@aztec/aztec-node 0.0.0-test.0 → 0.0.1-commit.001888fc

package/src/aztec-node/server.ts

@@ -1,39 +1,55 @@
-import { createArchiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
-import { BBCircuitVerifier, TestCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
-import { type BlobSinkClientInterface, createBlobSinkClient } from '@aztec/blob-sink/client';
-import {
-  type ARCHIVE_HEIGHT,
-  INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM,
-  type L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  type NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  type NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  type PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  REGISTERER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
-} from '@aztec/constants';
-import { EpochCache } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { type L1ContractAddresses, createEthereumChain } from '@aztec/ethereum';
-import { compactArray } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { Archiver, createArchiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
+import { BBCircuitVerifier, QueuedIVCVerifier, TestCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
+import { type BlobClientInterface, createBlobClientWithFileStores } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
+import { Blob } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
+import { ARCHIVE_HEIGHT, type L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT, type NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT } from '@aztec/constants';
+import { EpochCache, type EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
+import { createEthereumChain } from '@aztec/ethereum/chain';
+import { getPublicClient, makeL1HttpTransport } from '@aztec/ethereum/client';
+import { RegistryContract, RollupContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import type { L1ContractAddresses } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-contract-addresses';
+import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, EpochNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { chunkBy, compactArray, pick, unique } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
+import { BadRequestError } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc';
 import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { count } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
-import { SiblingPath } from '@aztec/foundation/trees';
-import type { AztecKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store';
-import { openTmpStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb';
-import { SHA256Trunc, StandardTree, UnbalancedTree } from '@aztec/merkle-tree';
-import { type P2P, createP2PClient } from '@aztec/p2p';
-import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
+import { MembershipWitness, SiblingPath } from '@aztec/foundation/trees';
+import { type KeyStore, KeystoreManager, loadKeystores, mergeKeystores } from '@aztec/node-keystore';
+import { trySnapshotSync, uploadSnapshot } from '@aztec/node-lib/actions';
+import { createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromSigners, createL1TxUtilsFromSigners } from '@aztec/node-lib/factories';
 import {
-  GlobalVariableBuilder,
-  SequencerClient,
-  type SequencerPublisher,
-  createSlasherClient,
-  createValidatorForAcceptingTxs,
+  type P2P,
+  type P2PClientDeps,
+  createP2PClient,
+  createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC,
   getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions,
-} from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
+} from '@aztec/p2p';
+import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
+import { type ProverNode, type ProverNodeDeps, createProverNode } from '@aztec/prover-node';
+import { createKeyStoreForProver } from '@aztec/prover-node/config';
+import { GlobalVariableBuilder, SequencerClient, type SequencerPublisher } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
 import { PublicProcessorFactory } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
+import {
+  AttestationsBlockWatcher,
+  EpochPruneWatcher,
+  type SlasherClientInterface,
+  type Watcher,
+  createSlasher,
+} from '@aztec/slasher';
+import { CollectionLimitsConfig, PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
-import type { InBlock, L2Block, L2BlockNumber, L2BlockSource, NullifierWithBlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import {
+  type BlockData,
+  BlockHash,
+  type BlockParameter,
+  type DataInBlock,
+  L2Block,
+  type L2BlockSource,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import type { PublishedCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import type {
   ContractClassPublic,
   ContractDataSource,
@@ -41,34 +57,44 @@ import type {
   NodeInfo,
   ProtocolContractAddresses,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
-import type { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
-import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot, siloNullifier } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
-import type { AztecNode, GetContractClassLogsResponse, GetPublicLogsResponse } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
+import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
 import {
+  type AztecNode,
+  type AztecNodeAdmin,
+  type AztecNodeAdminConfig,
+  AztecNodeAdminConfigSchema,
+  type GetContractClassLogsResponse,
+  type GetPublicLogsResponse,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
+import {
+  type AllowedElement,
   type ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
   type L2LogsSource,
-  type ProverConfig,
-  type SequencerConfig,
   type Service,
   type WorldStateSyncStatus,
   type WorldStateSynchronizer,
   tryStop,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import type { LogFilter, PrivateLog, TxScopedL2Log } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
-import type { L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
-import { P2PClientType } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
-import { MerkleTreeId, NullifierMembershipWitness, PublicDataWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
+import type { DebugLogStore, LogFilter, SiloedTag, Tag, TxScopedL2Log } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
+import { InMemoryDebugLogStore, NullDebugLogStore } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
+import { InboxLeaf, type L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import type { Offense, SlashPayloadRound } from '@aztec/stdlib/slashing';
 import type { NullifierLeafPreimage, PublicDataTreeLeaf, PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
+import { MerkleTreeId, NullifierMembershipWitness, PublicDataWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import {
   type BlockHeader,
+  type GlobalVariableBuilder as GlobalVariableBuilderInterface,
+  type IndexedTxEffect,
   PublicSimulationOutput,
   Tx,
-  TxEffect,
   type TxHash,
   TxReceipt,
   TxStatus,
   type TxValidationResult,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+import { getPackageVersion } from '@aztec/stdlib/update-checker';
+import type { SingleValidatorStats, ValidatorsStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
 import {
   Attributes,
   type TelemetryClient,
@@ -77,18 +103,32 @@ import {
   getTelemetryClient,
   trackSpan,
 } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
-import { createValidatorClient } from '@aztec/validator-client';
+import {
+  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder as CheckpointsBuilder,
+  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
+  NodeKeystoreAdapter,
+  ValidatorClient,
+  createBlockProposalHandler,
+  createValidatorClient,
+} from '@aztec/validator-client';
 import { createWorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
-import { type AztecNodeConfig, getPackageVersion } from './config.js';
+import { createPublicClient } from 'viem';
+
+import { createSentinel } from '../sentinel/factory.js';
+import { Sentinel } from '../sentinel/sentinel.js';
+import { type AztecNodeConfig, createKeyStoreForValidator } from './config.js';
 import { NodeMetrics } from './node_metrics.js';
 
 /**
  * The aztec node.
  */
-export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
-  private packageVersion: string;
+export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   private metrics: NodeMetrics;
+  private initialHeaderHashPromise: Promise<BlockHash> | undefined = undefined;
+
+  // Prevent two snapshot operations to happen simultaneously
+  private isUploadingSnapshot = false;
 
   public readonly tracer: Tracer;
 
@@ -99,22 +139,37 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
     protected readonly logsSource: L2LogsSource,
     protected readonly contractDataSource: ContractDataSource,
     protected readonly l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource,
-    protected readonly nullifierSource: NullifierWithBlockSource,
     protected readonly worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer,
     protected readonly sequencer: SequencerClient | undefined,
+    protected readonly proverNode: ProverNode | undefined,
+    protected readonly slasherClient: SlasherClientInterface | undefined,
+    protected readonly validatorsSentinel: Sentinel | undefined,
+    protected readonly epochPruneWatcher: EpochPruneWatcher | undefined,
     protected readonly l1ChainId: number,
     protected readonly version: number,
-    protected readonly globalVariableBuilder: GlobalVariableBuilder,
+    protected readonly globalVariableBuilder: GlobalVariableBuilderInterface,
+    protected readonly epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
+    protected readonly packageVersion: string,
     private proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
     private telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
     private log = createLogger('node'),
+    private blobClient?: BlobClientInterface,
+    private validatorClient?: ValidatorClient,
+    private keyStoreManager?: KeystoreManager,
+    private debugLogStore: DebugLogStore = new NullDebugLogStore(),
   ) {
-    this.packageVersion = getPackageVersion();
     this.metrics = new NodeMetrics(telemetry, 'AztecNodeService');
     this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('AztecNodeService');
 
     this.log.info(`Aztec Node version: ${this.packageVersion}`);
     this.log.info(`Aztec Node started on chain 0x${l1ChainId.toString(16)}`, config.l1Contracts);
+
+    // A defensive check that protects us against introducing a bug in the complex `createAndSync` function. We must
+    // never have debugLogStore enabled when not in test mode because then we would be accumulating debug logs in
+    // memory which could be a DoS vector on the sequencer (since no fees are paid for debug logs).
+    if (debugLogStore.isEnabled && config.realProofs) {
+      throw new Error('debugLogStore should never be enabled when realProofs are set');
+    }
   }
 
