@aztec/aztec-node 6.0.0-nightly.20260604 → 6.0.0-nightly.20260721

package/src/aztec-node/server.ts

@@ -1,80 +1,49 @@
-import { Archiver, L1ToL2MessagesNotReadyError, createArchiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
+import { Archiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
 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 type { BlobClientInterface } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
 import { ARCHIVE_HEIGHT, type L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT, type NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT } from '@aztec/constants';
-import { EpochCache, type EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { createEthereumChain } from '@aztec/ethereum/chain';
-import { getPublicClient, makeL1HttpTransport } from '@aztec/ethereum/client';
-import { RegistryContract, RollupContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
+import { RollupContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
 import { type L1ContractAddresses, pickL1ContractAddresses } 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 {
+  BlockNumber,
+  CheckpointNumber,
+  type CheckpointProposalHash,
+  EpochNumber,
+  SlotNumber,
+} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { 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';
 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 { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { MembershipWitness, SiblingPath } from '@aztec/foundation/trees';
-import { isErrorClass } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
-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 {
-  type P2P,
-  type P2PClientDeps,
-  createP2PClient,
-  createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC,
-  getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions,
-} from '@aztec/p2p';
+import { KeystoreManager, loadKeystores, mergeKeystores } from '@aztec/node-keystore';
+import { uploadSnapshot } from '@aztec/node-lib/actions';
+import { type P2P, 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 {
-  AutomineSequencer,
-  FeeProviderImpl,
-  GlobalVariableBuilder,
-  SequencerClient,
-  type SequencerPublisher,
-  createAutomineSequencer,
-} from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
-import { PublicContractsDB, PublicProcessorFactory } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
-import {
-  AttestationsBlockWatcher,
-  AttestedInvalidProposalWatcher,
-  BroadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher,
-  CheckpointEquivocationWatcher,
-  DataWithholdingWatcher,
-  type SlasherClientInterface,
-  type Watcher,
-  createSlasher,
-} from '@aztec/slasher';
+import type { ProverNode } from '@aztec/prover-node';
+import { SequencerClient } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
+import { AutomineSequencer } from '@aztec/sequencer-client/automine';
+import type { AvmSimulator } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
+import type { SlasherClientInterface } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import { STANDARD_MULTI_CALL_ENTRYPOINT_ADDRESS } from '@aztec/standard-contracts/multi-call-entrypoint';
-import { CollectionLimitsConfig, PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import {
   type BlockData,
   BlockHash,
   type BlockParameter,
-  BlockTag,
   type CheckpointsQuery,
-  type CommitteeAttestation,
   type DataInBlock,
   type L2BlockSource,
+  type L2BlockTag,
   type L2Tips,
-  type NormalizedBlockParameter,
   inspectBlockParameter,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import {
-  type CheckpointData,
-  CheckpointReexecutionTracker,
-  L1PublishedData,
-  type PublishedCheckpoint,
-} from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import type {
   ContractClassPublic,
   ContractDataSource,
@@ -82,9 +51,8 @@ import type {
   NodeInfo,
   ProtocolContractAddresses,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
-import { getEpochAtSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
-import { GasFees, type ManaUsageEstimate } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
-import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
+import type { L1RollupConstants } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import { GasFees, type ManaUsageEstimate, getNetworkTxGasLimits } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type {
   AztecNode,
   AztecNodeAdmin,
@@ -93,11 +61,13 @@ import type {
   BlockIncludeOptions,
   BlockResponse,
   BlocksIncludeOptions,
-  ChainTip,
-  ChainTips,
   CheckpointIncludeOptions,
   CheckpointParameter,
   CheckpointResponse,
+  CheckpointTag,
+  GetTxByHashOptions,
+  PeerInfo,
+  ProposalsForSlot,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import { AztecNodeAdminConfigSchema } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import {
@@ -110,37 +80,24 @@ import {
   tryStop,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { DebugLogStore, LogResult, PrivateLogsQuery, PublicLogsQuery } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
-import { InMemoryDebugLogStore, NullDebugLogStore } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
-import {
-  InboxLeaf,
-  type L1ToL2MessageSource,
-  type L2ToL1MembershipWitness,
-  appendL1ToL2MessagesToTree,
-} from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import { NullDebugLogStore } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
+import type { L1ToL2MessageSource, L2ToL1MembershipWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import type { CheckpointAttestation } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import type { Offense } from '@aztec/stdlib/slashing';
-import { MIN_EXECUTION_TIME } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
-import type { NullifierLeafPreimage, PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import { MerkleTreeId, NullifierMembershipWitness, PublicDataWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import {
-  DroppedTxReceipt,
   type FeeProvider,
   type GetTxReceiptOptions,
   type GlobalVariableBuilder as GlobalVariableBuilderInterface,
   type IndexedTxEffect,
-  MinedTxReceipt,
-  type MinedTxStatus,
-  PendingTxReceipt,
   PublicSimulationOutput,
   type SimulationOverrides,
   Tx,
   type TxHash,
   type TxReceipt,
-  TxStatus,
   type TxValidationResult,
 } 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,
@@ -149,31 +106,55 @@ import {
   getTelemetryClient,
   trackSpan,
 } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
-import {
-  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder as CheckpointsBuilder,
-  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
-  NodeKeystoreAdapter,
-  ValidatorClient,
-  createProposalHandler,
-  createValidatorClient,
-} from '@aztec/validator-client';
-import type { SlashingProtectionDatabase } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/types';
-import { createWorldState, createWorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/world-state';
-
-import { createPublicClient } from 'viem';
-
-import { createSentinel } from '../sentinel/factory.js';
+import { NodeKeystoreAdapter, ValidatorClient } from '@aztec/validator-client';
+
+import { NodeBlockProvider } from '../modules/node_block_provider.js';
+import { NodeTxReceiptBuilder } from '../modules/node_tx_receipt.js';
+import { NodeWorldStateQueries } from '../modules/node_world_state_queries.js';
 import { Sentinel } from '../sentinel/sentinel.js';
-import {
-  blockResponseFromBlockData,
-  blockResponseFromL2Block,
-  checkpointResponseFromCheckpointData,
-  checkpointResponseFromPublishedCheckpoint,
-  projectProposedToCheckpointResponse,
-} from './block_response_helpers.js';
-import { type AztecNodeConfig, createKeyStoreForValidator } from './config.js';
+import type { AztecNodeConfig } from './config.js';
 import { NodeMetrics } from './node_metrics.js';
-import { applyPublicDataOverrides } from './public_data_overrides.js';
+import { NodePublicCallsSimulator } from './node_public_calls_simulator.js';
+
+/**
+ * Fully-constructed collaborators and settings an {@link AztecNodeService} owns. Built by `createAztecNodeService`
+ * (see `factory.ts`); passed as a single object so call sites name each dependency instead of relying on
+ * positional order.
+ */
+export interface AztecNodeServiceDeps {
+  config: AztecNodeConfig;
+  p2pClient: P2P;
+  blockSource: L2BlockSource & Partial<Service>;
+  logsSource: L2LogsSource;
+  contractDataSource: ContractDataSource;
+  l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource;
+  worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer;
+  sequencer: SequencerClient | undefined;
+  proverNode: ProverNode | undefined;
+  slasherClient: SlasherClientInterface | undefined;
+  validatorsSentinel: Sentinel | undefined;
+  stopStartedWatchers: () => Promise<void>;
+  l1ChainId: number;
+  version: number;
+  globalVariableBuilder: GlobalVariableBuilderInterface;
+  rollupContract: RollupContract | undefined;
+  feeProvider: FeeProvider;
+  epochCache: EpochCacheInterface;
+  packageVersion: string;
+  peerProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
+  rpcProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
+  telemetry?: TelemetryClient;
+  log?: Logger;
+  blobClient?: BlobClientInterface;
+  validatorClient?: ValidatorClient;
+  keyStoreManager?: KeystoreManager;
+  debugLogStore?: DebugLogStore;
+  automineSequencer?: AutomineSequencer;
+  // AVM execution backend for public simulation. Wired in production (factory.ts); absent in unit/TXE nodes
+  // that don't drive public execution, hence optional and asserted at the simulation call site. Owned by the
+  // node (disposed on stop), so it must be disposable — a spawned process pool + CDB IPC server.
+  avmSimulator?: AvmSimulator & AsyncDisposable;
+}
 
