@aztec/aztec-node 0.0.1-commit.3d8f95d → 0.0.1-commit.3e3d0c9cd

package/src/aztec-node/server.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 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 } from '@aztec/ethereum/client';
+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 { compactArray, pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { chunkBy, compactArray, pick, unique } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { BadRequestError } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc';
@@ -16,14 +17,19 @@ import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { count } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { MembershipWitness, SiblingPath } from '@aztec/foundation/trees';
-import { KeystoreManager, loadKeystores, mergeKeystores } from '@aztec/node-keystore';
+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 {
-  createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromEthSigner,
-  createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner,
-} from '@aztec/node-lib/factories';
-import { type P2P, type P2PClientDeps, createP2PClient, getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '@aztec/p2p';
+  type P2P,
+  type P2PClientDeps,
+  createP2PClient,
+  createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC,
+  getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions,
+} 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 {
@@ -35,7 +41,14 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import { CollectionLimitsConfig, PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
-import { BlockHash, type BlockParameter, type DataInBlock, L2Block, type L2BlockSource } 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,
@@ -63,9 +76,9 @@ import {
   type WorldStateSynchronizer,
   tryStop,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import type { LogFilter, SiloedTag, Tag, TxScopedL2Log } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
+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 { P2PClientType } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 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';
@@ -97,11 +110,10 @@ import {
   ValidatorClient,
   createBlockProposalHandler,
   createValidatorClient,
-  createValidatorForAcceptingTxs,
 } from '@aztec/validator-client';
 import { createWorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
-import { createPublicClient, fallback, http } from 'viem';
+import { createPublicClient } from 'viem';
 
 import { createSentinel } from '../sentinel/factory.js';
 import { Sentinel } from '../sentinel/sentinel.js';
@@ -129,6 +141,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     protected readonly l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource,
     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,
@@ -141,12 +154,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     private telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
     private log = createLogger('node'),
     private blobClient?: BlobClientInterface,
+    private validatorClient?: ValidatorClient,
+    private keyStoreManager?: KeystoreManager,
+    private debugLogStore: DebugLogStore = new NullDebugLogStore(),
   ) {
     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> {
@@ -170,11 +193,13 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       logger?: Logger;
       publisher?: SequencerPublisher;
       dateProvider?: DateProvider;
-      p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps<P2PClientType.Full>;
+      p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps;
+      proverNodeDeps?: Partial<ProverNodeDeps>;
     } = {},
     options: {
       prefilledPublicData?: PublicDataTreeLeaf[];
       dontStartSequencer?: boolean;
+      dontStartProverNode?: boolean;
     } = {},
   ): Promise<AztecNodeService> {
     const config = { ...inputConfig }; // Copy the config so we dont mutate the input object
@@ -184,16 +209,29 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     const dateProvider = deps.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
     const ethereumChain = createEthereumChain(config.l1RpcUrls, config.l1ChainId);
 
-    // Build a key store from file if given or from environment otherwise
+    // 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 keyStore = createKeyStoreForValidator(config);
-      if (keyStore) {
-        keyStoreManager = new KeystoreManager(keyStore);
+      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),
+        );
       }
     }
 
@@ -204,10 +242,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       if (keyStoreManager === undefined) {
         throw new Error('Failed to create key store, a requirement for running a validator');
       }
-      if (!keyStoreProvided) {
-        log.warn(
-          'KEY STORE CREATED FROM ENVIRONMENT, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE A FILE-BASED KEY STORE IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS',
-        );
+      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);
     }
@@ -221,7 +257,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
     const publicClient = createPublicClient({
       chain: ethereumChain.chainInfo,
-      transport: fallback(config.l1RpcUrls.map((url: string) => http(url, { batch: false }))),
+      transport: makeL1HttpTransport(config.l1RpcUrls, { timeout: config.l1HttpTimeoutMS }),
       pollingInterval: config.viemPollingIntervalMS,
     });
 
@@ -235,10 +271,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     config.l1Contracts = { ...config.l1Contracts, ...l1ContractsAddresses };
 
     const rollupContract = new RollupContract(publicClient, config.l1Contracts.rollupAddress.toString());
-    const [l1GenesisTime, slotDuration, rollupVersionFromRollup] = await Promise.all([
+    const [l1GenesisTime, slotDuration, rollupVersionFromRollup, rollupManaLimit] = await Promise.all([
       rollupContract.getL1GenesisTime(),
       rollupContract.getSlotDuration(),
       rollupContract.getVersion(),
+      rollupContract.getManaLimit().then(Number),
     ] as const);
 
     config.rollupVersion ??= Number(rollupVersionFromRollup);
@@ -249,7 +286,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       );
     }
 