   public async getWorldStateSyncStatus(): Promise<WorldStateSyncStatus> {
@@ -132,31 +187,117 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
    * @returns - A fully synced Aztec Node for use in development/testing.
    */
   public static async createAndSync(
-    config: AztecNodeConfig,
+    inputConfig: AztecNodeConfig,
     deps: {
       telemetry?: TelemetryClient;
       logger?: Logger;
       publisher?: SequencerPublisher;
       dateProvider?: DateProvider;
-      blobSinkClient?: BlobSinkClientInterface;
+      p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps;
+      proverNodeDeps?: Partial<ProverNodeDeps>;
     } = {},
     options: {
       prefilledPublicData?: PublicDataTreeLeaf[];
+      dontStartSequencer?: boolean;
+      dontStartProverNode?: boolean;
     } = {},
   ): Promise<AztecNodeService> {
-    const telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
+    const config = { ...inputConfig }; // Copy the config so we dont mutate the input object
     const log = deps.logger ?? createLogger('node');
+    const packageVersion = getPackageVersion() ?? '';
+    const telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
     const dateProvider = deps.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
-    const blobSinkClient = deps.blobSinkClient ?? createBlobSinkClient(config);
     const ethereumChain = createEthereumChain(config.l1RpcUrls, config.l1ChainId);
-    //validate that the actual chain id matches that specified in configuration
+
+    // Build a key store from file if given or from environment otherwise.
+    // We keep the raw KeyStore available so we can merge with prover keys if enableProverNode is set.
+    let keyStoreManager: KeystoreManager | undefined;
+    const keyStoreProvided = config.keyStoreDirectory !== undefined && config.keyStoreDirectory.length > 0;
+    if (keyStoreProvided) {
+      const keyStores = loadKeystores(config.keyStoreDirectory!);
+      keyStoreManager = new KeystoreManager(mergeKeystores(keyStores));
+    } else {
+      const rawKeyStores: KeyStore[] = [];
+      const validatorKeyStore = createKeyStoreForValidator(config);
+      if (validatorKeyStore) {
+        rawKeyStores.push(validatorKeyStore);
+      }
+      if (config.enableProverNode) {
+        const proverKeyStore = createKeyStoreForProver(config);
+        if (proverKeyStore) {
+          rawKeyStores.push(proverKeyStore);
+        }
+      }
+      if (rawKeyStores.length > 0) {
+        keyStoreManager = new KeystoreManager(
+          rawKeyStores.length === 1 ? rawKeyStores[0] : mergeKeystores(rawKeyStores),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    await keyStoreManager?.validateSigners();
+
+    // If we are a validator, verify our configuration before doing too much more.
+    if (!config.disableValidator) {
+      if (keyStoreManager === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to create key store, a requirement for running a validator');
+      }
+      if (!keyStoreProvided && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+        log.warn("Keystore created from env: it's recommended to use a file-based key store for production");
+      }
+      ValidatorClient.validateKeyStoreConfiguration(keyStoreManager, log);
+    }
+
+    // validate that the actual chain id matches that specified in configuration
     if (config.l1ChainId !== ethereumChain.chainInfo.id) {
       throw new Error(
         `RPC URL configured for chain id ${ethereumChain.chainInfo.id} but expected id ${config.l1ChainId}`,
       );
     }
 
-    const archiver = await createArchiver(config, blobSinkClient, { blockUntilSync: true }, telemetry);
+    const publicClient = createPublicClient({
+      chain: ethereumChain.chainInfo,
+      transport: makeL1HttpTransport(config.l1RpcUrls, { timeout: config.l1HttpTimeoutMS }),
+      pollingInterval: config.viemPollingIntervalMS,
+    });
+
+    const l1ContractsAddresses = await RegistryContract.collectAddresses(
+      publicClient,
+      config.l1Contracts.registryAddress,
+      config.rollupVersion ?? 'canonical',
+    );
+
+    // Overwrite the passed in vars.
+    config.l1Contracts = { ...config.l1Contracts, ...l1ContractsAddresses };
+
+    const rollupContract = new RollupContract(publicClient, config.l1Contracts.rollupAddress.toString());
+    const [l1GenesisTime, slotDuration, rollupVersionFromRollup, rollupManaLimit] = await Promise.all([
+      rollupContract.getL1GenesisTime(),
+      rollupContract.getSlotDuration(),
+      rollupContract.getVersion(),
+      rollupContract.getManaLimit().then(Number),
+    ] as const);
+
+    config.rollupVersion ??= Number(rollupVersionFromRollup);
+
+    if (config.rollupVersion !== Number(rollupVersionFromRollup)) {
+      log.warn(
+        `Registry looked up and returned a rollup with version (${config.rollupVersion}), but this does not match with version detected from the rollup directly: (${rollupVersionFromRollup}).`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const blobClient = await createBlobClientWithFileStores(config, log.createChild('blob-client'));
+
+    // attempt snapshot sync if possible
+    await trySnapshotSync(config, log);
+
+    const epochCache = await EpochCache.create(config.l1Contracts.rollupAddress, config, { dateProvider });
+
+    const archiver = await createArchiver(
+      config,
+      { blobClient, epochCache, telemetry, dateProvider },
+      { blockUntilSync: !config.skipArchiverInitialSync },
+    );
 
     // now create the merkle trees and the world state synchronizer
     const worldStateSynchronizer = await createWorldStateSynchronizer(
@@ -165,66 +306,285 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
       options.prefilledPublicData,
       telemetry,
     );
-    const proofVerifier = config.realProofs ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(config) : new TestCircuitVerifier();
+    const circuitVerifier =
+      config.realProofs || config.debugForceTxProofVerification
+        ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(config)
+        : new TestCircuitVerifier(config.proverTestVerificationDelayMs);
+
+    let debugLogStore: DebugLogStore;
     if (!config.realProofs) {
       log.warn(`Aztec node is accepting fake proofs`);
+
+      debugLogStore = new InMemoryDebugLogStore();
+      log.info(
+        'Aztec node started in test mode (realProofs set to false) hence debug logs from public functions will be collected and served',
+      );
+    } else {
+      debugLogStore = new NullDebugLogStore();
     }
 
-    const epochCache = await EpochCache.create(config.l1Contracts.rollupAddress, config, { dateProvider });
+    const proofVerifier = new QueuedIVCVerifier(config, circuitVerifier);
+
+    const proverOnly = config.enableProverNode && config.disableValidator;
+    if (proverOnly) {
+      log.info('Starting in prover-only mode: skipping validator, sequencer, sentinel, and slasher subsystems');
+    }
 
     // create the tx pool and the p2p client, which will need the l2 block source
     const p2pClient = await createP2PClient(
-      P2PClientType.Full,
       config,
       archiver,
       proofVerifier,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
       epochCache,
+      packageVersion,
+      dateProvider,
       telemetry,
+      deps.p2pClientDeps,
     );
 
-    const slasherClient = createSlasherClient(config, archiver, telemetry);
+    // We'll accumulate sentinel watchers here
+    const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
+
+    // Create FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder for block proposal handling and tx validation.
+    // Override maxTxsPerCheckpoint with the validator-specific limit if set.
+    const validatorCheckpointsBuilder = new FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder(
+      {
+        ...config,
+        l1GenesisTime,
+        slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
+        rollupManaLimit,
+        maxTxsPerCheckpoint: config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint,
+      },
+      worldStateSynchronizer,
+      archiver,
+      dateProvider,
+      telemetry,
+    );
+
+    let validatorClient: ValidatorClient | undefined;
+
+    if (!proverOnly) {
+      // Create validator client if required
+      validatorClient = await createValidatorClient(config, {
+        checkpointsBuilder: validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
+        worldState: worldStateSynchronizer,
+        p2pClient,
+        telemetry,
+        dateProvider,
+        epochCache,
+        blockSource: archiver,
+        l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
+        keyStoreManager,
+        blobClient,
+      });
+
+      // If we have a validator client, register it as a source of offenses for the slasher,
+      // and have it register callbacks on the p2p client *before* we start it, otherwise messages
+      // like attestations or auths will fail.
+      if (validatorClient) {
+        watchers.push(validatorClient);
+        if (!options.dontStartSequencer) {
+          await validatorClient.registerHandlers();
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
-    // start both and wait for them to sync from the block source
-    await Promise.all([p2pClient.start(), worldStateSynchronizer.start(), slasherClient.start()]);
-    log.verbose(`All Aztec Node subsystems synced`);
+    // If there's no validator client, create a BlockProposalHandler to handle block proposals
+    // for monitoring or reexecution. Reexecution (default) allows us to follow the pending chain,
+    // while non-reexecution is used for validating the proposals and collecting their txs.
+    if (!validatorClient) {
+      const reexecute = !!config.alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals;
+      log.info(`Setting up block proposal handler` + (reexecute ? ' with reexecution of proposals' : ''));
+      createBlockProposalHandler(config, {
+        checkpointsBuilder: validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
+        worldState: worldStateSynchronizer,
+        epochCache,
+        blockSource: archiver,
+        l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
+        p2pClient,
+        dateProvider,
+        telemetry,
+      }).register(p2pClient, reexecute);
+    }
 
-    const validatorClient = createValidatorClient(config, { p2pClient, telemetry, dateProvider, epochCache });
+    // Start world state and wait for it to sync to the archiver.
+    await worldStateSynchronizer.start();
 