 /**
  * The aztec node.
@@ -184,48 +165,116 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
   private isUploadingSnapshot = false;
   // Saved minTxsPerBlock used by `pauseSequencer` to restore production-sequencer config on resume.
   private sequencerPausedMinTxsPerBlock: number | undefined;
+  private readonly nodePublicCallsSimulator: NodePublicCallsSimulator;
+  private readonly worldStateQueries: NodeWorldStateQueries;
+  private readonly blockProvider: NodeBlockProvider;
+  private readonly txReceiptBuilder: NodeTxReceiptBuilder;
 
   public readonly tracer: Tracer;
 
-  constructor(
-    protected config: AztecNodeConfig,
-    protected readonly p2pClient: P2P,
-    protected readonly blockSource: L2BlockSource & Partial<Service>,
-    protected readonly logsSource: L2LogsSource,
-    protected readonly contractDataSource: ContractDataSource,
-    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,
-    private readonly stopStartedWatchers: () => Promise<void>,
-    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 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(),
-    private readonly automineSequencer?: AutomineSequencer,
-  ) {
-    this.metrics = new NodeMetrics(telemetry, 'AztecNodeService');
-    this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('AztecNodeService');
+  protected config: AztecNodeConfig;
+  protected readonly p2pClient: P2P;
+  protected readonly blockSource: L2BlockSource & Partial<Service>;
+  protected readonly logsSource: L2LogsSource;
+  protected readonly contractDataSource: ContractDataSource;
+  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;
+  private readonly stopStartedWatchers: () => Promise<void>;
+  protected readonly l1ChainId: number;
+  protected readonly version: number;
+  protected readonly globalVariableBuilder: GlobalVariableBuilderInterface;
+  protected readonly rollupContract: RollupContract | undefined;
+  protected readonly feeProvider: FeeProvider;
+  protected readonly epochCache: EpochCacheInterface;
+  protected readonly packageVersion: string;
+  private peerProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
+  private rpcProofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
+  private telemetry: TelemetryClient;
+  private log: Logger;
+  private blobClient?: BlobClientInterface;
+  private validatorClient?: ValidatorClient;
+  private keyStoreManager?: KeystoreManager;
+  private debugLogStore: DebugLogStore;
+  private readonly automineSequencer?: AutomineSequencer;
+  private readonly avmSimulator?: AvmSimulator & AsyncDisposable;
+
+  constructor(deps: AztecNodeServiceDeps) {
+    this.config = deps.config;
+    this.p2pClient = deps.p2pClient;
+    this.blockSource = deps.blockSource;
+    this.logsSource = deps.logsSource;
+    this.contractDataSource = deps.contractDataSource;
+    this.l1ToL2MessageSource = deps.l1ToL2MessageSource;
+    this.worldStateSynchronizer = deps.worldStateSynchronizer;
+    this.sequencer = deps.sequencer;
+    this.proverNode = deps.proverNode;
+    this.slasherClient = deps.slasherClient;
+    this.validatorsSentinel = deps.validatorsSentinel;
+    this.stopStartedWatchers = deps.stopStartedWatchers;
+    this.l1ChainId = deps.l1ChainId;
+    this.version = deps.version;
+    this.globalVariableBuilder = deps.globalVariableBuilder;
+    this.rollupContract = deps.rollupContract;
+    this.feeProvider = deps.feeProvider;
+    this.epochCache = deps.epochCache;
+    this.packageVersion = deps.packageVersion;
+    this.peerProofVerifier = deps.peerProofVerifier;
+    this.rpcProofVerifier = deps.rpcProofVerifier;
+    this.telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
+    this.log = deps.log ?? createLogger('node');
+    this.blobClient = deps.blobClient;
+    this.validatorClient = deps.validatorClient;
+    this.keyStoreManager = deps.keyStoreManager;
+    this.debugLogStore = deps.debugLogStore ?? new NullDebugLogStore();
+    this.automineSequencer = deps.automineSequencer;
+    this.avmSimulator = deps.avmSimulator;
+
+    this.metrics = new NodeMetrics(this.telemetry, 'AztecNodeService');
+    this.tracer = this.telemetry.getTracer('AztecNodeService');
+
+    // The node never represents a proposer's payout addresses, so the simulator zeroes coinbase and
+    // fee recipient. The signature context only needs chain id + rollup address (see signature_utils).
+    this.nodePublicCallsSimulator = new NodePublicCallsSimulator({
+      blockSource: this.blockSource,
+      worldStateSynchronizer: this.worldStateSynchronizer,
+      l1ToL2MessageSource: this.l1ToL2MessageSource,
+      contractDataSource: this.contractDataSource,
+      globalVariableBuilder: this.globalVariableBuilder,
+      rollupContract: this.rollupContract,
+      epochCache: this.epochCache,
+      signatureContext: { chainId: this.l1ChainId, rollupAddress: this.config.rollupAddress },
+      config: this.config,
+      avmSimulator: this.avmSimulator,
+      telemetry: this.telemetry,
+      log: this.log.createChild('public-calls-simulator'),
+    });
+
+    this.worldStateQueries = new NodeWorldStateQueries({
+      worldStateSynchronizer: this.worldStateSynchronizer,
+      blockSource: this.blockSource,
+      l1ToL2MessageSource: this.l1ToL2MessageSource,
+      log: this.log.createChild('world-state-queries'),
+    });
+
+    this.blockProvider = new NodeBlockProvider(this.blockSource);
+
+    this.txReceiptBuilder = new NodeTxReceiptBuilder({
+      p2pClient: this.p2pClient,
+      blockSource: this.blockSource,
+      debugLogStore: this.debugLogStore,
+    });
 
     this.log.info(`Aztec Node version: ${this.packageVersion}`);
-    this.log.info(`Aztec Node started on chain 0x${l1ChainId.toString(16)}`, pickL1ContractAddresses(config));
+    this.log.info(`Aztec Node started on chain 0x${this.l1ChainId.toString(16)}`, pickL1ContractAddresses(this.config));
 
-    // A defensive check that protects us against introducing a bug in the complex `createAndSync` function. We must
+    // A defensive check that protects us against introducing a bug in the complex node creation flow. 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) {
+    if (this.debugLogStore.isEnabled && this.config.realProofs) {
       throw new Error('debugLogStore should never be enabled when realProofs are set');
     }
   }
@@ -240,30 +289,43 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     return status.syncSummary;
   }
 
