
+                    .and_then(|snapshot| prior_child_key(snapshot, child_name, child_range));
                 let next_ancestors = next_ancestors.clone();
                 async move {
-                    // A freshly-resolved node forces its whole subtree
-                    // to re-resolve — pnpm's `resolvedDependencies =
-                    // parentPkg.updated ? undefined`. `ReuseSource::Off`
-                    // is the `undefined` arm.
                     resolve_node(
                         ctx,
                         resolver,
@@ -1271,7 +1359,7 @@ where
                         &next_ancestors,
                         depth + 1,
                         current_is_optional,
-                        ReuseSource::Off,
+                        ReuseSource::PriorOnly { key: child_prior },
                     )
                     .await
                 }
@@ -1331,6 +1419,18 @@ where
     Ok(Some(DirectDep { alias, node_id, id }))
 }
 
+/// Whether a freshly resolved node landed back on its previously
+/// recorded lockfile entry — pnpm's `parentPkg.updated == false` arm,
+/// which keeps the prior child refs alive. Compares suffix-stripped
+/// forms on both sides: `resolved_pkg_id` is the canonical dep-path id
+/// ([`build_pkg_id_with_patch_hash`]'s output, which may carry a
+/// `(patch_hash=…)` suffix and `name@`-prefixes `file:`/git/tarball
+/// ids), and the recorded key may carry peer and patch-hash suffixes —
+/// none of which change *which package version* the parent is.
+fn landed_on_prior_entry(prior_key: &PkgNameVerPeer, resolved_pkg_id: &str) -> bool {
+    prior_key.without_peer().to_string() == pacquet_deps_path::remove_suffix(resolved_pkg_id)
+}
+
 /// One reusable node: its prior-lockfile snapshot key plus the
 /// `ResolveResult` synthesized from the lockfile metadata.
 struct ReusedNode {
@@ -1339,36 +1439,31 @@ struct ReusedNode {
 }
 
 /// Decide whether the current edge can reuse the prior lockfile's
-/// resolution. Returns the synthesized node when the edge's whole
-/// transitive subtree is reusable; `None` (fresh resolve) otherwise.
+/// resolution. `prior_key` is the edge's recorded snapshot key (see
+/// [`ReuseSource::prior_key`]). Returns the synthesized node when the
+/// edge's whole transitive subtree is reusable; `None` (fresh resolve)
+/// otherwise.
 ///
-/// Conservative on every axis: no prior lockfile, an unsatisfied direct
-/// range, a `link:` / non-registry shape anywhere in the subtree, or a
-/// missing snapshot entry all yield `None`. See
-/// [`fn@subtree_fully_reusable`] for the recursive subtree check.
+/// Conservative on every axis: no prior lockfile, no recorded key, a
+/// `link:` / non-registry shape anywhere in the subtree, or a missing
+/// snapshot entry all yield `None`. See [`fn@subtree_fully_reusable`]
+/// for the recursive subtree check.
 fn try_reuse_node(
     ctx: &TreeCtx,
     wanted: &WantedDependency,
-    reuse: ReuseSource,
+    prior_key: Option<&PkgNameVerPeer>,
 ) -> Option<ReusedNode> {
     let lockfile = ctx.workspace.wanted_lockfile.as_ref()?;
     if matches!(ctx.workspace.update_reuse_scope, UpdateReuseScope::None) {
         return None;
     }
     let alias = wanted.alias.as_deref()?;
-    let key = match reuse {
-        ReuseSource::Importer { importer_id } => {
-            let bare_specifier = wanted.bare_specifier.as_deref()?;
-            reusable_importer_dep(&lockfile.importers, &importer_id, alias, bare_specifier)?
-        }
-        ReuseSource::Transitive { key } => key?,
-        ReuseSource::Off => return None,
-    };
-    if !subtree_fully_reusable(ctx, lockfile, &key) {
+    let key = prior_key?;
+    if !subtree_fully_reusable(ctx, lockfile, key) {
         return None;
     }
-    let result = synthesize_reused_result(lockfile, &key, alias)?;
-    Some(ReusedNode { key, result })
+    let result = synthesize_reused_result(lockfile, key, alias)?;
+    Some(ReusedNode { key: key.clone(), result })
 }
 
