@aztec/aztec-node 0.0.1-commit.9b94fc1 → 0.0.1-commit.9badcec54

package/src/aztec-node/server.ts

@@ -1,42 +1,43 @@
 import { Archiver, createArchiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
-import { BBCircuitVerifier, QueuedIVCVerifier, TestCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
-import { type BlobSinkClientInterface, createBlobSinkClient } from '@aztec/blob-sink/client';
-import {
-  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,
-} from '@aztec/constants';
+import { BBCircuitVerifier, BatchChonkVerifier, QueuedIVCVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
+import { TestCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover/test';
+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 {
-  type L1ContractAddresses,
-  RegistryContract,
-  RollupContract,
-  createEthereumChain,
-  getPublicClient,
-} from '@aztec/ethereum';
-import { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
-import { compactArray, pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+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 type { L1TxUtils } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils';
+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 { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 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 { createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner } from '@aztec/node-lib/factories';
-import { type P2P, type P2PClientDeps, createP2PClient, getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '@aztec/p2p';
+import { createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromSigners, createL1TxUtilsFromSigners } from '@aztec/node-lib/factories';
+import {
+  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 {
-  BlockBuilder,
+  FeeProviderImpl,
   GlobalVariableBuilder,
   SequencerClient,
   type SequencerPublisher,
-  createValidatorForAcceptingTxs,
 } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
 import { PublicProcessorFactory } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
 import {
@@ -46,16 +47,17 @@ import {
   type Watcher,
   createSlasher,
 } from '@aztec/slasher';
-import { PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
+import { CollectionLimitsConfig, PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import {
-  type InBlock,
-  type L2Block,
-  L2BlockHash,
-  type L2BlockNumber,
+  type BlockData,
+  BlockHash,
+  type BlockParameter,
+  type DataInBlock,
+  L2Block,
   type L2BlockSource,
-  type PublishedL2Block,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import type { PublishedCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import type {
   ContractClassPublic,
   ContractDataSource,
@@ -63,13 +65,14 @@ import type {
   NodeInfo,
   ProtocolContractAddresses,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
-import type { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { GasFees, type ManaUsageEstimate } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
 import {
   type AztecNode,
   type AztecNodeAdmin,
   type AztecNodeAdminConfig,
   AztecNodeAdminConfigSchema,
+  type AztecNodeDebug,
   type GetContractClassLogsResponse,
   type GetPublicLogsResponse,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
@@ -82,14 +85,15 @@ import {
   type WorldStateSynchronizer,
   tryStop,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import type { LogFilter, PrivateLog, 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 type { Offense } from '@aztec/stdlib/slashing';
+import type { NullifierLeafPreimage, PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import { MerkleTreeId, NullifierMembershipWitness, PublicDataWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import {
   type BlockHeader,
+  type FeeProvider,
   type GlobalVariableBuilder as GlobalVariableBuilderInterface,
   type IndexedTxEffect,
   PublicSimulationOutput,
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { getPackageVersion } from '@aztec/stdlib/update-checker';
 import type { SingleValidatorStats, ValidatorsStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
+import type { GenesisData } from '@aztec/stdlib/world-state';
 import {
   Attributes,
   type TelemetryClient,
@@ -110,14 +115,17 @@ import {
   trackSpan,
 } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 import {
+  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder as CheckpointsBuilder,
+  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
   NodeKeystoreAdapter,
   ValidatorClient,
-  createBlockProposalHandler,
+  createProposalHandler,
   createValidatorClient,
 } from '@aztec/validator-client';
+import type { SlashingProtectionDatabase } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/types';
 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';
@@ -127,8 +135,9 @@ import { NodeMetrics } from './node_metrics.js';
 /**
  * The aztec node.
  */
-export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
+export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDebug, Traceable {
   private metrics: NodeMetrics;
+  private initialHeaderHashPromise: Promise<BlockHash> | undefined = undefined;
 