-  public async getChainTips(): Promise<ChainTips> {
-    const { proposed, checkpointed, proven, finalized } = await this.blockSource.getL2Tips();
-    return { proposed, checkpointed, proven, finalized };
+  public getChainTips(): Promise<L2Tips> {
+    return this.blockSource.getL2Tips();
+  }
+
+  public getL1Constants(): Promise<L1RollupConstants> {
+    return this.blockSource.getL1Constants();
+  }
+
+  public getSyncedL2SlotNumber() {
+    return this.blockSource.getSyncedL2SlotNumber();
+  }
+
+  public getSyncedL2EpochNumber() {
+    return this.blockSource.getSyncedL2EpochNumber();
+  }
+
+  public getSyncedL1Timestamp() {
+    return this.blockSource.getL1Timestamp();
   }
 
   public getCheckpointsData(query: CheckpointsQuery) {
     return this.blockSource.getCheckpointsData(query);
   }
 
-  public async getBlockNumber(tip?: ChainTip): Promise<BlockNumber> {
+  public async getBlockNumber(tip?: L2BlockTag): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     if (tip === undefined || tip === 'proposed') {
       return this.blockSource.getBlockNumber();
     }
     return (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber({ tag: tip })) ?? BlockNumber.ZERO;
   }
 
-  public async getCheckpointNumber(tip?: ChainTip): Promise<CheckpointNumber> {
+  public async getCheckpointNumber(tip?: CheckpointTag): Promise<CheckpointNumber> {
     const tips = await this.blockSource.getL2Tips();
     switch (tip) {
       case undefined:
       case 'checkpointed':
         return tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number;
-      case 'proposed':
-        return tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number;
       case 'proven':
         return tips.proven.checkpoint.number;
       case 'finalized':
@@ -271,760 +333,38 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     }
   }
 
-  private isChainTip(value: unknown): value is ChainTip {
-    return value === 'proposed' || value === 'checkpointed' || value === 'proven' || value === 'finalized';
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Normalizes a {@link BlockParameter} (which may be a bare value) into a
-   * {@link NormalizedBlockParameter} object form. Performs no chain-tip resolution — tag
-   * lookups are deferred to the underlying block source.
-   */
-  private normalizeBlockParameter(param: BlockParameter): NormalizedBlockParameter {
-    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(param)) {
-      return { hash: param };
-    }
-    if (typeof param === 'number') {
-      return { number: param as BlockNumber };
-    }
-    if (typeof param === 'string') {
-      if (this.isBlockTag(param)) {
-        return { tag: param === 'latest' ? 'proposed' : param };
-      }
-      throw new BadRequestError(`Invalid BlockParameter tag: ${param}`);
-    }
-    if (typeof param === 'object' && param !== null) {
-      if ('number' in param) {
-        return { number: param.number };
-      }
-      if ('hash' in param) {
-        return { hash: param.hash };
-      }
-      if ('archive' in param) {
-        return { archive: param.archive };
-      }
-      if ('tag' in param) {
-        if (this.isBlockTag(param.tag)) {
-          return { tag: param.tag };
-        }
-        throw new BadRequestError(`Invalid BlockParameter tag: ${param.tag}`);
-      }
-    }
-    throw new BadRequestError(`Invalid BlockParameter: ${JSON.stringify(param)}`);
-  }
-
-  private isBlockTag(value: string): value is BlockTag {
-    return BlockTag.includes(value as BlockTag);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Resolves a {@link CheckpointParameter} into a concrete `{ number }` or `{ slot }` query.
-   *
-   * Tag-based parameters (`'proposed'`, `'checkpointed'`, `'proven'`, `'finalized'`) are
-   * translated up-front to the corresponding tip's checkpoint number via {@link L2BlockSource.getL2Tips}.
-   * After resolution the unified {@link getCheckpoint} flow can perform a single
-   * confirmed→proposed lookup against either store.
-   */
-  private async resolveCheckpointParameter(
-    param: CheckpointParameter,
-  ): Promise<{ number: CheckpointNumber } | { slot: SlotNumber }> {
-    if (typeof param === 'number') {
-      return { number: param as CheckpointNumber };
-    }
-    if (this.isChainTip(param)) {
-      const tips = await this.blockSource.getL2Tips();
-      switch (param) {
-        case 'proposed':
-          return { number: tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number };
-        case 'checkpointed':
-          return { number: tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number };
-        case 'proven':
-          return { number: tips.proven.checkpoint.number };
-        case 'finalized':
-          return { number: tips.finalized.checkpoint.number };
-      }
-    }
-    if (typeof param === 'object' && param !== null) {
-      if ('number' in param) {
-        return { number: param.number };
-      }
-      if ('slot' in param) {
-        return { slot: param.slot };
-      }
-    }
-    throw new BadRequestError(`Invalid CheckpointParameter: ${JSON.stringify(param)}`);
-  }
-
-  /** Fetches checkpoint-level L1 and attestation data for use as block response context. */
-  async #getCheckpointContext(
-    checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
-  ): Promise<{ l1?: L1PublishedData; attestations?: CommitteeAttestation[] } | undefined> {
-    const checkpoint = await this.blockSource.getCheckpointData({ number: checkpointNumber });
-    if (!checkpoint) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-    return { l1: checkpoint.l1, attestations: checkpoint.attestations };
-  }
-
-  public async getBlock<Opts extends BlockIncludeOptions = {}>(
+  public getBlock<Opts extends BlockIncludeOptions = {}>(
     param: BlockParameter,
     options: Opts = {} as Opts,
   ): Promise<BlockResponse<Opts> | undefined> {
-    const query = this.normalizeBlockParameter(param);
-    const wantTxs = !!options.includeTransactions;
-    const wantContext = !!options.includeL1PublishInfo || !!options.includeAttestations;
-
-    if (wantTxs) {
-      const block = await this.blockSource.getBlock(query);
-      if (!block) {
-        return undefined;
-      }
-      const ctx = wantContext ? await this.#getCheckpointContext(block.checkpointNumber) : undefined;
-      return (await blockResponseFromL2Block(block, options, ctx)) as BlockResponse<Opts>;
-    }
-    const data = await this.blockSource.getBlockData(query);
-    if (!data) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-    const ctx = wantContext ? await this.#getCheckpointContext(data.checkpointNumber) : undefined;
-    return blockResponseFromBlockData(data, options, ctx) as BlockResponse<Opts>;
+    return this.blockProvider.getBlock(param, options);
   }
 
   public getBlockData(param: BlockParameter): Promise<BlockData | undefined> {
-    const query = this.normalizeBlockParameter(param);
-    return this.blockSource.getBlockData(query);
+    return this.blockProvider.getBlockData(param);
   }
 
-  public async getBlocks<Opts extends BlocksIncludeOptions = {}>(
+  public getBlocks<Opts extends BlocksIncludeOptions = {}>(
     from: BlockNumber,
     limit: number,
     options: Opts = {} as Opts,
   ): Promise<BlockResponse<Opts>[]> {
-    const wantTxs = !!options.includeTransactions;
-    const wantContext = !!options.includeL1PublishInfo || !!options.includeAttestations;
-    const onlyCheckpointed = !!options.onlyCheckpointed;
-    if (wantTxs) {
-      const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocks({ from, limit, onlyCheckpointed });
-      const ctxByCheckpoint = await this.#getCheckpointContextsForBlocks(wantContext ? blocks : []);
-      return (await Promise.all(
-        blocks.map(block => blockResponseFromL2Block(block, options, ctxByCheckpoint.get(block.checkpointNumber))),
-      )) as BlockResponse<Opts>[];
-    }
-    const dataItems = await this.blockSource.getBlocksData({ from, limit, onlyCheckpointed });
-    const ctxByCheckpoint = await this.#getCheckpointContextsForBlocks(wantContext ? dataItems : []);
-    return (await Promise.all(
-      dataItems.map(data => blockResponseFromBlockData(data, options, ctxByCheckpoint.get(data.checkpointNumber))),
-    )) as BlockResponse<Opts>[];
-  }
-
-  /** Fetches checkpoint context for a set of blocks, deduplicating shared checkpoints. */
-  async #getCheckpointContextsForBlocks(
-    blocks: { checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber }[],
-  ): Promise<Map<CheckpointNumber, { l1?: L1PublishedData; attestations?: CommitteeAttestation[] } | undefined>> {
-    const unique = Array.from(new Set(blocks.map(b => b.checkpointNumber)));
-    const entries = await Promise.all(unique.map(async n => [n, await this.#getCheckpointContext(n)] as const));
-    return new Map(entries);
+    return this.blockProvider.getBlocks(from, limit, options);
   }
 