-    // now create the sequencer
-    const sequencer = config.disableValidator
-      ? undefined
-      : await SequencerClient.new(config, {
-          ...deps,
-          validatorClient,
-          p2pClient,
-          worldStateSynchronizer,
-          slasherClient,
-          contractDataSource: archiver,
-          l2BlockSource: archiver,
-          l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
-          telemetry,
-          dateProvider,
-          blobSinkClient,
-        });
-
-    return new AztecNodeService(
+    // Start p2p. Note that it depends on world state to be running.
+    await p2pClient.start();
+
+    let validatorsSentinel: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createSentinel>> | undefined;
+    let epochPruneWatcher: EpochPruneWatcher | undefined;
+    let attestationsBlockWatcher: AttestationsBlockWatcher | undefined;
+
+    if (!proverOnly) {
+      validatorsSentinel = await createSentinel(epochCache, archiver, p2pClient, config);
+      if (validatorsSentinel && config.slashInactivityPenalty > 0n) {
+        watchers.push(validatorsSentinel);
+      }
+
+      if (config.slashPrunePenalty > 0n || config.slashDataWithholdingPenalty > 0n) {
+        epochPruneWatcher = new EpochPruneWatcher(
+          archiver,
+          archiver,
+          epochCache,
+          p2pClient.getTxProvider(),
+          validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
+          config,
+        );
+        watchers.push(epochPruneWatcher);
+      }
+
+      // We assume we want to slash for invalid attestations unless all max penalties are set to 0
+      if (config.slashProposeInvalidAttestationsPenalty > 0n || config.slashAttestDescendantOfInvalidPenalty > 0n) {
+        attestationsBlockWatcher = new AttestationsBlockWatcher(archiver, epochCache, config);
+        watchers.push(attestationsBlockWatcher);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Start p2p-related services once the archiver has completed sync
+    void archiver
+      .waitForInitialSync()
+      .then(async () => {
+        await p2pClient.start();
+        await validatorsSentinel?.start();
+        await epochPruneWatcher?.start();
+        await attestationsBlockWatcher?.start();
+        log.info(`All p2p services started`);
+      })
+      .catch(err => log.error('Failed to start p2p services after archiver sync', err));
+
+    // Validator enabled, create/start relevant service
+    let sequencer: SequencerClient | undefined;
+    let slasherClient: SlasherClientInterface | undefined;
+    if (!config.disableValidator && validatorClient) {
+      // We create a slasher only if we have a sequencer, since all slashing actions go through the sequencer publisher
+      // as they are executed when the node is selected as proposer.
+      const validatorAddresses = keyStoreManager
+        ? NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager).getAddresses()
+        : [];
+
+      slasherClient = await createSlasher(
+        config,
+        config.l1Contracts,
+        getPublicClient(config),
+        watchers,
+        dateProvider,
+        epochCache,
+        validatorAddresses,
+        undefined, // logger
+      );
+      await slasherClient.start();
+
+      const l1TxUtils = config.sequencerPublisherForwarderAddress
+        ? await createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromSigners(
+            publicClient,
+            keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
+            config.sequencerPublisherForwarderAddress,
+            { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
+            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider, kzg: Blob.getViemKzgInstance() },
+          )
+        : await createL1TxUtilsFromSigners(
+            publicClient,
+            keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
+            { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
+            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider, kzg: Blob.getViemKzgInstance() },
+          );
+
+      // Create and start the sequencer client
+      const checkpointsBuilder = new CheckpointsBuilder(
+        { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration), rollupManaLimit },
+        worldStateSynchronizer,
+        archiver,
+        dateProvider,
+        telemetry,
+        debugLogStore,
+      );
+
+      sequencer = await SequencerClient.new(config, {
+        ...deps,
+        epochCache,
+        l1TxUtils,
+        validatorClient,
+        p2pClient,
+        worldStateSynchronizer,
+        slasherClient,
+        checkpointsBuilder,
+        l2BlockSource: archiver,
+        l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
+        telemetry,
+        dateProvider,
+        blobClient,
+        nodeKeyStore: keyStoreManager!,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (!options.dontStartSequencer && sequencer) {
+      await sequencer.start();
+      log.verbose(`Sequencer started`);
+    } else if (sequencer) {
+      log.warn(`Sequencer created but not started`);
+    }
+
+    // Create prover node subsystem if enabled
+    let proverNode: ProverNode | undefined;
+    if (config.enableProverNode) {
+      proverNode = await createProverNode(config, {
+        ...deps.proverNodeDeps,
+        telemetry,
+        dateProvider,
+        archiver,
+        worldStateSynchronizer,
+        p2pClient,
+        epochCache,
+        blobClient,
+        keyStoreManager,
+      });
+
+      if (!options.dontStartProverNode) {
+        await proverNode.start();
+        log.info(`Prover node subsystem started`);
+      } else {
+        log.info(`Prover node subsystem created but not started`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const globalVariableBuilder = new GlobalVariableBuilder({
+      ...config,
+      rollupVersion: BigInt(config.rollupVersion),
+      l1GenesisTime,
+      slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
+    });
+
+    const node = new AztecNodeService(
       config,
       p2pClient,
       archiver,
       archiver,
       archiver,
       archiver,
-      archiver,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
       sequencer,
+      proverNode,
+      slasherClient,
+      validatorsSentinel,
+      epochPruneWatcher,
       ethereumChain.chainInfo.id,
-      config.version,
-      new GlobalVariableBuilder(config),
+      config.rollupVersion,
+      globalVariableBuilder,
+      epochCache,
+      packageVersion,
       proofVerifier,
       telemetry,
       log,
+      blobClient,
+      validatorClient,
+      keyStoreManager,
+      debugLogStore,
     );
+
+    return node;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -235,6 +595,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
     return this.sequencer;
   }
 
+  /** Returns the prover node subsystem, if enabled. */
+  public getProverNode(): ProverNode | undefined {
+    return this.proverNode;
+  }
+
   public getBlockSource(): L2BlockSource {
     return this.blockSource;
   }
@@ -259,6 +624,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
     return Promise.resolve(this.p2pClient.getEnr()?.encodeTxt());
   }
 
+  public async getAllowedPublicSetup(): Promise<AllowedElement[]> {
+    return [...(await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()), ...(this.config.txPublicSetupAllowListExtend ?? [])];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to determine if the node is ready to accept transactions.
    * @returns - Flag indicating the readiness for tx submission.
@@ -268,35 +637,69 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getNodeInfo(): Promise<NodeInfo> {
-    const [nodeVersion, protocolVersion, chainId, enr, contractAddresses, protocolContractAddresses] =
-      await Promise.all([
-        this.getNodeVersion(),
-        this.getVersion(),
-        this.getChainId(),
-        this.getEncodedEnr(),
-        this.getL1ContractAddresses(),
-        this.getProtocolContractAddresses(),
-      ]);
+    const [nodeVersion, rollupVersion, chainId, enr, contractAddresses, protocolContractAddresses] = await Promise.all([
+      this.getNodeVersion(),
+      this.getVersion(),
+      this.getChainId(),
+      this.getEncodedEnr(),
+      this.getL1ContractAddresses(),
+      this.getProtocolContractAddresses(),
+    ]);
 
     const nodeInfo: NodeInfo = {
       nodeVersion,
       l1ChainId: chainId,
-      protocolVersion,
+      rollupVersion,
       enr,
       l1ContractAddresses: contractAddresses,
       protocolContractAddresses: protocolContractAddresses,
+      realProofs: !!this.config.realProofs,
     };
 
     return nodeInfo;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get a block specified by its number.
-   * @param number - The block number being requested.
+   * Get a block specified by its block number, block hash, or 'latest'.
+   * @param block - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest').
+   * @returns The requested block.
+   */
+  public async getBlock(block: BlockParameter): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      return this.getBlockByHash(block);
+    }
+    const blockNumber = block === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (block as BlockNumber);
+    if (blockNumber === BlockNumber.ZERO) {
+      return this.buildInitialBlock();
+    }
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2Block(blockNumber);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a block specified by its hash.
+   * @param blockHash - The block hash being requested.
+   * @returns The requested block.
+   */
+  public async getBlockByHash(blockHash: BlockHash): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+    if (blockHash.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+      return this.buildInitialBlock();
+    }
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2BlockByHash(blockHash);
+  }
+
+  private buildInitialBlock(): L2Block {
+    const initialHeader = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader();
+    return L2Block.empty(initialHeader);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a block specified by its archive root.
+   * @param archive - The archive root being requested.
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
-  public async getBlock(number: number): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    return await this.blockSource.getBlock(number);
+  public async getBlockByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2BlockByArchive(archive);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -305,30 +708,58 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
    * @param limit - The maximum number of blocks to obtain.
    * @returns The blocks requested.
    */
-  public async getBlocks(from: number, limit: number): Promise<L2Block[]> {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
+  public async getBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number): Promise<L2Block[]> {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getBlocks(from, BlockNumber(limit))) ?? [];
+  }
+
+  public async getCheckpoints(from: CheckpointNumber, limit: number): Promise<PublishedCheckpoint[]> {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpoints(from, limit)) ?? [];
+  }
+
+  public async getCheckpointedBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number) {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
+  }
+
+  public getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epochNumber: EpochNumber) {
+    return this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epochNumber);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method to fetch the current base fees.
-   * @returns The current base fees.
+   * Method to fetch the current min L2 fees.
+   * @returns The current min L2 fees.
    */
-  public async getCurrentBaseFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
-    return await this.globalVariableBuilder.getCurrentBaseFees();
+  public async getCurrentMinFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
+    return await this.globalVariableBuilder.getCurrentMinFees();
+  }
+
+  public async getMaxPriorityFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
+    for await (const tx of this.p2pClient.iteratePendingTxs()) {
+      return tx.getGasSettings().maxPriorityFeesPerGas;
+    }
+
+    return GasFees.from({ feePerDaGas: 0n, feePerL2Gas: 0n });
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method to fetch the current block number.
+   * Method to fetch the latest block number synchronized by the node.
    * @returns The block number.
    */
-  public async getBlockNumber(): Promise<number> {
+  public async getBlockNumber(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     return await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber();
   }
 