   // Prevent two snapshot operations to happen simultaneously
   private isUploadingSnapshot = false;
@@ -144,23 +153,42 @@ 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,
     protected readonly l1ChainId: number,
     protected readonly version: number,
     protected readonly globalVariableBuilder: GlobalVariableBuilderInterface,
+    protected readonly feeProvider: FeeProvider,
     protected readonly epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
     protected readonly packageVersion: string,
-    private proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
+    private peerProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
+    private rpcProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
     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');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** @internal Exposed for testing — returns the RPC proof verifier. */
+  public getProofVerifier(): ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier {
+    return this.rpcProofVerifier;
   }
 
   public async getWorldStateSyncStatus(): Promise<WorldStateSyncStatus> {
@@ -184,12 +212,14 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       logger?: Logger;
       publisher?: SequencerPublisher;
       dateProvider?: DateProvider;
-      blobSinkClient?: BlobSinkClientInterface;
-      p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps<P2PClientType.Full>;
+      p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps;
+      proverNodeDeps?: Partial<ProverNodeDeps>;
+      slashingProtectionDb?: SlashingProtectionDatabase;
     } = {},
     options: {
-      prefilledPublicData?: PublicDataTreeLeaf[];
+      genesis?: GenesisData;
       dontStartSequencer?: boolean;
+      dontStartProverNode?: boolean;
     } = {},
   ): Promise<AztecNodeService> {
     const config = { ...inputConfig }; // Copy the config so we dont mutate the input object
@@ -197,20 +227,31 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     const packageVersion = getPackageVersion() ?? '';
     const telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
     const dateProvider = deps.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
-    const blobSinkClient =
-      deps.blobSinkClient ?? createBlobSinkClient(config, { logger: createLogger('node:blob-sink:client') });
     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),
+        );
       }
     }
 
@@ -221,10 +262,8 @@ 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);
     }
@@ -238,7 +277,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
     const publicClient = createPublicClient({
       chain: ethereumChain.chainInfo,
-      transport: fallback(config.l1RpcUrls.map((url: string) => http(url))),
+      transport: makeL1HttpTransport(config.l1RpcUrls, { timeout: config.l1HttpTimeoutMS }),
       pollingInterval: config.viemPollingIntervalMS,
     });
 
@@ -252,10 +291,11 @@ 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);
@@ -266,6 +306,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       );
     }
 
+    const blobClient = await createBlobClientWithFileStores(config, log.createChild('blob-client'));
+
     // attempt snapshot sync if possible
     await trySnapshotSync(config, log);
 
@@ -273,31 +315,46 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
     const archiver = await createArchiver(
       config,
-      { blobSinkClient, epochCache, telemetry, dateProvider },
+      { blobClient, epochCache, telemetry, dateProvider },
       { blockUntilSync: !config.skipArchiverInitialSync },
     );
 
     // now create the merkle trees and the world state synchronizer
-    const worldStateSynchronizer = await createWorldStateSynchronizer(
-      config,
-      archiver,
-      options.prefilledPublicData,
-      telemetry,
-    );
-    const circuitVerifier = config.realProofs
-      ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(config)
-      : new TestCircuitVerifier(config.proverTestVerificationDelayMs);
+    const worldStateSynchronizer = await createWorldStateSynchronizer(config, archiver, options.genesis, telemetry);
+    const useRealVerifiers = config.realProofs || config.debugForceTxProofVerification;
+    let peerProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
+    let rpcProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
+    if (useRealVerifiers) {
+      peerProofVerifier = await BatchChonkVerifier.new(config, config.bbChonkVerifyMaxBatch, 'peer');
+      const rpcVerifier = await BBCircuitVerifier.new(config);
+      rpcProofVerifier = new QueuedIVCVerifier(rpcVerifier, config.numConcurrentIVCVerifiers);
+    } else {
+      peerProofVerifier = new TestCircuitVerifier(config.proverTestVerificationDelayMs);
+      rpcProofVerifier = 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 proverOnly = config.enableProverNode && config.disableValidator;
+    if (proverOnly) {
+      log.info('Starting in prover-only mode: skipping validator, sequencer, sentinel, and slasher subsystems');
     }
-    const proofVerifier = new QueuedIVCVerifier(config, circuitVerifier);
 