-  public async getCheckpoint<Opts extends CheckpointIncludeOptions = {}>(
+  public getCheckpoint<Opts extends CheckpointIncludeOptions = {}>(
     param: CheckpointParameter,
     options: Opts = {} as Opts,
   ): Promise<CheckpointResponse<Opts> | undefined> {
-    const query = await this.resolveCheckpointParameter(param);
-
-    // Try the confirmed store first.
-    const confirmed = options.includeBlocks
-      ? await this.blockSource.getCheckpoint(query)
-      : await this.blockSource.getCheckpointData(query);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      return (await (options.includeBlocks
-        ? checkpointResponseFromPublishedCheckpoint(confirmed as PublishedCheckpoint, options)
-        : checkpointResponseFromCheckpointData(confirmed as CheckpointData, options))) as CheckpointResponse<Opts>;
-    }
-
-    // Fall back to the proposed store.
-    const proposed = await this.blockSource.getProposedCheckpointData(query);
-    if (proposed) {
-      if (options.includeAttestations || options.includeL1PublishInfo) {
-        throw new BadRequestError(
-          `Options includeL1PublishInfo or includeAttestations cannot be satisfied for a proposed checkpoint`,
-        );
-      }
-      const blocks = options.includeBlocks
-        ? await this.blockSource.getBlocks({ from: proposed.startBlock, limit: proposed.blockCount })
-        : undefined;
-      return (await projectProposedToCheckpointResponse(proposed, options, blocks)) as CheckpointResponse<Opts>;
-    }
-
-    return undefined;
+    return this.blockProvider.getCheckpoint(param, options);
   }
 