-    const blobClient = await createBlobClientWithFileStores(config, createLogger('node:blob-client:client'));
+    const blobClient = await createBlobClientWithFileStores(config, log.createChild('blob-client'));
 
     // attempt snapshot sync if possible
     await trySnapshotSync(config, log);
@@ -273,14 +310,28 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       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 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,
@@ -292,49 +343,59 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       deps.p2pClientDeps,
     );
 
-    // We should really not be modifying the config object
-    config.txPublicSetupAllowList = config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
+    // We'll accumulate sentinel watchers here
+    const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
 
-    // Create FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder for validator and non-validator block proposal handling
+    // 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) },
+      {
+        ...config,
+        l1GenesisTime,
+        slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
+        rollupManaLimit,
+        maxTxsPerCheckpoint: config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint,
+      },
       worldStateSynchronizer,
       archiver,
       dateProvider,
       telemetry,
     );
 
-    // We'll accumulate sentinel watchers here
-    const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
+    let validatorClient: ValidatorClient | undefined;
 
-    // Create validator client if required
-    const validatorClient = await createValidatorClient(config, {
-      checkpointsBuilder: validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
-      worldState: worldStateSynchronizer,
-      p2pClient,
-      telemetry,
-      dateProvider,
-      epochCache,
-      blockSource: archiver,
-      l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
-      keyStoreManager,
-      blobClient,
-    });
+    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();
+      // 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();
+        }
       }
     }
 
-    // If there's no validator client but alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals is enabled,
-    // create a BlockProposalHandler to reexecute block proposals for monitoring
-    if (!validatorClient && config.alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals) {
-      log.info('Setting up block proposal reexecution for monitoring');
+    // 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,
@@ -344,7 +405,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         p2pClient,
         dateProvider,
         telemetry,
-      }).registerForReexecution(p2pClient);
+      }).register(p2pClient, reexecute);
     }
 
     // Start world state and wait for it to sync to the archiver.
@@ -353,29 +414,33 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     // Start p2p. Note that it depends on world state to be running.
     await p2pClient.start();
 
-    const validatorsSentinel = await createSentinel(epochCache, archiver, p2pClient, config);
-    if (validatorsSentinel && config.slashInactivityPenalty > 0n) {
-      watchers.push(validatorsSentinel);
-    }
-
+    let validatorsSentinel: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createSentinel>> | undefined;
     let epochPruneWatcher: EpochPruneWatcher | undefined;
-    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
     let attestationsBlockWatcher: AttestationsBlockWatcher | undefined;
-    if (config.slashProposeInvalidAttestationsPenalty > 0n || config.slashAttestDescendantOfInvalidPenalty > 0n) {
-      attestationsBlockWatcher = new AttestationsBlockWatcher(archiver, epochCache, config);
-      watchers.push(attestationsBlockWatcher);
+
+    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
@@ -412,28 +477,29 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       );
       await slasherClient.start();
 
-      const l1TxUtils = config.publisherForwarderAddress
-        ? await createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromEthSigner(
+      const l1TxUtils = config.sequencerPublisherForwarderAddress
+        ? await createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromSigners(
             publicClient,
             keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
-            config.publisherForwarderAddress,
+            config.sequencerPublisherForwarderAddress,
             { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
-            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider },
+            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider, kzg: Blob.getViemKzgInstance() },
           )
-        : await createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner(
+        : await createL1TxUtilsFromSigners(
             publicClient,
             keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
             { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
-            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider },
+            { 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) },
+        { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration), rollupManaLimit },
         worldStateSynchronizer,
         archiver,
         dateProvider,
         telemetry,
+        debugLogStore,
       );
 
       sequencer = await SequencerClient.new(config, {
@@ -461,6 +527,29 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       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),
@@ -468,7 +557,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
     });
 
-    return new AztecNodeService(
+    const node = new AztecNodeService(
       config,
       p2pClient,
       archiver,
@@ -477,6 +566,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       archiver,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
       sequencer,
+      proverNode,
       slasherClient,
       validatorsSentinel,
       epochPruneWatcher,
@@ -489,7 +579,12 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       telemetry,
       log,
       blobClient,
+      validatorClient,
+      keyStoreManager,
+      debugLogStore,
     );
+
+    return node;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -500,6 +595,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return this.sequencer;
   }
 
+  /** Returns the prover node subsystem, if enabled. */
+  public getProverNode(): ProverNode | undefined {
+    return this.proverNode;
+  }
+
   public getBlockSource(): L2BlockSource {
     return this.blockSource;
   }
@@ -525,7 +625,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getAllowedPublicSetup(): Promise<AllowedElement[]> {
-    return this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
+    return [...(await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()), ...(this.config.txPublicSetupAllowListExtend ?? [])];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -553,6 +653,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       enr,
       l1ContractAddresses: contractAddresses,
       protocolContractAddresses: protocolContractAddresses,
+      realProofs: !!this.config.realProofs,
     };
 
     return nodeInfo;
@@ -619,6 +720,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
   }
 