     // create the tx pool and the p2p client, which will need the l2 block source
     const p2pClient = await createP2PClient(
-      P2PClientType.Full,
       config,
       archiver,
-      proofVerifier,
+      peerProofVerifier,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
       epochCache,
       packageVersion,
@@ -306,55 +363,77 @@ 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[] = [];
 
-    const blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(
-      { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration) },
+    // 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,
     );
 
-    // We'll accumulate sentinel watchers here
-    const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
+    let validatorClient: ValidatorClient | undefined;
 
-    // Create validator client if required
-    const validatorClient = createValidatorClient(config, {
-      p2pClient,
-      telemetry,
-      dateProvider,
-      epochCache,
-      blockBuilder,
-      blockSource: archiver,
-      l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
-      keyStoreManager,
-    });
+    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,
+        slashingProtectionDb: deps.slashingProtectionDb,
+      });
 
-    // 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);
+
+        const vc = validatorClient;
+        const getValidatorAddresses = () => vc.getValidatorAddresses().map(a => a.toString());
+        validatorClient.getProposalHandler().register(p2pClient, true, archiver, getValidatorAddresses);
+
+        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');
-      createBlockProposalHandler(config, {
-        blockBuilder,
+    // If there's no validator client, create a ProposalHandler to handle block and checkpoint 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.
+    // Checkpoint proposals rebuild blobs if the blob client can upload blobs.
+    if (!validatorClient) {
+      const reexecute = !!config.alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals;
+      log.info(`Setting up proposal handler` + (reexecute ? ' with reexecution of proposals' : ''));
+      createProposalHandler(config, {
+        checkpointsBuilder: validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
+        worldState: worldStateSynchronizer,
         epochCache,
         blockSource: archiver,
         l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
         p2pClient,
+        blobClient,
         dateProvider,
         telemetry,
-      }).registerForReexecution(p2pClient);
+      }).register(p2pClient, reexecute, archiver);
     }
 
     // Start world state and wait for it to sync to the archiver.
@@ -363,36 +442,39 @@ 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(),
-        blockBuilder,
-        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
     void archiver
       .waitForInitialSync()
       .then(async () => {
-        await p2pClient.start();
         await validatorsSentinel?.start();
         await epochPruneWatcher?.start();
         await attestationsBlockWatcher?.start();
@@ -400,10 +482,21 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       })
       .catch(err => log.error('Failed to start p2p services after archiver sync', err));
 
+    const globalVariableBuilderConfig = {
+      l1Contracts: config.l1Contracts,
+      ethereumSlotDuration: config.ethereumSlotDuration,
+      rollupVersion: BigInt(config.rollupVersion),
+      l1GenesisTime,
+      slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
+    };
+
+    const globalVariableBuilder = new GlobalVariableBuilder(dateProvider, publicClient, globalVariableBuilderConfig);
+    const feeProvider = new FeeProviderImpl(dateProvider, publicClient, globalVariableBuilderConfig);
+
     // Validator enabled, create/start relevant service
     let sequencer: SequencerClient | undefined;
     let slasherClient: SlasherClientInterface | undefined;
-    if (!config.disableValidator) {
+    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
@@ -422,29 +515,61 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       );
       await slasherClient.start();
 
-      const l1TxUtils = await createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner(
-        publicClient,
-        keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
-        { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
-        { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider },
-      );
+      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 a funder L1TxUtils from the keystore funding account (if configured)
+      const fundingSigner = keyStoreManager?.createFundingSigner();
+      let funderL1TxUtils: L1TxUtils | undefined;
+      if (fundingSigner) {
+        const [funder] = await createL1TxUtilsFromSigners(
+          publicClient,
+          [fundingSigner],
+          { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
+          { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils:funder'), dateProvider },
+        );
+        funderL1TxUtils = funder;
+      }
 
       // 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,
+        funderL1TxUtils,
         validatorClient,
         p2pClient,
         worldStateSynchronizer,
         slasherClient,
-        blockBuilder,
+        checkpointsBuilder,
         l2BlockSource: archiver,
         l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
         telemetry,
         dateProvider,
-        blobSinkClient,
+        blobClient,
         nodeKeyStore: keyStoreManager!,
+        globalVariableBuilder,
       });
     }
 