-  public async getCheckpoints<Opts extends CheckpointIncludeOptions = {}>(
+  public getCheckpoints<Opts extends CheckpointIncludeOptions = {}>(
     from: CheckpointNumber,
     limit: number,
     options: Opts = {} as Opts,
   ): Promise<CheckpointResponse<Opts>[]> {
-    if (options.includeBlocks) {
-      const checkpoints = await this.blockSource.getCheckpoints({ from, limit });
-      return (await Promise.all(
-        checkpoints.map(cp => checkpointResponseFromPublishedCheckpoint(cp, options)),
-      )) as CheckpointResponse<Opts>[];
-    }
-    const datas = await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsData({ from, limit });
-    return datas.map(d => checkpointResponseFromCheckpointData(d, options)) as CheckpointResponse<Opts>[];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * initializes the Aztec Node, wait for component to sync.
-   * @param config - The configuration to be used by the aztec node.
-   * @returns - A fully synced Aztec Node for use in development/testing.
-   */
-  public static async createAndSync(
-    inputConfig: AztecNodeConfig,
-    deps: {
-      telemetry?: TelemetryClient;
-      logger?: Logger;
-      publisher?: SequencerPublisher;
-      dateProvider?: DateProvider;
-      p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps;
-      proverNodeDeps?: Partial<ProverNodeDeps>;
-      slashingProtectionDb?: SlashingProtectionDatabase;
-    } = {},
-    options: {
-      genesis?: GenesisData;
-      dontStartSequencer?: boolean;
-      dontStartProverNode?: boolean;
-    } = {},
-  ): Promise<AztecNodeService> {
-    const config = { ...inputConfig }; // Copy the config so we dont mutate the input object
-    const log = deps.logger ?? createLogger('node');
-    const packageVersion = getPackageVersion();
-    const telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
-    const dateProvider = deps.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
-    const ethereumChain = createEthereumChain(config.l1RpcUrls, config.l1ChainId);
-
-    // Build a key store from file if given or from environment otherwise.
-    // We keep the raw KeyStore available so we can merge with prover keys if enableProverNode is set.
-    let keyStoreManager: KeystoreManager | undefined;
-    const keyStoreProvided = config.keyStoreDirectory !== undefined && config.keyStoreDirectory.length > 0;
-    if (keyStoreProvided) {
-      const keyStores = loadKeystores(config.keyStoreDirectory!);
-      keyStoreManager = new KeystoreManager(mergeKeystores(keyStores));
-    } else {
-      const rawKeyStores: KeyStore[] = [];
-      const validatorKeyStore = createKeyStoreForValidator(config);
-      if (validatorKeyStore) {
-        rawKeyStores.push(validatorKeyStore);
-      }
-      if (config.enableProverNode) {
-        const proverKeyStore = createKeyStoreForProver(config);
-        if (proverKeyStore) {
-          rawKeyStores.push(proverKeyStore);
-        }
-      }
-      if (rawKeyStores.length > 0) {
-        keyStoreManager = new KeystoreManager(
-          rawKeyStores.length === 1 ? rawKeyStores[0] : mergeKeystores(rawKeyStores),
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
-    await keyStoreManager?.validateSigners();
-
-    // If we are a validator, verify our configuration before doing too much more.
-    if (!config.disableValidator) {
-      if (keyStoreManager === undefined) {
-        throw new Error('Failed to create key store, a requirement for running a validator');
-      }
-      if (!keyStoreProvided && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
-        log.warn("Keystore created from env: it's recommended to use a file-based key store for production");
-      }
-      ValidatorClient.validateKeyStoreConfiguration(keyStoreManager, log);
-    }
-
-    // validate that the actual chain id matches that specified in configuration
-    if (config.l1ChainId !== ethereumChain.chainInfo.id) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `RPC URL configured for chain id ${ethereumChain.chainInfo.id} but expected id ${config.l1ChainId}`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    const publicClient = createPublicClient({
-      chain: ethereumChain.chainInfo,
-      transport: makeL1HttpTransport(config.l1RpcUrls, { timeout: config.l1HttpTimeoutMS }),
-      pollingInterval: config.viemPollingIntervalMS,
-    });
-
-    const l1ContractsAddresses = await RegistryContract.collectAddresses(
-      publicClient,
-      config.registryAddress,
-      config.rollupVersion ?? 'canonical',
-    );
-
-    Object.assign(config, l1ContractsAddresses);
-
-    const rollupContract = new RollupContract(publicClient, config.rollupAddress.toString());
-    const [l1GenesisTime, slotDuration, rollupVersionFromRollup, rollupManaLimit] = await Promise.all([
-      rollupContract.getL1GenesisTime(),
-      rollupContract.getSlotDuration(),
-      rollupContract.getVersion(),
-      rollupContract.getManaLimit().then(Number),
-    ] as const);
-
-    config.rollupVersion ??= Number(rollupVersionFromRollup);
-
-    if (config.rollupVersion !== Number(rollupVersionFromRollup)) {
-      log.warn(
-        `Registry looked up and returned a rollup with version (${config.rollupVersion}), but this does not match with version detected from the rollup directly: (${rollupVersionFromRollup}).`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    const blobClient = await createBlobClientWithFileStores(config, log.createChild('blob-client'));
-
-    // attempt snapshot sync if possible
-    await trySnapshotSync(config, log);
-
-    const epochCache = await EpochCache.create(config.rollupAddress, config, { dateProvider });
-
-    // Track started resources so we can clean up on partial failure during node creation.
-    const started: { stop?(): Promise<void> | void }[] = [];
-    try {
-      // Default the orphan-prune grace window from the block build duration when unset, so the archiver
-      // waits roughly one build slot for a proposed checkpoint to arrive before pruning a block-only tip.
-      config.orphanProposedBlockPruneGraceSeconds ??=
-        config.blockDurationMs !== undefined ? Math.ceil(config.blockDurationMs / 1000) : MIN_EXECUTION_TIME;
-
-      // Create world-state first so we can retrieve the initial header before constructing the archiver.
-      const nativeWs = await createWorldState(config, options.genesis);
-      const initialHeader = nativeWs.getInitialHeader();
-      const initialBlockHash = await initialHeader.hash();
-      const archiver = await createArchiver(
-        config,
-        { blobClient, epochCache, telemetry, dateProvider },
-        {
-          blockUntilSync: !config.skipArchiverInitialSync,
-          // The non-pipelined automine sequencer publishes each checkpoint in-slot, so it never
-          // leaves orphan proposed blocks; pruning would race its local push. See pruneOrphanProposedBlocks.
-          enableOrphanProposedBlockPruning: !config.useAutomineSequencer,
-        },
-        initialHeader,
-        initialBlockHash,
-      );
-      started.push(archiver);
-
-      // The synchronizer takes ownership of the native world-state from here
-      const worldStateSynchronizer = await createWorldStateSynchronizer(config, archiver, nativeWs, telemetry);
-      started.push(worldStateSynchronizer);
-      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);
-      }
-      started.push(peerProofVerifier, rpcProofVerifier);
-
-      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 globalVariableBuilderConfig = {
-        rollupAddress: config.rollupAddress,
-        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);
-
-      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(
-        config,
-        archiver,
-        peerProofVerifier,
-        worldStateSynchronizer,
-        epochCache,
-        feeProvider,
-        packageVersion,
-        dateProvider,
-        telemetry,
-        deps.p2pClientDeps,
-        initialBlockHash,
-      );
-      started.push(p2pClient);
-
-      // We'll accumulate sentinel watchers here
-      const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
-
-      // Create FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder for block proposal handling and tx validation.
-      // Override maxTxsPerCheckpoint with the validator-specific limit if set.
-      const validatorCheckpointsBuilder = new FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder(
-        {
-          ...config,
-          l1GenesisTime,
-          slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
-          rollupManaLimit,
-          maxTxsPerCheckpoint: config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint,
-        },
-        worldStateSynchronizer,
-        archiver,
-        dateProvider,
-        telemetry,
-      );
-
-      let validatorClient: ValidatorClient | undefined;
-
-      // Tracks successful checkpoint re-execution by a checkpoint proposal handler.
-      const reexecutionTracker = new CheckpointReexecutionTracker();
-
-      if (!config.disableValidator) {
-        // Create validator client if required
-        validatorClient = await createValidatorClient(config, {
-          checkpointsBuilder: validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
-          worldState: worldStateSynchronizer,
-          p2pClient,
-          telemetry,
-          dateProvider,
-          epochCache,
-          blockSource: archiver,
-          l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
-          keyStoreManager,
-          blobClient,
-          reexecutionTracker,
-          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);
-
-          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, 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,
-          reexecutionTracker,
-        }).register(p2pClient, reexecute, archiver);
-      }
-
-      // Start world state and wait for it to sync to the archiver.
-      await worldStateSynchronizer.start();
-
-      // Start p2p. Note that it depends on world state to be running.
-      await p2pClient.start();
-
-      let validatorsSentinel: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createSentinel>> | undefined;
-      let dataWithholdingWatcher: DataWithholdingWatcher | undefined;
-      let attestationsBlockWatcher: AttestationsBlockWatcher | undefined;
-      let attestedInvalidProposalWatcher: AttestedInvalidProposalWatcher | undefined;
-      let broadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher: BroadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher | undefined;
-      let checkpointEquivocationWatcher: CheckpointEquivocationWatcher | undefined;
-
-      if (!proverOnly) {
-        validatorsSentinel = await createSentinel(epochCache, archiver, p2pClient, reexecutionTracker, config);
-        if (validatorsSentinel) {
-          watchers.push(validatorsSentinel);
-        }
-
-        dataWithholdingWatcher = new DataWithholdingWatcher(
-          epochCache,
-          archiver,
-          p2pClient.getTxProvider(),
-          p2pClient,
-          reexecutionTracker,
-          { chainId: config.l1ChainId, rollupAddress: config.rollupAddress },
-          config,
-        );
-        watchers.push(dataWithholdingWatcher);
-
-        broadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher = new BroadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher(
-          p2pClient,
-          archiver,
-          epochCache,
-          config,
-        );
-        watchers.push(broadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher);
-
-        if (validatorClient) {
-          attestedInvalidProposalWatcher = new AttestedInvalidProposalWatcher(
-            p2pClient,
-            validatorClient,
-            archiver,
-            epochCache,
-            config,
-            { log: log.createChild('attested-invalid-proposal-watcher') },
-          );
-          watchers.push(attestedInvalidProposalWatcher);
-        }
-
-        checkpointEquivocationWatcher = new CheckpointEquivocationWatcher(archiver, epochCache, config);
-        watchers.push(checkpointEquivocationWatcher);
-
-        attestationsBlockWatcher = new AttestationsBlockWatcher(archiver, epochCache, config, log.getBindings());
-        watchers.push(attestationsBlockWatcher);
-      }
-
-      const watchersToStart = compactArray([
-        validatorsSentinel,
-        dataWithholdingWatcher,
-        attestationsBlockWatcher,
-        broadcastedInvalidCheckpointProposalWatcher,
-        attestedInvalidProposalWatcher,
-        checkpointEquivocationWatcher,
-      ]);
-      const startedWatchers: Watcher[] = [];
-      const stopStartedWatchers = async () => {
-        for (const watcher of startedWatchers) {
-          await tryStop(watcher);
-        }
-      };
-
-      // Start p2p-related services once the archiver has completed sync
-      void archiver
-        .waitForInitialSync()
-        .then(async () => {
-          for (const watcher of watchersToStart) {
-            await watcher.start();
-            startedWatchers.push(watcher);
-          }
-          log.info(`All p2p services started`);
-        })
-        .catch(err => log.error('Failed to start p2p services after archiver sync', err));
-      started.push({ stop: stopStartedWatchers });
-
-      // Validator enabled, create/start relevant service
-      let sequencer: SequencerClient | undefined;
-      let automineSequencer: AutomineSequencer | undefined;
-      let slasherClient: SlasherClientInterface | undefined;
-      if (!config.disableValidator && validatorClient) {
-        // We create a slasher only if we have a sequencer, since all slashing actions go through the sequencer publisher
-        // as they are executed when the node is selected as proposer.
-        const validatorAddresses = keyStoreManager
-          ? NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager).getAddresses()
-          : [];
-
-        slasherClient = await createSlasher(
-          config,
-          pickL1ContractAddresses(config),
-          getPublicClient(config),
-          watchers,
-          dateProvider,
-          epochCache,
-          validatorAddresses,
-          undefined, // logger
-        );
-        await slasherClient.start();
-        started.push(slasherClient);
-
-        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,
-        );
-
-        if (config.useAutomineSequencer) {
-          // Test-only path: deterministic, queue-driven sequencer for non-block-building e2e tests.
-          // See `AUTOMINE_E2E_OPTS` in `end-to-end/src/fixtures/fixtures.ts`.
-          automineSequencer = await createAutomineSequencer({
-            config,
-            l1TxUtils,
-            funderL1TxUtils,
-            publicClient,
-            rollupContract,
-            epochCache,
-            blobClient,
-            telemetry,
-            dateProvider,
-            keyStoreManager: keyStoreManager!,
-            validatorClient,
-            checkpointsBuilder,
-            globalVariableBuilder,
-            worldStateSynchronizer,
-            archiver,
-            p2pClient,
-            l1Constants: {
-              l1GenesisTime,
-              slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
-              ethereumSlotDuration: config.ethereumSlotDuration,
-              rollupManaLimit,
-            },
-            log,
-          });
-        } else {
-          sequencer = await SequencerClient.new(config, {
-            ...deps,
-            epochCache,
-            l1TxUtils,
-            funderL1TxUtils,
-            validatorClient,
-            p2pClient,
-            worldStateSynchronizer,
-            slasherClient,
-            checkpointsBuilder,
-            l2BlockSource: archiver,
-            l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
-            telemetry,
-            dateProvider,
-            blobClient,
-            nodeKeyStore: keyStoreManager!,
-            globalVariableBuilder,
-          });
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (!options.dontStartSequencer && sequencer) {
-        await sequencer.start();
-        started.push(sequencer);
-        log.verbose(`Sequencer started`);
-      } else if (sequencer) {
-        log.warn(`Sequencer created but not started`);
-      }
-
-      if (!options.dontStartSequencer && automineSequencer) {
-        await automineSequencer.start();
-        started.push({ stop: () => automineSequencer!.stop() });
-        log.verbose(`AutomineSequencer started`);
-      } else if (automineSequencer) {
-        log.warn(`AutomineSequencer 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();
-          started.push(proverNode);
-          log.info(`Prover node subsystem started`);
-        } else {
-          log.info(`Prover node subsystem created but not started`);
-        }
-      }
-
-      const node = new AztecNodeService(
-        config,
-        p2pClient,
-        archiver,
-        archiver,
-        archiver,
-        archiver,
-        worldStateSynchronizer,
-        sequencer,
-        proverNode,
-        slasherClient,
-        validatorsSentinel,
-        stopStartedWatchers,
-        ethereumChain.chainInfo.id,
-        config.rollupVersion,
-        globalVariableBuilder,
-        feeProvider,
-        epochCache,
-        packageVersion,
-        peerProofVerifier,
-        rpcProofVerifier,
-        telemetry,
-        log,
-        blobClient,
-        validatorClient,
-        keyStoreManager,
-        debugLogStore,
-        automineSequencer,
-      );
-
-      return node;
-    } catch (err) {
-      log.error('Failed during node creation, stopping started resources', err);
-      for (const resource of started.reverse()) {
-        await tryStop(resource);
-      }
-      throw err;
-    }
+    return this.blockProvider.getCheckpoints(from, limit, options);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1082,14 +422,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
   }
 