 /// `true` when `name` is a `pacquet update` target excluded from reuse.
@@ -1491,6 +1586,7 @@ where
         opts.pick_lowest_version,
         opts.published_by,
         project_scope,
+        Some(key.clone()),
     );
     lock_recoverable(&ctx.workspace.resolved_by_wanted)
         .entry(cache_key)
@@ -2006,3 +2102,6 @@ const NON_EXOTIC_RESOLVED_VIA: &[&str] = &[
 fn is_exotic_resolved_via(resolved_via: &str) -> bool {
     !NON_EXOTIC_RESOLVED_VIA.contains(&resolved_via)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree/tests.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dedac3205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_dependency_tree/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use pacquet_lockfile::PkgNameVerPeer;
+
+use super::landed_on_prior_entry;
+
+fn key(raw: &str) -> PkgNameVerPeer {
+    raw.parse().expect("parse snapshot key")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn matches_a_plain_registry_id() {
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@1.0.0"), "foo@1.0.0"));
+    assert!(!landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@1.0.0"), "foo@1.1.0"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn strips_the_recorded_key_peer_and_patch_suffixes() {
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@1.0.0(bar@2.0.0)"), "foo@1.0.0"));
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@1.0.0(patch_hash=0000)"), "foo@1.0.0"));
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@1.0.0(patch_hash=0000)(bar@2.0.0)"), "foo@1.0.0"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn strips_the_resolved_id_patch_suffix() {
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(
+        &key("foo@1.0.0(patch_hash=0000)"),
+        "foo@1.0.0(patch_hash=0000)"
+    ));
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@1.0.0"), "foo@1.0.0(patch_hash=0000)"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn matches_a_name_prefixed_file_id() {
+    // `build_pkg_id_with_patch_hash` prefixes `file:` / git / tarball
+    // ids with the manifest name, matching the recorded key shape.
+    assert!(landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@file:packages/foo"), "foo@file:packages/foo"));
+    assert!(!landed_on_prior_entry(&key("foo@file:packages/foo"), "file:packages/foo"));
+}
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace.rs
index c6bea53455..13f92c5fd5 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::{
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
 use pacquet_package_manifest::{DependencyGroup, PackageManifest};
 use pacquet_resolving_resolver_base::{Resolver, WantedDependency, parse_packument_timestamp};
-use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 
 /// One importer's input to [`fn@resolve_workspace`].
 pub struct WorkspaceImporter<'a> {
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ pub struct WorkspaceResolveOptions {
     /// [`crate::ResolveImporterOptions::auto_install_peers`] — the
     /// setting is workspace-wide, like pnpm's `autoInstallPeers`.
     pub auto_install_peers: bool,
+    /// Resolved registry map (`"default"` + per-scope), for
+    /// materializing a prior `Registry` lockfile resolution back into
+    /// its tarball URL when building the `currentPkg` payload custom
+    /// resolvers receive.
+    pub registries: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 /// Result of [`fn@resolve_workspace`]. The combined
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ where
         wanted_lockfile,
         update_reuse_scope,
         auto_install_peers,
+        registries,
     } = opts;
     let workspace = Arc::new(
         WorkspaceTreeCtx::default()
@@ -168,7 +174,8 @@ where
             .with_update_reuse_scope(update_reuse_scope)
             .with_pnpmfile_hook(pnpmfile_hook)
             .with_read_package_log(read_package_log)
-            .with_auto_install_peers(auto_install_peers),
+            .with_auto_install_peers(auto_install_peers)
+            .with_registries(registries),
     );
 
     // Build every importer's options up front so the `time-based`
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace/tests.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace/tests.rs
index 2e5c7d2f48..0922bb3b12 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace/tests.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-deps-resolver/src/resolve_workspace/tests.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ fn workspace_opts(pick_lowest_direct: bool, time_based: bool) -> WorkspaceResolv
         wanted_lockfile: None,
         update_reuse_scope: crate::UpdateReuseScope::All,
         auto_install_peers: false,
+        registries: HashMap::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/lib.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/lib.rs
index 819f6f8d3c..657995156b 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ pub use fetch_full_metadata_cached::{FetchFullMetadataCachedOptions, fetch_full_
 pub use mirror::{ABBREVIATED_META_DIR, FULL_META_DIR};
 pub use named_registry::{
     BUILTIN_NAMED_REGISTRIES, MergeNamedRegistriesError, build_named_registry_prefixes,
-    merge_named_registries, pick_registry_for_package, pick_registry_for_version,
+    merge_named_registries, pick_registry_for_version,
 };
 pub use named_registry_resolver::NamedRegistryResolver;
 pub use npm_resolver::NpmResolver;
+pub use pacquet_lockfile::pick_registry_for_package;
 pub use parse_bare_specifier::{
     JsrRegistryPackageSpec, NamedRegistryPackageSpec, ParseNamedRegistrySpecifierError,
     parse_bare_specifier, parse_jsr_specifier_to_registry_package_spec,
diff --git a/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/named_registry.rs b/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/named_registry.rs
index 70bc61acb3..6046c5ee2c 100644
--- a/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/named_registry.rs
+++ b/pacquet/crates/resolving-npm-resolver/src/named_registry.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use derive_more::{Display, Error};
 use miette::Diagnostic;
+pub use pacquet_lockfile::pick_registry_for_package;
 use reqwest::Url;
 
 /// Built-in named-registry aliases the resolver recognizes
@@ -152,43 +153,5 @@ pub fn pick_registry_for_version(
     pick_registry_for_package(registries, name, None)
 }
 
-/// Default-vs-scope routing for an npm package. Mirrors pnpm's
-/// [`pickRegistryForPackage`](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/main/config/pick-registry-for-package/src/index.ts).
-///
-/// Routing rules:
-///
-/// 1. **`npm:` alias.** When `bare_specifier` is an `npm:` alias the
-///    *alias target* decides routing, not the local key:
-///    - `npm:@scope/name@<spec>` → `registries[@scope]`.
-///    - `npm:name@<spec>` (unscoped target) → `registries["default"]`,
-///      never the local alias's scope, because the fetched package is
-///      unscoped and doesn't live on a scoped registry.
-/// 2. **Plain spec.** Falls back to `pkg_name`'s scope when present;
-///    otherwise `registries["default"]`.
-#[must_use]
-pub fn pick_registry_for_package(
-    registries: &HashMap<String, String>,
-    pkg_name: &str,
-    bare_specifier: Option<&str>,
-) -> String {
-    let scope = match bare_specifier.and_then(|spec| spec.strip_prefix("npm:")) {
-        Some(target) => scope_of(target),
-        None => scope_of(pkg_name),
-    };
-    if let Some(scope) = scope
-        && let Some(url) = registries.get(scope)
-    {
-        return url.clone();
-    }
-    registries.get("default").cloned().unwrap_or_default()
-}
-
-fn scope_of(name: &str) -> Option<&str> {
-    if !name.starts_with('@') {
-        return None;
-    }
-    name.find('/').map(|sep| &name[..sep])
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;