@@ -455,7 +580,30 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       log.warn(`Sequencer created but not started`);
     }
 
-    return new AztecNodeService(
+    // 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 node = new AztecNodeService(
       config,
       p2pClient,
       archiver,
@@ -464,18 +612,27 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       archiver,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
       sequencer,
+      proverNode,
       slasherClient,
       validatorsSentinel,
       epochPruneWatcher,
       ethereumChain.chainInfo.id,
       config.rollupVersion,
-      new GlobalVariableBuilder(config),
+      globalVariableBuilder,
+      feeProvider,
       epochCache,
       packageVersion,
-      proofVerifier,
+      peerProofVerifier,
+      rpcProofVerifier,
       telemetry,
       log,
+      blobClient,
+      validatorClient,
+      keyStoreManager,
+      debugLogStore,
     );
+
+    return node;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -486,6 +643,11 @@ 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;
   }
@@ -511,7 +673,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getAllowedPublicSetup(): Promise<AllowedElement[]> {
-    return this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
+    return [...(await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()), ...(this.config.txPublicSetupAllowListExtend ?? [])];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -539,19 +701,26 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       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(number: L2BlockNumber): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    const blockNumber = number === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : number;
-    return await this.blockSource.getBlock(blockNumber);
+  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);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -559,9 +728,17 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param blockHash - The block hash being requested.
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
-  public async getBlockByHash(blockHash: Fr): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    const publishedBlock = await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlockByHash(blockHash);
-    return publishedBlock?.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);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -570,8 +747,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
   public async getBlockByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    const publishedBlock = await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlockByArchive(archive);
-    return publishedBlock?.block;
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2BlockByArchive(archive);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -580,34 +756,59 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, 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 getPublishedBlocks(from: number, limit: number): Promise<PublishedL2Block[]> {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
+  public async getCheckpoints(from: CheckpointNumber, limit: number): Promise<PublishedCheckpoint[]> {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpoints(from, limit)) ?? [];
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method to fetch the current base fees.
-   * @returns The current base fees.
-   */
-  public async getCurrentBaseFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
-    return await this.globalVariableBuilder.getCurrentBaseFees();
+  public async getCheckpointedBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number) {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
+  }
+
+  public getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epochNumber: EpochNumber) {
+    return this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epochNumber);
+  }
+
+  public async getCurrentMinFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
+    return await this.feeProvider.getCurrentMinFees();
+  }
+
+  /** Returns predicted min fees for the current slot and next N slots. */
+  public async getPredictedMinFees(manaUsage?: ManaUsageEstimate): Promise<GasFees[]> {
+    return await this.feeProvider.getPredictedMinFees(manaUsage);
+  }
+
+  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 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
@@ -640,25 +841,51 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     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);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 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.
-   * @param logsPerTag - The maximum number of logs to return for each tag. By default no limit is set
-   * @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[], logsPerTag?: number): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getLogsByTags(tags, logsPerTag);
+  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);
+  }
+
+  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);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -700,26 +927,36 @@ 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> {
-    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<IndexedTxEffect | undefined> {
@@ -734,15 +971,25 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     await tryStop(this.validatorsSentinel);
     await tryStop(this.epochPruneWatcher);
     await tryStop(this.slasherClient);
-    await tryStop(this.proofVerifier);
+    await Promise.all([tryStop(this.peerProofVerifier), tryStop(this.rpcProofVerifier)]);
     await tryStop(this.sequencer);
+    await tryStop(this.proverNode);
     await tryStop(this.p2pClient);
     await tryStop(this.worldStateSynchronizer);
     await tryStop(this.blockSource);
+    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
@@ -775,121 +1022,99 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return compactArray(await Promise.all(txHashes.map(txHash => this.getTxByHash(txHash))));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Find the indexes of the given leaves in the given tree along with a block metadata pointing to the block in which
-   * the leaves were inserted.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data or 'latest' for latest data.
-   * @param treeId - The tree to search in.
-   * @param leafValues - The values to search for.
-   * @returns The indices of leaves and the block metadata of a block in which the leaves were inserted.
-   */
   public async findLeavesIndexes(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     treeId: MerkleTreeId,
     leafValues: Fr[],
-  ): Promise<(InBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+  ): Promise<(DataInBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
+    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, 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, BlockHash>();
     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 InBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
-    return maybeIndices.map((index, i) => {
+    // Create DataInBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
+    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 l2BlockHash = blockNumberToHash.get(blockNumber);
+      if (l2BlockHash === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Block hash not found for block number ${blockNumber}`);
       }
       return {
-        l2BlockNumber: Number(blockNumber),
-        l2BlockHash: L2BlockHash.fromField(blockHash),
+        l2BlockNumber: blockNumber,
+        l2BlockHash,
         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);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 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 getArchiveMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
-    archive: Fr,
+  public async getBlockHashMembershipWitness(
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
+    blockHash: BlockHash,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE>(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, [archive]);
+    // 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);
+    if (referenceBlockNumber === BlockNumber.ZERO) {
+      // Block 0 (the initial block) has an empty archive, so no membership witness can exist.
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    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);
   }
 