   public async getNodeInfo(): Promise<NodeInfo> {
-    const [nodeVersion, rollupVersion, chainId, enr, contractAddresses, protocolContractAddresses] = await Promise.all([
-      this.getNodeVersion(),
-      this.getVersion(),
-      this.getChainId(),
-      this.getEncodedEnr(),
-      this.getL1ContractAddresses(),
-      this.getProtocolContractAddresses(),
-    ]);
+    const [nodeVersion, rollupVersion, chainId, enr, contractAddresses, protocolContractAddresses, l1Constants] =
+      await Promise.all([
+        this.getNodeVersion(),
+        this.getVersion(),
+        this.getChainId(),
+        this.getEncodedEnr(),
+        this.getL1ContractAddresses(),
+        this.getProtocolContractAddresses(),
+        this.blockSource.getL1Constants(),
+      ]);
+
+    // Gas limits a single tx may declare on this network, derived from network-wide constants only (the
+    // timetable's blocks-per-checkpoint and the network-minimum per-block multipliers) — never this node's
+    // local caps or configured multipliers, which can make the node stricter at block-building time but
+    // cannot define what the network accepts for relay. Clients read txsLimits to set fallback gas limits.
+    const maxTxGas = getNetworkTxGasLimits(this.config, l1Constants);
 
     const nodeInfo: NodeInfo = {
       nodeVersion,
@@ -1099,6 +447,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
       l1ContractAddresses: contractAddresses,
       protocolContractAddresses: protocolContractAddresses,
       realProofs: !!this.config.realProofs,
+      txsLimits: { gas: { daGas: maxTxGas.daGas, l2Gas: maxTxGas.l2Gas } },
     };
 
     return nodeInfo;
@@ -1114,7 +463,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
   }
 
   public async getMaxPriorityFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
-    for await (const tx of this.p2pClient.iteratePendingTxs()) {
+    for await (const tx of this.p2pClient.iteratePendingTxs({ includeProof: false })) {
       return tx.getGasSettings().maxPriorityFeesPerGas;
     }
 
@@ -1149,8 +498,17 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     return this.contractDataSource.getContractClass(id);
   }
 
-  public getContract(address: AztecAddress): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress | undefined> {
-    return this.contractDataSource.getContract(address);
+  public async getContract(
+    address: AztecAddress,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter = 'latest',
+  ): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress | undefined> {
+    const blockData = await this.getBlockData(referenceBlock);
+    if (!blockData) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Reference block ${inspectBlockParameter(referenceBlock)} not found when querying contract ${address}. If the node API has been queried with an anchor block hash, possibly a reorg has occurred.`,
+      );
+    }
+    return this.contractDataSource.getContract(address, blockData.header.globalVariables.timestamp);
   }
 
   public getPrivateLogsByTags(query: PrivateLogsQuery): Promise<LogResult[][]> {
@@ -1193,79 +551,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     this.log.info(`Received tx ${txHash} in ${duration}ms`, { txHash });
   }
 