-  public async getProvenBlockNumber(): Promise<number> {
+  public async getProvenBlockNumber(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     return await this.blockSource.getProvenBlockNumber();
   }
 
+  public async getCheckpointedBlockNumber(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
+    return await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedL2BlockNumber();
+  }
+
+  public getCheckpointNumber(): Promise<CheckpointNumber> {
+    return this.blockSource.getCheckpointNumber();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to fetch the version of the package.
    * @returns The node package version
@@ -353,49 +784,59 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
     return Promise.resolve(this.l1ChainId);
   }
 
-  public async getContractClass(id: Fr): Promise<ContractClassPublic | undefined> {
-    const klazz = await this.contractDataSource.getContractClass(id);
-
-    // TODO(#10007): Remove this check. This is needed only because we're manually registering
-    // some contracts in the archiver so they are available to all nodes (see `registerCommonContracts`
-    // in `archiver/src/factory.ts`), but we still want clients to send the registration tx in order
-    // to emit the corresponding nullifier, which is now being checked. Note that this method
-    // is only called by the PXE to check if a contract is publicly registered.
-    if (klazz) {
-      const classNullifier = await siloNullifier(AztecAddress.fromNumber(REGISTERER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS), id);
-      const worldState = await this.#getWorldState('latest');
-      const [index] = await worldState.findLeafIndices(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [classNullifier.toBuffer()]);
-      this.log.debug(`Registration nullifier ${classNullifier} for contract class ${id} found at index ${index}`);
-      if (index === undefined) {
-        return undefined;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return klazz;
+  public getContractClass(id: Fr): Promise<ContractClassPublic | undefined> {
+    return this.contractDataSource.getContractClass(id);
   }
 
   public getContract(address: AztecAddress): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress | undefined> {
     return this.contractDataSource.getContract(address);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Retrieves all private logs from up to `limit` blocks, starting from the block number `from`.
-   * @param from - The block number from which to begin retrieving logs.
-   * @param limit - The maximum number of blocks to retrieve logs from.
-   * @returns An array of private logs from the specified range of blocks.
-   */
-  public getPrivateLogs(from: number, limit: number): Promise<PrivateLog[]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogs(from, limit);
+  public async getPrivateLogsByTags(
+    tags: SiloedTag[],
+    page?: number,
+    referenceBlock?: BlockHash,
+  ): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    let upToBlockNumber: BlockNumber | undefined;
+    if (referenceBlock) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (referenceBlock.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        upToBlockNumber = BlockNumber(0);
+      } else {
+        const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(referenceBlock);
+        if (!header) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Block ${referenceBlock.toString()} not found in the node. This might indicate a reorg has occurred.`,
+          );
+        }
+        upToBlockNumber = header.globalVariables.blockNumber;
+      }
+    }
+    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogsByTags(tags, page, upToBlockNumber);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets all logs that match any of the received tags (i.e. logs with their first field equal to a tag).
-   * @param tags - The tags to filter the logs by.
-   * @returns For each received tag, an array of matching logs is returned. An empty array implies no logs match
-   * that tag.
-   */
-  public getLogsByTags(tags: Fr[]): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getLogsByTags(tags);
+  public async getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(
+    contractAddress: AztecAddress,
+    tags: Tag[],
+    page?: number,
+    referenceBlock?: BlockHash,
+  ): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    let upToBlockNumber: BlockNumber | undefined;
+    if (referenceBlock) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (referenceBlock.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        upToBlockNumber = BlockNumber(0);
+      } else {
+        const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(referenceBlock);
+        if (!header) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Block ${referenceBlock.toString()} not found in the node. This might indicate a reorg has occurred.`,
+          );
+        }
+        upToBlockNumber = header.globalVariables.blockNumber;
+      }
+    }
+    return this.logsSource.getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress, tags, page, upToBlockNumber);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -421,43 +862,55 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
    * @param tx - The transaction to be submitted.
    */
   public async sendTx(tx: Tx) {
+    await this.#sendTx(tx);
+  }
+
+  async #sendTx(tx: Tx) {
     const timer = new Timer();
-    const txHash = (await tx.getTxHash()).toString();
+    const txHash = tx.getTxHash().toString();
 
     const valid = await this.isValidTx(tx);
     if (valid.result !== 'valid') {
       const reason = valid.reason.join(', ');
       this.metrics.receivedTx(timer.ms(), false);
-      this.log.warn(`Invalid tx ${txHash}: ${reason}`, { txHash });
-      // TODO(#10967): Throw when receiving an invalid tx instead of just returning
-      // throw new Error(`Invalid tx: ${reason}`);
-      return;
+      this.log.warn(`Received invalid tx ${txHash}: ${reason}`, { txHash });
+      throw new Error(`Invalid tx: ${reason}`);
     }
 
     await this.p2pClient!.sendTx(tx);
-    this.metrics.receivedTx(timer.ms(), true);
-    this.log.info(`Received tx ${txHash}`, { txHash });
+    const duration = timer.ms();
+    this.metrics.receivedTx(duration, true);
+    this.log.info(`Received tx ${txHash} in ${duration}ms`, { txHash });
   }
 
   public async getTxReceipt(txHash: TxHash): Promise<TxReceipt> {
-    let txReceipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.DROPPED, 'Tx dropped by P2P node.');
-
-    // We first check if the tx is in pending (instead of first checking if it is mined) because if we first check
-    // for mined and then for pending there could be a race condition where the tx is mined between the two checks
-    // and we would incorrectly return a TxReceipt with status DROPPED
-    if ((await this.p2pClient.getTxStatus(txHash)) === 'pending') {
-      txReceipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.PENDING, '');
-    }
+    // Check the tx pool status first. If the tx is known to the pool (pending or mined), we'll use that
+    // as a fallback if we don't find a settled receipt in the archiver.
+    const txPoolStatus = await this.p2pClient.getTxStatus(txHash);
+    const isKnownToPool = txPoolStatus === 'pending' || txPoolStatus === 'mined';
 
+    // Then get the actual tx from the archiver, which tracks every tx in a mined block.
     const settledTxReceipt = await this.blockSource.getSettledTxReceipt(txHash);
+
+    let receipt: TxReceipt;
     if (settledTxReceipt) {
-      txReceipt = settledTxReceipt;
+      receipt = settledTxReceipt;
+    } else if (isKnownToPool) {
+      // If the tx is in the pool but not in the archiver, it's pending.
+      // This handles race conditions between archiver and p2p, where the archiver
+      // has pruned the block in which a tx was mined, but p2p has not caught up yet.
+      receipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.PENDING, undefined, undefined);
+    } else {
+      // Otherwise, if we don't know the tx, we consider it dropped.
+      receipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.DROPPED, undefined, 'Tx dropped by P2P node');
     }
 
-    return txReceipt;
+    this.debugLogStore.decorateReceiptWithLogs(txHash.toString(), receipt);
+
+    return receipt;
   }
 
-  public getTxEffect(txHash: TxHash): Promise<InBlock<TxEffect> | undefined> {
+  public getTxEffect(txHash: TxHash): Promise<IndexedTxEffect | undefined> {
     return this.blockSource.getTxEffect(txHash);
   }
 
@@ -465,139 +918,176 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
    * Method to stop the aztec node.
    */
   public async stop() {
-    this.log.info(`Stopping`);
-    await this.sequencer?.stop();
-    await this.p2pClient.stop();
-    await this.worldStateSynchronizer.stop();
+    this.log.info(`Stopping Aztec Node`);
+    await tryStop(this.validatorsSentinel);
+    await tryStop(this.epochPruneWatcher);
+    await tryStop(this.slasherClient);
+    await tryStop(this.proofVerifier);
+    await tryStop(this.sequencer);
+    await tryStop(this.proverNode);
+    await tryStop(this.p2pClient);
+    await tryStop(this.worldStateSynchronizer);
     await tryStop(this.blockSource);
-    await this.telemetry.stop();
-    this.log.info(`Stopped`);
+    await tryStop(this.blobClient);
+    await tryStop(this.telemetry);
+    this.log.info(`Stopped Aztec Node`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the blob client used by this node.
+   * @internal - Exposed for testing purposes only.
+   */
+  public getBlobClient(): BlobClientInterface | undefined {
+    return this.blobClient;
   }
 
   /**
    * Method to retrieve pending txs.
+   * @param limit - The number of items to returns
+   * @param after - The last known pending tx. Used for pagination
    * @returns - The pending txs.
    */
-  public getPendingTxs() {
-    return this.p2pClient!.getPendingTxs();
+  public getPendingTxs(limit?: number, after?: TxHash): Promise<Tx[]> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getPendingTxs(limit, after);
   }
 