   public async getNoteHashMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     noteHash: Fr,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE>(
       MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE,
       [noteHash],
@@ -899,17 +1124,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       : 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 db = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.L1_TO_L2_MESSAGE_TREE, [l1ToL2Message]);
     if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
@@ -919,9 +1138,9 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return [witness.index, witness.path];
   }
 
-  public async getL1ToL2MessageBlock(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<number | undefined> {
+  public async getL1ToL2MessageCheckpoint(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<CheckpointNumber | undefined> {
     const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
-    return messageIndex ? InboxLeaf.l2BlockFromIndex(messageIndex) : undefined;
+    return messageIndex ? InboxLeaf.checkpointNumberFromIndex(messageIndex) : undefined;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -935,54 +1154,26 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns all the L2 to L1 messages in a block.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @returns The L2 to L1 messages (undefined if the block number is not found).
-   */
-  public async getL2ToL1Messages(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber): Promise<Fr[][] | undefined> {
-    const block = await this.blockSource.getBlock(blockNumber === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : blockNumber);
-    return block?.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 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.
+   * 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 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);
+  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),
+    );
+    return blocksInCheckpoints.map(blocks =>
+      blocks.map(block => block.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs)),
+    );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * 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 db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [nullifier.toBuffer()]);
     if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
@@ -997,32 +1188,20 @@ 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 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))!;
 
@@ -1030,8 +1209,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return new NullifierMembershipWitness(BigInt(index), preimageData as NullifierLeafPreimage, siblingPath);
   }
 
-  async getPublicDataWitness(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;
@@ -1045,19 +1224,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * 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());
@@ -1071,23 +1239,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return preimage.leaf.value;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the currently committed block header, or the initial header if no blocks have been produced.
-   * @returns The current committed 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);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get a block header specified by its hash.
-   * @param blockHash - The block hash being requested.
-   * @returns The requested block header.
-   */
-  public async getBlockHeaderByHash(blockHash: Fr): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
-    return await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(blockHash);
+  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);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1099,6 +1266,14 @@ 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.
@@ -1122,7 +1297,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
 
     const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
-    const 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;
@@ -1137,6 +1313,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       this.contractDataSource,
       new DateProvider(),
       this.telemetry,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
     );
 
     this.log.verbose(`Simulating public calls for tx ${txHash}`, {
@@ -1145,6 +1322,8 @@ 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({
@@ -1152,13 +1331,15 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         collectDebugLogs: true,
         collectHints: false,
         collectCallMetadata: true,
-        maxDebugLogMemoryReads: this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxDebugLogMemoryReads,
         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, _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 });
@@ -1172,6 +1353,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         processedTx.txEffect,
         returns,
         processedTx.gasUsed,
+        debugLogs,
       );
     } finally {
       await merkleTreeFork.close();
@@ -1183,21 +1365,34 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     { isSimulation, skipFeeEnforcement }: { isSimulation?: boolean; skipFeeEnforcement?: boolean } = {},
   ): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
     const db = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
-    const verifier = isSimulation ? undefined : this.proofVerifier;
+    const verifier = isSimulation ? undefined : this.rpcProofVerifier;
 