-  public async getTxReceipt<TGetTxReceiptOptions extends GetTxReceiptOptions = {}>(
+  public getTxReceipt<TGetTxReceiptOptions extends GetTxReceiptOptions = {}>(
     txHash: TxHash,
     options?: TGetTxReceiptOptions,
   ): Promise<TxReceipt<TGetTxReceiptOptions>> {
-    // 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 mined tx effect in the archiver.
-    const txPoolStatus = await this.p2pClient.getTxStatus(txHash);
-    const isKnownToPool = txPoolStatus === 'pending' || txPoolStatus === 'mined';
-
-    // Then get the raw tx effect from the archiver, which tracks every tx in a mined block.
-    const indexed = await this.blockSource.getTxEffect(txHash);
-
-    let receipt: TxReceipt;
-    if (indexed) {
-      receipt = await this.#assembleMinedReceipt(indexed, options);
-    } 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.
-      let tx: Tx | undefined;
-      if (options?.includePendingTx) {
-        // The tx may have left the pool since we checked its status (mined or dropped); in that case we
-        // leave `tx` unset and still return a pending receipt.
-        const pendingTx = await this.p2pClient.getTxByHashFromPool(txHash);
-        tx = pendingTx && !options.includeProof ? pendingTx.withoutProof() : pendingTx;
-      }
-      receipt = new PendingTxReceipt(txHash, tx);
-    } else {
-      // Otherwise, if we don't know the tx, we consider it dropped.
-      receipt = new DroppedTxReceipt(txHash, 'Tx dropped by P2P node');
-    }
-
-    this.debugLogStore.decorateReceiptWithLogs(txHash.toString(), receipt);
-
-    return receipt;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Assembles a {@link MinedTxReceipt} from a raw {@link IndexedTxEffect}, deriving the finalization status from the
-   * cached L2 tips and the epoch from the block's slot number.
-   */
-  async #assembleMinedReceipt(indexed: IndexedTxEffect, options?: GetTxReceiptOptions): Promise<MinedTxReceipt> {
-    const blockNumber = indexed.l2BlockNumber;
-    const [tips, l1Constants] = await Promise.all([this.blockSource.getL2Tips(), this.blockSource.getL1Constants()]);
-
-    const status = this.#deriveMinedStatus(blockNumber, tips);
-    const epochNumber = getEpochAtSlot(indexed.slotNumber, l1Constants);
-
-    return new MinedTxReceipt(
-      indexed.data.txHash,
-      status,
-      MinedTxReceipt.executionResultFromRevertCode(indexed.data.revertCode),
-      indexed.data.transactionFee.toBigInt(),
-      indexed.l2BlockHash,
-      blockNumber,
-      indexed.slotNumber,
-      indexed.txIndexInBlock,
-      epochNumber,
-      options?.includeTxEffect ? indexed.data : undefined,
-      /*debugLogs=*/ undefined,
-    );
-  }
-
-  #deriveMinedStatus(blockNumber: BlockNumber, tips: L2Tips): MinedTxStatus {
-    if (blockNumber <= tips.finalized.block.number) {
-      return TxStatus.FINALIZED;
-    } else if (blockNumber <= tips.proven.block.number) {
-      return TxStatus.PROVEN;
-    } else if (blockNumber <= tips.checkpointed.block.number) {
-      return TxStatus.CHECKPOINTED;
-    } else {
-      return TxStatus.PROPOSED;
-    }
+    return this.txReceiptBuilder.getTxReceipt(txHash, options);
   }
 
   public getTxEffect(txHash: TxHash): Promise<IndexedTxEffect | undefined> {
@@ -1284,6 +574,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     await tryStop(this.automineSequencer);
     await tryStop(this.proverNode);
     await tryStop(this.p2pClient);
+    // Dispose the AVM backend before world state: it kills the bb-avm-sim processes and closes the CDB IPC
+    // server, releasing their connections to the WSDB so it shuts down cleanly (and freeing the
+    // Server/Socket/ChildProcess handles that would otherwise keep the process alive after teardown).
+    await this.avmSimulator?.[Symbol.asyncDispose]();
     await tryStop(this.worldStateSynchronizer);
     await tryStop(this.blockSource);
     await tryStop(this.blobClient);
@@ -1305,151 +599,83 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
    * @param after - The last known pending tx. Used for pagination
    * @returns - The pending txs.
    */
-  public getPendingTxs(limit?: number, after?: TxHash): Promise<Tx[]> {
-    return this.p2pClient!.getPendingTxs(limit, after);
+  public getPendingTxs(limit?: number, after?: TxHash, options?: GetTxByHashOptions): Promise<Tx[]> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getPendingTxs(limit, after, options);
   }
 
   public getPendingTxCount(): Promise<number> {
     return this.p2pClient!.getPendingTxCount();
   }
 
+  public getPeers(includePending?: boolean): Promise<PeerInfo[]> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getPeers(includePending);
+  }
+
+  public getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot(
+    slot: SlotNumber,
+    proposalPayloadHash?: CheckpointProposalHash,
+  ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[]> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot(slot, proposalPayloadHash);
+  }
+
+  public getProposalsForSlot(slot: SlotNumber): Promise<ProposalsForSlot> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getProposalsForSlot(slot);
+  }
+
   /**
-   * Method to retrieve a single tx from the mempool or unfinalized chain.
+   * Method to retrieve a single tx from the mempool or unfinalized chain. The tx's proof is only loaded and returned
+   * when `includeProof` is set.
    * @param txHash - The transaction hash to return.
+   * @param options - Options for the returned tx (eg whether to include its proof).
    * @returns - The tx if it exists.
    */
-  public getTxByHash(txHash: TxHash): Promise<Tx | undefined> {
-    return Promise.resolve(this.p2pClient!.getTxByHashFromPool(txHash));
+  public getTxByHash(txHash: TxHash, options?: GetTxByHashOptions): Promise<Tx | undefined> {
+    return this.p2pClient!.getTxByHashFromPool(txHash, { includeProof: !!options?.includeProof });
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method to retrieve txs from the mempool or unfinalized chain.
+   * Method to retrieve txs from the mempool or unfinalized chain. The txs' proofs are only loaded and returned when
+   * `includeProof` is set.
    * @param txHash - The transaction hash to return.
+   * @param options - Options for the returned txs (eg whether to include their proofs).
    * @returns - The txs if it exists.
    */
-  public async getTxsByHash(txHashes: TxHash[]): Promise<Tx[]> {
-    return compactArray(await Promise.all(txHashes.map(txHash => this.getTxByHash(txHash))));
+  public async getTxsByHash(txHashes: TxHash[], options?: GetTxByHashOptions): Promise<Tx[]> {
+    const txs = await this.p2pClient!.getTxsByHashFromPool(txHashes, { includeProof: !!options?.includeProof });
+    return compactArray(txs);
   }
 
-  public async findLeavesIndexes(
+  public findLeavesIndexes(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     treeId: MerkleTreeId,
     leafValues: Fr[],
   ): Promise<(DataInBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
-    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
-    const maybeIndices = await committedDb.findLeafIndices(
-      treeId,
-      leafValues.map(x => x.toBuffer()),
-    );
-    // Filter out undefined values to query block numbers only for found leaves
-    const definedIndices = maybeIndices.filter(x => x !== undefined);
-
-    // Now we find the block numbers for the defined indices
-    const blockNumbers = await committedDb.getBlockNumbersForLeafIndices(treeId, definedIndices);
-
-    // Build a map from leaf index to block number
-    const indexToBlockNumber = new Map<bigint, BlockNumber>();
-    for (let i = 0; i < definedIndices.length; i++) {
-      const blockNumber = blockNumbers[i];
-      if (blockNumber === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Block number is undefined for leaf index ${definedIndices[i]} in tree ${MerkleTreeId[treeId]}`,
-        );
-      }
-      indexToBlockNumber.set(definedIndices[i], blockNumber);
-    }
-
-    // Get unique block numbers in order to optimize num calls to getLeafValue function.
-    const uniqueBlockNumbers = [...new Set(indexToBlockNumber.values())];
-
-    // Now we obtain the block hashes from the archive tree (block number = leaf index in archive tree).
-    const blockHashes = await Promise.all(
-      uniqueBlockNumbers.map(blockNumber => {
-        return committedDb.getLeafValue(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, BigInt(blockNumber));
-      }),
-    );
-
-    // Build a map from block number to block hash
-    const blockNumberToHash = new Map<BlockNumber, BlockHash>();
-    for (let i = 0; i < uniqueBlockNumbers.length; i++) {
-      const blockHash = blockHashes[i];
-      if (blockHash === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`Block hash is undefined for block number ${uniqueBlockNumbers[i]}`);
-      }
-      blockNumberToHash.set(uniqueBlockNumbers[i], blockHash);
-    }
-
-    // Create DataInBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
-    return maybeIndices.map(index => {
-      if (index === undefined) {
-        return undefined;
-      }
-      const blockNumber = indexToBlockNumber.get(index);
-      if (blockNumber === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`Block number not found for leaf index ${index} in tree ${MerkleTreeId[treeId]}`);
-      }
-      const l2BlockHash = blockNumberToHash.get(blockNumber);
-      if (l2BlockHash === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`Block hash not found for block number ${blockNumber}`);
-      }
-      return {
-        l2BlockNumber: blockNumber,
-        l2BlockHash,
-        data: index,
-      };
-    });
+    return this.worldStateQueries.findLeavesIndexes(referenceBlock, treeId, leafValues);
   }
 