+  public getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epochNumber: EpochNumber) {
+    return this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epochNumber);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to fetch the current min L2 fees.
    * @returns The current min L2 fees.
@@ -651,6 +756,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     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
@@ -688,18 +797,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     page?: number,
     referenceBlock?: BlockHash,
   ): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    let upToBlockNumber: BlockNumber | undefined;
     if (referenceBlock) {
       const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
-      if (!referenceBlock.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+      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);
+    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogsByTags(tags, page, upToBlockNumber);
   }
 
   public async getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(
@@ -708,18 +821,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     page?: number,
     referenceBlock?: BlockHash,
   ): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    let upToBlockNumber: BlockNumber | undefined;
     if (referenceBlock) {
       const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
-      if (!referenceBlock.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+      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);
+    return this.logsSource.getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress, tags, page, upToBlockNumber);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -761,8 +878,9 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
 
     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> {
@@ -774,18 +892,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     // 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) {
-      // If the archiver has the receipt then return it.
-      return 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.
-      return new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.PENDING, undefined, undefined);
+      receipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.PENDING, undefined, undefined);
     } else {
       // Otherwise, if we don't know the tx, we consider it dropped.
-      return new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.DROPPED, undefined, 'Tx dropped by P2P node');
+      receipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.DROPPED, undefined, 'Tx dropped by P2P node');
     }
+
+    this.debugLogStore.decorateReceiptWithLogs(txHash.toString(), receipt);
+
+    return receipt;
   }
 
   public getTxEffect(txHash: TxHash): Promise<IndexedTxEffect | undefined> {
@@ -802,6 +924,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     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);
@@ -855,58 +978,64 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     treeId: MerkleTreeId,
     leafValues: Fr[],
   ): Promise<(DataInBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const maybeIndices = await committedDb.findLeafIndices(
       treeId,
       leafValues.map(x => x.toBuffer()),
     );
-    // We filter out undefined values
-    const indices = maybeIndices.filter(x => x !== undefined) as bigint[];
+    // 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 indices
-    const blockNumbers = await committedDb.getBlockNumbersForLeafIndices(treeId, indices);
+    // Now we find the block numbers for the defined indices
+    const blockNumbers = await committedDb.getBlockNumbersForLeafIndices(treeId, definedIndices);
 
-    // If any of the block numbers are undefined, we throw an error.
-    for (let i = 0; i < indices.length; i++) {
-      if (blockNumbers[i] === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`Block number is undefined for leaf index ${indices[i]} in tree ${MerkleTreeId[treeId]}`);
+    // 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);
     }
 
     // Get unique block numbers in order to optimize num calls to getLeafValue function.
-    const uniqueBlockNumbers = [...new Set(blockNumbers.filter(x => x !== undefined))];
+    const uniqueBlockNumbers = [...new Set(indexToBlockNumber.values())];
 
-    // Now we obtain the block hashes from the archive tree by calling await `committedDb.getLeafValue(treeId, index)`
-    // (note that block number corresponds to the leaf index in the archive tree).
+    // 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));
       }),
     );
 
-    // If any of the block hashes are undefined, we throw an error.
+    // Build a map from block number to block hash
+    const blockNumberToHash = new Map<BlockNumber, Fr>();
     for (let i = 0; i < uniqueBlockNumbers.length; i++) {
-      if (blockHashes[i] === undefined) {
+      const blockHash = blockHashes[i];
+      if (blockHash === undefined) {
         throw new Error(`Block hash is undefined for block number ${uniqueBlockNumbers[i]}`);
       }
+      blockNumberToHash.set(uniqueBlockNumbers[i], blockHash);
     }
 
     // Create DataInBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
-    return maybeIndices.map((index, i) => {
+    return maybeIndices.map(index => {
       if (index === undefined) {
         return undefined;
       }
-      const blockNumber = blockNumbers[i];
+      const blockNumber = indexToBlockNumber.get(index);
       if (blockNumber === undefined) {
-        return undefined;
+        throw new Error(`Block number not found for leaf index ${index} in tree ${MerkleTreeId[treeId]}`);
       }
-      const blockHashIndex = uniqueBlockNumbers.indexOf(blockNumber);
-      const blockHash = blockHashes[blockHashIndex];
-      if (!blockHash) {
-        return undefined;
+      const blockHash = blockNumberToHash.get(blockNumber);
+      if (blockHash === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Block hash not found for block number ${blockNumber}`);
       }
       return {
-        l2BlockNumber: BlockNumber(Number(blockNumber)),
+        l2BlockNumber: blockNumber,
         l2BlockHash: new BlockHash(blockHash),
         data: index,
       };
@@ -917,7 +1046,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     blockHash: BlockHash,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    // 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
@@ -928,7 +1061,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     noteHash: Fr,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE>(
       MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE,
       [noteHash],
@@ -942,7 +1075,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     l1ToL2Message: Fr,
   ): Promise<[bigint, SiblingPath<typeof L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT>] | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.L1_TO_L2_MESSAGE_TREE, [l1ToL2Message]);
     if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
@@ -952,11 +1085,9 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return [witness.index, witness.path];
   }
 