-    // 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 = (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1;
-    const validator = createValidatorForAcceptingTxs(db, this.contractDataSource, verifier, {
-      timestamp: nextSlotTimestamp,
-      blockNumber,
-      l1ChainId: this.l1ChainId,
-      rollupVersion: this.version,
-      setupAllowList: this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
-      gasFees: await this.getCurrentBaseFees(),
-      skipFeeEnforcement,
-      txsPermitted: !this.config.disableTransactions,
-    });
+    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);
   }
@@ -1219,7 +1414,15 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       archiver.updateConfig(config);
     }
     if (newConfig.realProofs !== this.config.realProofs) {
-      this.proofVerifier = config.realProofs ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(newConfig) : new TestCircuitVerifier();
+      await Promise.all([tryStop(this.peerProofVerifier), tryStop(this.rpcProofVerifier)]);
+      if (newConfig.realProofs) {
+        this.peerProofVerifier = await BatchChonkVerifier.new(newConfig, newConfig.bbChonkVerifyMaxBatch, 'peer');
+        const rpcVerifier = await BBCircuitVerifier.new(newConfig);
+        this.rpcProofVerifier = new QueuedIVCVerifier(rpcVerifier, newConfig.numConcurrentIVCVerifiers);
+      } else {
+        this.peerProofVerifier = new TestCircuitVerifier();
+        this.rpcProofVerifier = new TestCircuitVerifier();
+      }
     }
 
     this.config = newConfig;
@@ -1266,7 +1469,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
 
     // And it has an L2 block hash
-    const l2BlockHash = await archiver.getL2Tips().then(tips => tips.latest.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.`);
@@ -1294,13 +1497,13 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  public async rollbackTo(targetBlock: number, force?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  public async rollbackTo(targetBlock: BlockNumber, force?: boolean, resumeSync = true): 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.number);
+    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}`);
@@ -1324,9 +1527,13 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       this.log.error(`Error during rollback`, err);
       throw err;
     } finally {
-      this.log.info(`Resuming world state and archiver sync.`);
-      this.worldStateSynchronizer.resumeSync();
-      archiver.resume();
+      if (resumeSync) {
+        this.log.info(`Resuming world state and archiver sync.`);
+        this.worldStateSynchronizer.resumeSync();
+        archiver.resume();
+      } else {
+        this.log.info(`Sync left paused after rollback (resumeSync=false).`);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1343,35 +1550,153 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     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();
+      return this.slasherClient.getOffenses();
     } 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');
+  }
+
+  public async mineBlock(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.sequencer) {
+      throw new BadRequestError('Cannot mine block: no sequencer is running');
+    }
+
+    const currentBlockNumber = await this.getBlockNumber();
+
+    // Use slot duration + 50% buffer as the timeout so this works on running networks too
+    const { slotDuration } = await this.blockSource.getL1Constants();
+    const timeoutSeconds = Math.ceil(slotDuration * 1.5);
+
+    // Temporarily set minTxsPerBlock to 0 so the sequencer produces a block even with no txs
+    const originalMinTxsPerBlock = this.sequencer.getSequencer().getConfig().minTxsPerBlock;
+    this.sequencer.updateConfig({ minTxsPerBlock: 0 });
+
+    try {
+      // Trigger the sequencer to produce a block immediately
+      void this.sequencer.trigger();
+
+      // Wait for the new L2 block to appear
+      await retryUntil(
+        async () => {
+          const newBlockNumber = await this.getBlockNumber();
+          return newBlockNumber > currentBlockNumber ? true : undefined;
+        },
+        'mineBlock',
+        timeoutSeconds,
+        0.1,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      this.sequencer.updateConfig({ minTxsPerBlock: originalMinTxsPerBlock });
+    }
+  }
+
+  #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();
@@ -1379,24 +1704,78 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, 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 || !block.equals(blockHash)) {
+        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);
   }
 }