-  public async getPendingTxCount() {
-    const pendingTxs = await this.getPendingTxs();
-    return pendingTxs.length;
+  public getPendingTxCount(): Promise<number> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getPendingTxCount();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method to retrieve a single tx from the mempool or unfinalised chain.
+   * Method to retrieve a single tx from the mempool or unfinalized chain.
    * @param txHash - The transaction hash to return.
    * @returns - The tx if it exists.
    */
-  public getTxByHash(txHash: TxHash) {
+  public getTxByHash(txHash: TxHash): Promise<Tx | undefined> {
     return Promise.resolve(this.p2pClient!.getTxByHashFromPool(txHash));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method to retrieve txs from the mempool or unfinalised chain.
+   * Method to retrieve txs from the mempool or unfinalized chain.
    * @param txHash - The transaction hash to return.
    * @returns - The txs if it exists.
    */
-  public async getTxsByHash(txHashes: TxHash[]) {
+  public async getTxsByHash(txHashes: TxHash[]): Promise<Tx[]> {
     return compactArray(await Promise.all(txHashes.map(txHash => this.getTxByHash(txHash))));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Find the indexes of the given leaves in the given tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data or 'latest' for latest data
-   * @param treeId - The tree to search in.
-   * @param leafValue - The values to search for
-   * @returns The indexes of the given leaves in the given tree or undefined if not found.
-   */
   public async findLeavesIndexes(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     treeId: MerkleTreeId,
     leafValues: Fr[],
-  ): Promise<(bigint | undefined)[]> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return await committedDb.findLeafIndices(
+  ): Promise<(DataInBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const maybeIndices = await committedDb.findLeafIndices(
       treeId,
       leafValues.map(x => x.toBuffer()),
     );
-  }
+    // Filter out undefined values to query block numbers only for found leaves
+    const definedIndices = maybeIndices.filter(x => x !== undefined);
+
+    // Now we find the block numbers for the defined indices
+    const blockNumbers = await committedDb.getBlockNumbersForLeafIndices(treeId, definedIndices);
+
+    // Build a map from leaf index to block number
+    const indexToBlockNumber = new Map<bigint, BlockNumber>();
+    for (let i = 0; i < definedIndices.length; i++) {
+      const blockNumber = blockNumbers[i];
+      if (blockNumber === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Block number is undefined for leaf index ${definedIndices[i]} in tree ${MerkleTreeId[treeId]}`,
+        );
+      }
+      indexToBlockNumber.set(definedIndices[i], blockNumber);
+    }
 
-  /**
-   * Find the block numbers of the given leaf indices in the given tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data or 'latest' for latest data
-   * @param treeId - The tree to search in.
-   * @param leafIndices - The values to search for
-   * @returns The indexes of the given leaves in the given tree or undefined if not found.
-   */
-  public async findBlockNumbersForIndexes(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    treeId: MerkleTreeId,
-    leafIndices: bigint[],
-  ): Promise<(bigint | undefined)[]> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return await committedDb.getBlockNumbersForLeafIndices(treeId, leafIndices);
-  }
+    // Get unique block numbers in order to optimize num calls to getLeafValue function.
+    const uniqueBlockNumbers = [...new Set(indexToBlockNumber.values())];
 
-  public async findNullifiersIndexesWithBlock(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    nullifiers: Fr[],
-  ): Promise<(InBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
-    if (blockNumber === 'latest') {
-      blockNumber = await this.getBlockNumber();
+    // Now we obtain the block hashes from the archive tree (block number = leaf index in archive tree).
+    const blockHashes = await Promise.all(
+      uniqueBlockNumbers.map(blockNumber => {
+        return committedDb.getLeafValue(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, BigInt(blockNumber));
+      }),
+    );
+
+    // Build a map from block number to block hash
+    const blockNumberToHash = new Map<BlockNumber, Fr>();
+    for (let i = 0; i < uniqueBlockNumbers.length; i++) {
+      const blockHash = blockHashes[i];
+      if (blockHash === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Block hash is undefined for block number ${uniqueBlockNumbers[i]}`);
+      }
+      blockNumberToHash.set(uniqueBlockNumbers[i], blockHash);
     }
-    return this.nullifierSource.findNullifiersIndexesWithBlock(blockNumber, nullifiers);
+
+    // Create DataInBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
+    return maybeIndices.map(index => {
+      if (index === undefined) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const blockNumber = indexToBlockNumber.get(index);
+      if (blockNumber === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Block number not found for leaf index ${index} in tree ${MerkleTreeId[treeId]}`);
+      }
+      const blockHash = blockNumberToHash.get(blockNumber);
+      if (blockHash === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Block hash not found for block number ${blockNumber}`);
+      }
+      return {
+        l2BlockNumber: blockNumber,
+        l2BlockHash: new BlockHash(blockHash),
+        data: index,
+      };
+    });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for the given index in the nullifier tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - The index of the leaf for which the sibling path is required.
-   * @returns The sibling path for the leaf index.
-   */
-  public async getNullifierSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, leafIndex);
+  public async getBlockHashMembershipWitness(
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
+    blockHash: BlockHash,
+  ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
+    // The Noir circuit checks the archive membership proof against `anchor_block_header.last_archive.root`,
+    // which is the archive tree root BEFORE the anchor block was added (i.e. the state after block N-1).
+    // So we need the world state at block N-1, not block N, to produce a sibling path matching that root.
+    const referenceBlockNumber = await this.resolveBlockNumber(referenceBlock);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(BlockNumber(referenceBlockNumber - 1));
+    const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE>(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, [blockHash]);
+    return pathAndIndex === undefined
+      ? undefined
+      : MembershipWitness.fromSiblingPath(pathAndIndex.index, pathAndIndex.path);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for the given index in the data tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - The index of the leaf for which the sibling path is required.
-   * @returns The sibling path for the leaf index.
-   */
-  public async getNoteHashSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE, leafIndex);
+  public async getNoteHashMembershipWitness(
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
+    noteHash: Fr,
+  ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE>(
+      MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE,
+      [noteHash],
+    );
+    return pathAndIndex === undefined
+      ? undefined
+      : MembershipWitness.fromSiblingPath(pathAndIndex.index, pathAndIndex.path);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the index and a sibling path for a leaf in the committed l1 to l2 data tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param l1ToL2Message - The l1ToL2Message to get the index / sibling path for.
-   * @returns A tuple of the index and the sibling path of the L1ToL2Message (undefined if not found).
-   */
   public async getL1ToL2MessageMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     l1ToL2Message: Fr,
   ): Promise<[bigint, SiblingPath<typeof L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT>] | undefined> {
-    const index = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
-    if (index === undefined) {
+    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.L1_TO_L2_MESSAGE_TREE, [l1ToL2Message]);
+    if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
     }
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    const siblingPath = await committedDb.getSiblingPath<typeof L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT>(
-      MerkleTreeId.L1_TO_L2_MESSAGE_TREE,
-      index,
-    );
-    return [index, siblingPath];
+
+    // REFACTOR: Return a MembershipWitness object
+    return [witness.index, witness.path];
+  }
+
+  public async getL1ToL2MessageCheckpoint(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<CheckpointNumber | undefined> {
+    const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
+    return messageIndex ? InboxLeaf.checkpointNumberFromIndex(messageIndex) : undefined;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -606,188 +1096,68 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
    * @returns Whether the message is synced and ready to be included in a block.
    */
   public async isL1ToL2MessageSynced(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message)) !== undefined;
+    const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
+    return messageIndex !== undefined;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the index of a l2ToL1Message in a ephemeral l2 to l1 data tree as well as its sibling path.
-   * @remarks This tree is considered ephemeral because it is created on-demand by: taking all the l2ToL1 messages
-   * in a single block, and then using them to make a variable depth append-only tree with these messages as leaves.
-   * The tree is discarded immediately after calculating what we need from it.
-   * TODO: Handle the case where two messages in the same tx have the same hash.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param l2ToL1Message - The l2ToL1Message get the index / sibling path for.
-   * @returns A tuple of the index and the sibling path of the L2ToL1Message.
+   * Returns all the L2 to L1 messages in an epoch.
+   * @param epoch - The epoch at which to get the data.
+   * @returns The L2 to L1 messages (empty array if the epoch is not found).
    */
-  public async getL2ToL1MessageMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    l2ToL1Message: Fr,
-  ): Promise<[bigint, SiblingPath<number>]> {
-    const block = await this.blockSource.getBlock(blockNumber === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : blockNumber);
-
-    if (block === undefined) {
-      throw new Error('Block is not defined');
-    }
-
-    const l2ToL1Messages = block.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs);
-
-    // Find index of message
-    let indexOfMsgInSubtree = -1;
-    const indexOfMsgTx = l2ToL1Messages.findIndex(msgs => {
-      const idx = msgs.findIndex(msg => msg.equals(l2ToL1Message));
-      indexOfMsgInSubtree = Math.max(indexOfMsgInSubtree, idx);
-      return idx !== -1;
-    });
-
-    if (indexOfMsgTx === -1) {
-      throw new Error('The L2ToL1Message you are trying to prove inclusion of does not exist');
-    }
-
-    const tempStores: AztecKVStore[] = [];
-
-    // Construct message subtrees
-    const l2toL1Subtrees = await Promise.all(
-      l2ToL1Messages.map(async (msgs, i) => {
-        const store = openTmpStore(true);
-        tempStores.push(store);
-        const treeHeight = msgs.length <= 1 ? 1 : Math.ceil(Math.log2(msgs.length));
-        const tree = new StandardTree(store, new SHA256Trunc(), `temp_msgs_subtrees_${i}`, treeHeight, 0n, Fr);
-        await tree.appendLeaves(msgs);
-        return tree;
-      }),
+  public async getL2ToL1Messages(epoch: EpochNumber): Promise<Fr[][][][]> {
+    // Assumes `getCheckpointedBlocksForEpoch` returns blocks in ascending order of block number.
+    const checkpointedBlocks = await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocksForEpoch(epoch);
+    const blocksInCheckpoints = chunkBy(checkpointedBlocks, cb => cb.block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber).map(
+      group => group.map(cb => cb.block),
     );
-
-    // path of the input msg from leaf -> first out hash calculated in base rolllup
-    const subtreePathOfL2ToL1Message = await l2toL1Subtrees[indexOfMsgTx].getSiblingPath(
-      BigInt(indexOfMsgInSubtree),
-      true,
+    return blocksInCheckpoints.map(blocks =>
+      blocks.map(block => block.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs)),
     );
-
-    const numTxs = block.body.txEffects.length;
-    if (numTxs === 1) {
-      return [BigInt(indexOfMsgInSubtree), subtreePathOfL2ToL1Message];
-    }
-
-    const l2toL1SubtreeRoots = l2toL1Subtrees.map(t => Fr.fromBuffer(t.getRoot(true)));
-    const maxTreeHeight = Math.ceil(Math.log2(l2toL1SubtreeRoots.length));
-    // The root of this tree is the out_hash calculated in Noir => we truncate to match Noir's SHA
-    const outHashTree = new UnbalancedTree(new SHA256Trunc(), 'temp_outhash_sibling_path', maxTreeHeight, Fr);
-    await outHashTree.appendLeaves(l2toL1SubtreeRoots);
-
-    const pathOfTxInOutHashTree = await outHashTree.getSiblingPath(l2toL1SubtreeRoots[indexOfMsgTx].toBigInt());
-    // Append subtree path to out hash tree path
-    const mergedPath = subtreePathOfL2ToL1Message.toBufferArray().concat(pathOfTxInOutHashTree.toBufferArray());
-    // Append binary index of subtree path to binary index of out hash tree path
-    const mergedIndex = parseInt(
-      indexOfMsgTx
-        .toString(2)
-        .concat(indexOfMsgInSubtree.toString(2).padStart(l2toL1Subtrees[indexOfMsgTx].getDepth(), '0')),
-      2,
-    );
-
-    // clear the tmp stores
-    await Promise.all(tempStores.map(store => store.delete()));
-
-    return [BigInt(mergedIndex), new SiblingPath(mergedPath.length, mergedPath)];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for a leaf in the committed blocks tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - Index of the leaf in the tree.
-   * @returns The sibling path.
-   */
-  public async getArchiveSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, leafIndex);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for a leaf in the committed public data tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - Index of the leaf in the tree.
-   * @returns The sibling path.
-   */
-  public async getPublicDataSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafIndex);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a nullifier membership witness for a given nullifier at a given block.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the index.
-   * @param nullifier - Nullifier we try to find witness for.
-   * @returns The nullifier membership witness (if found).
-   */
   public async getNullifierMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    const index = (await db.findLeafIndices(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [nullifier.toBuffer()]))[0];
-    if (!index) {
+    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [nullifier.toBuffer()]);
+    if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const leafPreimagePromise = db.getLeafPreimage(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, index);
-    const siblingPathPromise = db.getSiblingPath<typeof NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT>(
-      MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE,
-      BigInt(index),
-    );
-
-    const [leafPreimage, siblingPath] = await Promise.all([leafPreimagePromise, siblingPathPromise]);
-
+    const { index, path } = witness;
+    const leafPreimage = await db.getLeafPreimage(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, index);
     if (!leafPreimage) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    return new NullifierMembershipWitness(BigInt(index), leafPreimage as NullifierLeafPreimage, siblingPath);
+    return new NullifierMembershipWitness(index, leafPreimage as NullifierLeafPreimage, path);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a low nullifier membership witness for a given nullifier at a given block.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the index.
-   * @param nullifier - Nullifier we try to find the low nullifier witness for.
-   * @returns The low nullifier membership witness (if found).
-   * @remarks Low nullifier witness can be used to perform a nullifier non-inclusion proof by leveraging the "linked
-   * list structure" of leaves and proving that a lower nullifier is pointing to a bigger next value than the nullifier
-   * we are trying to prove non-inclusion for.
-   *
-   * Note: This function returns the membership witness of the nullifier itself and not the low nullifier when
-   * the nullifier already exists in the tree. This is because the `getPreviousValueIndex` function returns the
-   * index of the nullifier itself when it already exists in the tree.
-   * TODO: This is a confusing behavior and we should eventually address that.
-   */
   public async getLowNullifierMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const findResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, nullifier.toBigInt());
     if (!findResult) {
       return undefined;
     }
     const { index, alreadyPresent } = findResult;
     if (alreadyPresent) {
-      this.log.warn(`Nullifier ${nullifier.toBigInt()} already exists in the tree`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot prove nullifier non-inclusion: nullifier ${nullifier.toBigInt()} already exists in the tree`,
+      );
     }
     const preimageData = (await committedDb.getLeafPreimage(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, index))!;
 