-  public async getL1ToL2MessageBlock(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<BlockNumber | undefined> {
+  public async getL1ToL2MessageCheckpoint(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<CheckpointNumber | undefined> {
     const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
-    return messageIndex
-      ? BlockNumber.fromCheckpointNumber(InboxLeaf.checkpointNumberFromIndex(messageIndex))
-      : undefined;
+    return messageIndex ? InboxLeaf.checkpointNumberFromIndex(messageIndex) : undefined;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -977,19 +1108,9 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   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: L2Block[][] = [];
-    let previousSlotNumber = SlotNumber.ZERO;
-    let checkpointIndex = -1;
-    for (const checkpointedBlock of checkpointedBlocks) {
-      const block = checkpointedBlock.block;
-      const slotNumber = block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber;
-      if (slotNumber !== previousSlotNumber) {
-        checkpointIndex++;
-        blocksInCheckpoints.push([]);
-        previousSlotNumber = slotNumber;
-      }
-      blocksInCheckpoints[checkpointIndex].push(block);
-    }
+    const blocksInCheckpoints = chunkBy(checkpointedBlocks, cb => cb.block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber).map(
+      group => group.map(cb => cb.block),
+    );
     return blocksInCheckpoints.map(blocks =>
       blocks.map(block => block.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs)),
     );
@@ -999,7 +1120,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [nullifier.toBuffer()]);
     if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
@@ -1014,33 +1135,20 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return new NullifierMembershipWitness(index, leafPreimage as NullifierLeafPreimage, path);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a low nullifier membership witness for a given nullifier at a given block.
-   * @param referenceBlock - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest') at which to get the data
-   * (which contains the root of the nullifier tree in which we are searching for the nullifier).
-   * @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(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    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))!;
 
@@ -1049,7 +1157,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   async getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
     if (!lowLeafResult) {
       return undefined;
@@ -1064,7 +1172,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const leafSlot = await computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot(contract, slot);
 
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
@@ -1105,6 +1213,14 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     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.
@@ -1128,7 +1244,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
 
     const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
-    const blockNumber = BlockNumber((await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1);
+    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 = EthAddress.ZERO;
@@ -1152,6 +1269,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, 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 config = PublicSimulatorConfig.from({
@@ -1167,7 +1286,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       const processor = publicProcessorFactory.create(merkleTreeFork, newGlobalVariables, config);
 
       // REFACTOR: Consider merging ProcessReturnValues into ProcessedTx
-      const [processedTxs, failedTxs, _usedTxs, 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 });
@@ -1181,6 +1300,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         processedTx.txEffect,
         returns,
         processedTx.gasUsed,
+        debugLogs,
       );
     } finally {
       await merkleTreeFork.close();
@@ -1194,10 +1314,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     const db = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
     const verifier = isSimulation ? undefined : this.proofVerifier;
 
-    // We accept transactions if they are not expired by the next slot (checked based on the IncludeByTimestamp field)
+    // 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 validator = createValidatorForAcceptingTxs(
+    const l1Constants = await this.blockSource.getL1Constants();
+    const validator = createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC(
       db,
       this.contractDataSource,
       verifier,
@@ -1206,10 +1327,16 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         blockNumber,
         l1ChainId: this.l1ChainId,
         rollupVersion: this.version,
-        setupAllowList: this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
+        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(),
     );
@@ -1376,6 +1503,94 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
   }
 
+  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();
@@ -1388,7 +1603,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @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(block: BlockParameter) {
+  protected async getWorldState(block: BlockParameter) {
     let blockSyncedTo: BlockNumber = BlockNumber.ZERO;
     try {
       // Attempt to sync the world state if necessary
@@ -1402,6 +1617,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
     }
 
+    // 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)) {
@@ -1415,22 +1632,50 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
           `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.`,
         );
       }
-      const blockNumber = header.getBlockNumber();
-      this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
-      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
+
+      blockNumber = header.getBlockNumber();
+    } else {
+      blockNumber = block as BlockNumber;
     }
 
-    // Block number provided
-    {
-      const 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);
 
-      if (blockNumber > blockSyncedTo) {
-        throw new Error(`Queried block ${block} not yet synced by the node (node is synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}).`);
+    // 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;
+  }
 
-      this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
-      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
+  /** 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;
   }
 
   /**