diff --git a/packages/vats/src/nameHub.js b/packages/vats/src/nameHub.js
index b475a13f9c9..a56dfc856f8 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/nameHub.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/nameHub.js
@@ -33,19 +33,26 @@ export const makeNameHubKit = () => {
       return E(firstValue).lookup(...remaining);
     },
     entries() {
-      return mapIterable(keyToRecord.entries(), ([key, record]) => [
-        key,
-        record.promise || record.value,
-      ]);
+      return [
+        ...mapIterable(
+          keyToRecord.entries(),
+          ([key, record]) => /** @type {[string, ERef<unknown>]} */ ([
+            key,
+            record.promise || record.value,
+          ]),
+        ),
+      ];
     },
     values() {
-      return mapIterable(
-        keyToRecord.values(),
-        record => record.promise || record.value,
-      );
+      return [
+        ...mapIterable(
+          keyToRecord.values(),
+          record => record.promise || record.value,
+        ),
+      ];
     },
     keys() {
-      return keyToRecord.keys();
+      return [...keyToRecord.keys()];
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/types.js b/packages/vats/src/types.js
index ff97844e4ab..787526615cb 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/types.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/types.js
@@ -15,14 +15,19 @@
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} NameHub
+ *
+ * NOTE: We need to return arrays, not iterables, because even if marshal could
+ * allow passing a remote iterable, there would be an inordinate number of round
+ * trips for the contents of even the simplest nameHub.
+ *
  * @property {(...path: Array<string>) => Promise<any>} lookup Look up a
  * path of keys starting from the current NameHub.  Wait on any reserved
  * promises.
- * @property {() => Iterable<[string, unknown]>} entries get all the entries
+ * @property {() => [string, unknown][]} entries get all the entries
  * available in the current NameHub
- * @property {() => Iterable<string>} keys get all names available in the
+ * @property {() => string[]} keys get all names available in the
  * current NameHub
- * @property {() => Iterable<unknown>} values get all values available in the
+ * @property {() => unknown[]} values get all values available in the
  * current NameHub
  */