-    const siblingPath = await committedDb.getSiblingPath<typeof NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT>(
-      MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE,
-      BigInt(index),
-    );
+    const siblingPath = await committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, BigInt(index));
     return new NullifierMembershipWitness(BigInt(index), preimageData as NullifierLeafPreimage, siblingPath);
   }
 
-  async getPublicDataTreeWitness(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+  async getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
     if (!lowLeafResult) {
       return undefined;
@@ -796,27 +1166,13 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
         MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE,
         lowLeafResult.index,
       )) as PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage;
-      const path = await committedDb.getSiblingPath<typeof PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT>(
-        MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE,
-        lowLeafResult.index,
-      );
+      const path = await committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, lowLeafResult.index);
       return new PublicDataWitness(lowLeafResult.index, preimage, path);
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets the storage value at the given contract storage slot.
-   *
-   * @remarks The storage slot here refers to the slot as it is defined in Noir not the index in the merkle tree.
-   * Aztec's version of `eth_getStorageAt`.
-   *
-   * @param contract - Address of the contract to query.
-   * @param slot - Slot to query.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data or 'latest'.
-   * @returns Storage value at the given contract slot.
-   */
-  public async getPublicStorageAt(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+  public async getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const leafSlot = await computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot(contract, slot);
 
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
@@ -827,36 +1183,76 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
       MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE,
       lowLeafResult.index,
     )) as PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage;
-    return preimage.value;
+    return preimage.leaf.value;
+  }
+
+  public async getBlockHeader(block: BlockParameter = 'latest'): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (block.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        // Block source doesn't handle initial header so we need to handle the case separately.
+        return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader();
+      }
+      return this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(block);
+    } else {
+      // Block source doesn't handle initial header so we need to handle the case separately.
+      const blockNumber = block === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (block as BlockNumber);
+      if (blockNumber === BlockNumber.ZERO) {
+        return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader();
+      }
+      return this.blockSource.getBlockHeader(block);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the currently committed block header, or the initial header if no blocks have been produced.
-   * @returns The current committed block header.
+   * Get a block header specified by its archive root.
+   * @param archive - The archive root being requested.
+   * @returns The requested block header.
    */
-  public async getBlockHeader(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber = 'latest'): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
-    return blockNumber === 0 || (blockNumber === 'latest' && (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) === 0)
-      ? this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader()
-      : this.blockSource.getBlockHeader(blockNumber);
+  public async getBlockHeaderByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
+    return await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(archive);
+  }
+
+  public getBlockData(number: BlockNumber): Promise<BlockData | undefined> {
+    return this.blockSource.getBlockData(number);
+  }
+
+  public getBlockDataByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<BlockData | undefined> {
+    return this.blockSource.getBlockDataByArchive(archive);
   }
 
   /**
    * Simulates the public part of a transaction with the current state.
    * @param tx - The transaction to simulate.
    **/
-  @trackSpan('AztecNodeService.simulatePublicCalls', async (tx: Tx) => ({
-    [Attributes.TX_HASH]: (await tx.getTxHash()).toString(),
+  @trackSpan('AztecNodeService.simulatePublicCalls', (tx: Tx) => ({
+    [Attributes.TX_HASH]: tx.getTxHash().toString(),
   }))
   public async simulatePublicCalls(tx: Tx, skipFeeEnforcement = false): Promise<PublicSimulationOutput> {
-    const txHash = await tx.getTxHash();
-    const blockNumber = (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1;
+    // Check total gas limit for simulation
+    const gasSettings = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings;
+    const txGasLimit = gasSettings.gasLimits.l2Gas;
+    const teardownGasLimit = gasSettings.teardownGasLimits.l2Gas;
+    if (txGasLimit + teardownGasLimit > this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxGasLimit) {
+      throw new BadRequestError(
+        `Transaction total gas limit ${
+          txGasLimit + teardownGasLimit
+        } (${txGasLimit} + ${teardownGasLimit}) exceeds maximum gas limit ${
+          this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxGasLimit
+        } for simulation`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
+    const latestBlockNumber = await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber();
+    const blockNumber = BlockNumber.add(latestBlockNumber, 1);
 
     // If sequencer is not initialized, we just set these values to zero for simulation.
-    const coinbase = this.sequencer?.coinbase || EthAddress.ZERO;
-    const feeRecipient = this.sequencer?.feeRecipient || AztecAddress.ZERO;
+    const coinbase = EthAddress.ZERO;
+    const feeRecipient = AztecAddress.ZERO;
 
     const newGlobalVariables = await this.globalVariableBuilder.buildGlobalVariables(
-      new Fr(blockNumber),
+      blockNumber,
       coinbase,
       feeRecipient,
     );
@@ -864,8 +1260,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
       this.contractDataSource,
       new DateProvider(),
       this.telemetry,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
     );
-    const fork = await this.worldStateSynchronizer.fork();
 
     this.log.verbose(`Simulating public calls for tx ${txHash}`, {
       globalVariables: newGlobalVariables.toInspect(),
@@ -873,11 +1269,24 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
       blockNumber,
     });
 
+    // Ensure world-state has caught up with the latest block we loaded from the archiver
+    await this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(latestBlockNumber);
+    const merkleTreeFork = await this.worldStateSynchronizer.fork();
     try {
-      const processor = publicProcessorFactory.create(fork, newGlobalVariables, skipFeeEnforcement);
+      const config = PublicSimulatorConfig.from({
+        skipFeeEnforcement,
+        collectDebugLogs: true,
+        collectHints: false,
+        collectCallMetadata: true,
+        collectStatistics: false,
+        collectionLimits: CollectionLimitsConfig.from({
+          maxDebugLogMemoryReads: this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxDebugLogMemoryReads,
+        }),
+      });
+      const processor = publicProcessorFactory.create(merkleTreeFork, newGlobalVariables, config);
 
       // REFACTOR: Consider merging ProcessReturnValues into ProcessedTx
-      const [processedTxs, failedTxs, returns] = await processor.process([tx]);
+      const [processedTxs, failedTxs, _usedTxs, returns, debugLogs] = await processor.process([tx]);
       // REFACTOR: Consider returning the error rather than throwing
       if (failedTxs.length) {
         this.log.warn(`Simulated tx ${txHash} fails: ${failedTxs[0].error}`, { txHash });
@@ -887,13 +1296,14 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
       const [processedTx] = processedTxs;
       return new PublicSimulationOutput(
         processedTx.revertReason,
-        processedTx.constants,
+        processedTx.globalVariables,
         processedTx.txEffect,
         returns,
         processedTx.gasUsed,
+        debugLogs,
       );
     } finally {
-      await fork.close();
+      await merkleTreeFork.close();
     }
   }
 
@@ -901,24 +1311,55 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
     tx: Tx,
     { isSimulation, skipFeeEnforcement }: { isSimulation?: boolean; skipFeeEnforcement?: boolean } = {},
   ): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
-    const blockNumber = (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1;
     const db = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
     const verifier = isSimulation ? undefined : this.proofVerifier;
-    const validator = createValidatorForAcceptingTxs(db, this.contractDataSource, verifier, {
-      blockNumber,
-      l1ChainId: this.l1ChainId,
-      setupAllowList: this.config.allowedInSetup ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
-      gasFees: await this.getCurrentBaseFees(),
-      skipFeeEnforcement,
-    });
+
+    // We accept transactions if they are not expired by the next slot (checked based on the ExpirationTimestamp field)
+    const { ts: nextSlotTimestamp } = this.epochCache.getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot();
+    const blockNumber = BlockNumber((await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1);
+    const l1Constants = await this.blockSource.getL1Constants();
+    const validator = createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC(
+      db,
+      this.contractDataSource,
+      verifier,
+      {
+        timestamp: nextSlotTimestamp,
+        blockNumber,
+        l1ChainId: this.l1ChainId,
+        rollupVersion: this.version,
+        setupAllowList: [
+          ...(await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
+          ...(this.config.txPublicSetupAllowListExtend ?? []),
+        ],
+        gasFees: await this.getCurrentMinFees(),
+        skipFeeEnforcement,
+        txsPermitted: !this.config.disableTransactions,
+        rollupManaLimit: l1Constants.rollupManaLimit,
+        maxBlockL2Gas: this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
+        maxBlockDAGas: this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
+      },
+      this.log.getBindings(),
+    );
 
     return await validator.validateTx(tx);
   }
 
-  public async setConfig(config: Partial<SequencerConfig & ProverConfig>): Promise<void> {
-    const newConfig = { ...this.config, ...config };
-    await this.sequencer?.updateSequencerConfig(config);
+  public getConfig(): Promise<AztecNodeAdminConfig> {
+    const schema = AztecNodeAdminConfigSchema;
+    const keys = schema.keyof().options;
+    return Promise.resolve(pick(this.config, ...keys));
+  }
 
+  public async setConfig(config: Partial<AztecNodeAdminConfig>): Promise<void> {
+    const newConfig = { ...this.config, ...config };
+    this.sequencer?.updateConfig(config);
+    this.slasherClient?.updateConfig(config);
+    this.validatorsSentinel?.updateConfig(config);
+    await this.p2pClient.updateP2PConfig(config);
+    const archiver = this.blockSource as Archiver;
+    if ('updateConfig' in archiver) {
+      archiver.updateConfig(config);
+    }
     if (newConfig.realProofs !== this.config.realProofs) {
       this.proofVerifier = config.realProofs ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(newConfig) : new TestCircuitVerifier();
     }
@@ -928,42 +1369,242 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
 
   public getProtocolContractAddresses(): Promise<ProtocolContractAddresses> {
     return Promise.resolve({
-      classRegisterer: ProtocolContractAddress.ContractClassRegisterer,
+      classRegistry: ProtocolContractAddress.ContractClassRegistry,
       feeJuice: ProtocolContractAddress.FeeJuice,
-      instanceDeployer: ProtocolContractAddress.ContractInstanceDeployer,
+      instanceRegistry: ProtocolContractAddress.ContractInstanceRegistry,
       multiCallEntrypoint: ProtocolContractAddress.MultiCallEntrypoint,
     });
   }
 
-  // TODO(#10007): Remove this method
-  public addContractClass(contractClass: ContractClassPublic): Promise<void> {
-    this.log.info(`Adding contract class via API ${contractClass.id}`);
-    return this.contractDataSource.addContractClass(contractClass);
+  public registerContractFunctionSignatures(signatures: string[]): Promise<void> {
+    return this.contractDataSource.registerContractFunctionSignatures(signatures);
+  }
+
+  public getValidatorsStats(): Promise<ValidatorsStats> {
+    return this.validatorsSentinel?.computeStats() ?? Promise.resolve({ stats: {}, slotWindow: 0 });
   }
 
-  public registerContractFunctionSignatures(_address: AztecAddress, signatures: string[]): Promise<void> {
-    return this.contractDataSource.registerContractFunctionSignatures(_address, signatures);
+  public getValidatorStats(
+    validatorAddress: EthAddress,
+    fromSlot?: SlotNumber,
+    toSlot?: SlotNumber,
+  ): Promise<SingleValidatorStats | undefined> {
+    return this.validatorsSentinel?.getValidatorStats(validatorAddress, fromSlot, toSlot) ?? Promise.resolve(undefined);
   }
 
-  public flushTxs(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.sequencer) {
-      throw new Error(`Sequencer is not initialized`);
+  public async startSnapshotUpload(location: string): Promise<void> {
+    // Note that we are forcefully casting the blocksource as an archiver
+    // We break support for archiver running remotely to the node
+    const archiver = this.blockSource as Archiver;
+    if (!('backupTo' in archiver)) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
+      throw new Error('Archiver implementation does not support backups. Cannot generate snapshot.');
     }
-    this.sequencer.flush();
+
+    // Test that the archiver has done an initial sync.
+    if (!archiver.isInitialSyncComplete()) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
+      throw new Error(`Archiver initial sync not complete. Cannot start snapshot.`);
+    }
+
+    // And it has an L2 block hash
+    const l2BlockHash = await archiver.getL2Tips().then(tips => tips.proposed.hash);
+    if (!l2BlockHash) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
+      throw new Error(`Archiver has no latest L2 block hash downloaded. Cannot start snapshot.`);
+    }
+
+    if (this.isUploadingSnapshot) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
+      throw new Error(`Snapshot upload already in progress. Cannot start another one until complete.`);
+    }
+
+    // Do not wait for the upload to be complete to return to the caller, but flag that an operation is in progress
+    this.isUploadingSnapshot = true;
+    const timer = new Timer();
+    void uploadSnapshot(location, this.blockSource as Archiver, this.worldStateSynchronizer, this.config, this.log)
+      .then(() => {
+        this.isUploadingSnapshot = false;
+        this.metrics.recordSnapshot(timer.ms());
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        this.isUploadingSnapshot = false;
+        this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
+        this.log.error(`Error uploading snapshot: ${err}`);
+      });
+
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
+
+  public async rollbackTo(targetBlock: BlockNumber, force?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const archiver = this.blockSource as Archiver;
+    if (!('rollbackTo' in archiver)) {
+      throw new Error('Archiver implementation does not support rollbacks.');
+    }
+
+    const finalizedBlock = await archiver.getL2Tips().then(tips => tips.finalized.block.number);
+    if (targetBlock < finalizedBlock) {
+      if (force) {
+        this.log.warn(`Clearing world state database to allow rolling back behind finalized block ${finalizedBlock}`);
+        await this.worldStateSynchronizer.clear();
+        await this.p2pClient.clear();
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(`Cannot rollback to block ${targetBlock} as it is before finalized ${finalizedBlock}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      this.log.info(`Pausing archiver and world state sync to start rollback`);
+      await archiver.stop();
+      await this.worldStateSynchronizer.stopSync();
+      const currentBlock = await archiver.getBlockNumber();
+      const blocksToUnwind = currentBlock - targetBlock;
+      this.log.info(`Unwinding ${count(blocksToUnwind, 'block')} from L2 block ${currentBlock} to ${targetBlock}`);
+      await archiver.rollbackTo(targetBlock);
+      this.log.info(`Unwinding complete.`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error(`Error during rollback`, err);
+      throw err;
+    } finally {
+      this.log.info(`Resuming world state and archiver sync.`);
+      this.worldStateSynchronizer.resumeSync();
+      archiver.resume();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async pauseSync(): Promise<void> {
+    this.log.info(`Pausing archiver and world state sync`);
+    await (this.blockSource as Archiver).stop();
+    await this.worldStateSynchronizer.stopSync();
+  }
+
+  public resumeSync(): Promise<void> {
+    this.log.info(`Resuming world state and archiver sync.`);
+    this.worldStateSynchronizer.resumeSync();
+    (this.blockSource as Archiver).resume();
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
+  public getSlashPayloads(): Promise<SlashPayloadRound[]> {
+    if (!this.slasherClient) {
+      throw new Error(`Slasher client not enabled`);
+    }
+    return this.slasherClient.getSlashPayloads();
+  }
+
+  public getSlashOffenses(round: bigint | 'all' | 'current'): Promise<Offense[]> {
+    if (!this.slasherClient) {
+      throw new Error(`Slasher client not enabled`);
+    }
+    if (round === 'all') {
+      return this.slasherClient.getPendingOffenses();
+    } else {
+      return this.slasherClient.gatherOffensesForRound(round === 'current' ? undefined : BigInt(round));
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async reloadKeystore(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.config.keyStoreDirectory?.length) {
+      throw new BadRequestError(
+        'Cannot reload keystore: node is not using a file-based keystore. ' +
+          'Set KEY_STORE_DIRECTORY to use file-based keystores.',
+      );
+    }
+    if (!this.validatorClient) {
+      throw new BadRequestError('Cannot reload keystore: validator is not enabled.');
+    }
+
+    this.log.info('Reloading keystore from disk');
+
+    // Re-read and validate keystore files
+    const keyStores = loadKeystores(this.config.keyStoreDirectory);
+    const newManager = new KeystoreManager(mergeKeystores(keyStores));
+    await newManager.validateSigners();
+    ValidatorClient.validateKeyStoreConfiguration(newManager, this.log);
+
+    // Validate that every validator's publisher keys overlap with the L1 signers
+    // that were initialized at startup. Publishers cannot be hot-reloaded, so a
+    // validator with a publisher key that doesn't match any existing L1 signer
+    // would silently fail on every proposer slot.
+    if (this.keyStoreManager && this.sequencer) {
+      const oldAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(this.keyStoreManager);
+      const availablePublishers = new Set(
+        oldAdapter
+          .getAttesterAddresses()
+          .flatMap(a => oldAdapter.getPublisherAddresses(a).map(p => p.toString().toLowerCase())),
+      );
+
+      const newAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(newManager);
+      for (const attester of newAdapter.getAttesterAddresses()) {
+        const pubs = newAdapter.getPublisherAddresses(attester);
+        if (pubs.length > 0 && !pubs.some(p => availablePublishers.has(p.toString().toLowerCase()))) {
+          throw new BadRequestError(
+            `Cannot reload keystore: validator ${attester} has publisher keys ` +
+              `[${pubs.map(p => p.toString()).join(', ')}] but none match the L1 signers initialized at startup ` +
+              `[${[...availablePublishers].join(', ')}]. Publishers cannot be hot-reloaded — ` +
+              `use an existing publisher key or restart the node.`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Build adapters for old and new keystores to compute diff
+    const newAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(newManager);
+    const newAddresses = newAdapter.getAttesterAddresses();
+    const oldAddresses = this.keyStoreManager
+      ? NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(this.keyStoreManager).getAttesterAddresses()
+      : [];
+
+    const oldSet = new Set(oldAddresses.map(a => a.toString()));
+    const newSet = new Set(newAddresses.map(a => a.toString()));
+    const added = newAddresses.filter(a => !oldSet.has(a.toString()));
+    const removed = oldAddresses.filter(a => !newSet.has(a.toString()));
+
+    if (added.length > 0) {
+      this.log.info(`Keystore reload: adding attester keys: ${added.map(a => a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
+    }
+    if (removed.length > 0) {
+      this.log.info(`Keystore reload: removing attester keys: ${removed.map(a => a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
+    }
+    if (added.length === 0 && removed.length === 0) {
+      this.log.info('Keystore reload: attester keys unchanged');
+    }
+
+    // Update the validator client (coinbase, feeRecipient, attester keys)
+    this.validatorClient.reloadKeystore(newManager);
+
+    // Update the publisher factory's keystore so newly-added validators
+    // can be matched to existing publisher keys when proposing blocks.
+    if (this.sequencer) {
+      this.sequencer.updatePublisherNodeKeyStore(newAdapter);
+    }
+
+    // Update slasher's "don't-slash-self" list with new validator addresses
+    if (this.slasherClient && !this.config.slashSelfAllowed) {
+      const slashValidatorsNever = unique(
+        [...(this.config.slashValidatorsNever ?? []), ...newAddresses].map(a => a.toString()),
+      ).map(EthAddress.fromString);
+      this.slasherClient.updateConfig({ slashValidatorsNever });
+    }
+
+    this.keyStoreManager = newManager;
+    this.log.info('Keystore reloaded: coinbase, feeRecipient, and attester keys updated');
+  }
+
+  #getInitialHeaderHash(): Promise<BlockHash> {
+    if (!this.initialHeaderHashPromise) {
+      this.initialHeaderHashPromise = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader().hash();
+    }
+    return this.initialHeaderHashPromise;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns an instance of MerkleTreeOperations having first ensured the world state is fully synched
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
+   * @param block - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest') at which to get the data.
    * @returns An instance of a committed MerkleTreeOperations
    */
-  async #getWorldState(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber) {
-    if (typeof blockNumber === 'number' && blockNumber < INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM - 1) {
-      throw new Error('Invalid block number to get world state for: ' + blockNumber);
-    }
-
-    let blockSyncedTo: number = 0;
+  protected async getWorldState(block: BlockParameter) {
+    let blockSyncedTo: BlockNumber = BlockNumber.ZERO;
     try {
       // Attempt to sync the world state if necessary
       blockSyncedTo = await this.#syncWorldState();
@@ -971,24 +1612,78 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, Traceable {
       this.log.error(`Error getting world state: ${err}`);
     }
 
-    // using a snapshot could be less efficient than using the committed db
-    if (blockNumber === 'latest' /*|| blockNumber === blockSyncedTo*/) {
-      this.log.debug(`Using committed db for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
+    if (block === 'latest') {
+      this.log.debug(`Using committed db for block 'latest', world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
       return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
-    } else if (blockNumber <= blockSyncedTo) {
-      this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
-      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
+    }
+
+    // Get the block number, either directly from the parameter or by quering the archiver with the block hash
+    let blockNumber: BlockNumber;
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (block.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        // Block source doesn't handle initial header so we need to handle the case separately.
+        return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(BlockNumber.ZERO);
+      }
+
+      const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(block);
+      if (!header) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Block hash ${block.toString()} not found when querying world state. If the node API has been queried with anchor block hash possibly a reorg has occurred.`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      blockNumber = header.getBlockNumber();
     } else {
-      throw new Error(`Block ${blockNumber} not yet synced`);
+      blockNumber = block as BlockNumber;
+    }
+
+    // Check it's within world state sync range
+    if (blockNumber > blockSyncedTo) {
+      throw new Error(`Queried block ${block} not yet synced by the node (node is synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}).`);
+    }
+    this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
+
+    const snapshot = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
+
+    // Double-check world-state synced to the same block hash as was requested
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      const blockHash = await snapshot.getLeafValue(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, BigInt(blockNumber));
+      if (!blockHash || !new BlockHash(blockHash).equals(block)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Block hash ${block.toString()} not found in world state at block number ${blockNumber}. If the node API has been queried with anchor block hash possibly a reorg has occurred.`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return snapshot;
+  }
+
+  /** Resolves a block parameter to a block number. */
+  protected async resolveBlockNumber(block: BlockParameter): Promise<BlockNumber> {
+    if (block === 'latest') {
+      return BlockNumber(await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber());
+    }
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (block.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        return BlockNumber.ZERO;
+      }
+      const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(block);
+      if (!header) {
+        throw new Error(`Block hash ${block.toString()} not found.`);
+      }
+      return header.getBlockNumber();
     }
+    return block as BlockNumber;
   }
 
   /**
    * Ensure we fully sync the world state
    * @returns A promise that fulfils once the world state is synced
    */
-  async #syncWorldState(): Promise<number> {
+  async #syncWorldState(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     const blockSourceHeight = await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber();
-    return this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(blockSourceHeight);
+    return await this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(blockSourceHeight);
   }
 }