-  public async getBlockHashMembershipWitness(
+  public getBlockHashMembershipWitness(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     blockHash: BlockHash,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    // The Noir circuit checks the archive membership proof against `anchor_block_header.last_archive.root`,
-    // which is the archive tree root BEFORE the anchor block was added (i.e. the state after block N-1).
-    // So we need the world state at block N-1, not block N, to produce a sibling path matching that root.
-    const referenceBlockNumber = await this.resolveBlockNumber(referenceBlock);
-    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);
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getBlockHashMembershipWitness(referenceBlock, blockHash);
   }
 
-  public async getNoteHashMembershipWitness(
+  public getNoteHashMembershipWitness(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     noteHash: Fr,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
-    const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE>(
-      MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE,
-      [noteHash],
-    );
-    return pathAndIndex === undefined
-      ? undefined
-      : MembershipWitness.fromSiblingPath(pathAndIndex.index, pathAndIndex.path);
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getNoteHashMembershipWitness(referenceBlock, noteHash);
   }
 
-  public async getL1ToL2MessageMembershipWitness(
+  public getL1ToL2MessageMembershipWitness(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     l1ToL2Message: Fr,
   ): Promise<[bigint, SiblingPath<typeof L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT>] | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
-    const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.L1_TO_L2_MESSAGE_TREE, [l1ToL2Message]);
-    if (!witness) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    // REFACTOR: Return a MembershipWitness object
-    return [witness.index, witness.path];
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getL1ToL2MessageMembershipWitness(referenceBlock, l1ToL2Message);
   }
 
-  public async getL1ToL2MessageCheckpoint(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<CheckpointNumber | undefined> {
-    const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
-    return messageIndex !== undefined ? InboxLeaf.checkpointNumberFromIndex(messageIndex) : undefined;
+  public getL1ToL2MessageCheckpoint(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<CheckpointNumber | undefined> {
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getL1ToL2MessageCheckpoint(l1ToL2Message);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1460,12 +686,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
    * @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 getL2ToL1Messages(epoch: EpochNumber): Promise<Fr[][][][]> {
-    const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocks({ epoch, onlyCheckpointed: true });
-    const blocksInCheckpoints = chunkBy(blocks, block => block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber);
-    return blocksInCheckpoints.map(slotBlocks =>
-      slotBlocks.map(block => block.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs)),
-    );
+  public getL2ToL1Messages(epoch: EpochNumber): Promise<Fr[][][][]> {
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getL2ToL1Messages(epoch);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1477,77 +699,29 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     message: Fr,
     messageIndexInTx?: number,
   ): Promise<L2ToL1MembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    return this.blockSource.getL2ToL1MembershipWitness(txHash, message, messageIndexInTx);
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getL2ToL1MembershipWitness(txHash, message, messageIndexInTx);
   }
 
-  public async getNullifierMembershipWitness(
+  public getNullifierMembershipWitness(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.getWorldState(referenceBlock);
-    const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [nullifier.toBuffer()]);
-    if (!witness) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    const { index, path } = witness;
-    const leafPreimage = await db.getLeafPreimage(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, index);
-    if (!leafPreimage) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    return new NullifierMembershipWitness(index, leafPreimage as NullifierLeafPreimage, path);
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getNullifierMembershipWitness(referenceBlock, nullifier);
   }
 
-  public async getLowNullifierMembershipWitness(
+  public getLowNullifierMembershipWitness(
     referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    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) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Cannot prove nullifier non-inclusion: nullifier ${nullifier.toBigInt()} already exists in the tree`,
-      );
-    }
-    const preimageData = (await committedDb.getLeafPreimage(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, index))!;
-
-    const siblingPath = await committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, BigInt(index));
-    return new NullifierMembershipWitness(BigInt(index), preimageData as NullifierLeafPreimage, siblingPath);
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getLowNullifierMembershipWitness(referenceBlock, nullifier);
   }
 
-  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;
-    } else {
-      const preimage = (await committedDb.getLeafPreimage(
-        MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE,
-        lowLeafResult.index,
-      )) as PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage;
-      const path = await committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, lowLeafResult.index);
-      return new PublicDataWitness(lowLeafResult.index, preimage, path);
-    }
+  public getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock, leafSlot);
   }
 
-  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());
-    if (!lowLeafResult || !lowLeafResult.alreadyPresent) {
-      return Fr.ZERO;
-    }
-    const preimage = (await committedDb.getLeafPreimage(
-      MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE,
-      lowLeafResult.index,
-    )) as PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage;
-    return preimage.leaf.value;
+  public getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock, contract, slot);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1559,126 +733,12 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
   @trackSpan('AztecNodeService.simulatePublicCalls', (tx: Tx) => ({
     [Attributes.TX_HASH]: tx.getTxHash().toString(),
   }))
-  public async simulatePublicCalls(
+  public simulatePublicCalls(
     tx: Tx,
     skipFeeEnforcement = false,
     overrides?: SimulationOverrides,
   ): Promise<PublicSimulationOutput> {
-    // Check total gas limit for simulation
-    const gasSettings = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings;
-    const txGasLimit = gasSettings.gasLimits.l2Gas;
-    const teardownGasLimit = gasSettings.teardownGasLimits.l2Gas;
-    if (txGasLimit + teardownGasLimit > this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxGasLimit) {
-      throw new BadRequestError(
-        `Transaction total gas limit ${
-          txGasLimit + teardownGasLimit
-        } (${txGasLimit} + ${teardownGasLimit}) exceeds maximum gas limit ${
-          this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxGasLimit
-        } for simulation`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
-    const l2Tips = await this.blockSource.getL2Tips();
-    const latestBlockNumber = l2Tips.proposed.number;
-    const blockNumber = BlockNumber.add(latestBlockNumber, 1);
-
-    // If sequencer is not initialized, we just set these values to zero for simulation.
-    const coinbase = EthAddress.ZERO;
-    const feeRecipient = AztecAddress.ZERO;
-
-    const newGlobalVariables = await this.globalVariableBuilder.buildGlobalVariables(
-      blockNumber,
-      coinbase,
-      feeRecipient,
-    );
-
-    const publicProcessorFactory = new PublicProcessorFactory(
-      this.contractDataSource,
-      new DateProvider(),
-      this.telemetry,
-      this.log.getBindings(),
-    );
-
-    this.log.verbose(`Simulating public calls for tx ${txHash}`, {
-      globalVariables: newGlobalVariables.toInspect(),
-      txHash,
-      blockNumber,
-    });
-
-    // Ensure world-state has caught up with the latest block we loaded from the archiver
-    await this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(latestBlockNumber);
-
-    // If we detect the next block would start a new checkpoint, then insert L1-to-L2 messages into
-    // the world state tree so simulation can take them into account. We detect if the next block would
-    // start a new checkpoint by checking if the proposed checkpoint's block number matches the latest block number,
-    // which means the next block would be the first block of the next checkpoint.
-    const targetCheckpoint = CheckpointNumber(
-      (l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number ?? CheckpointNumber.ZERO) + 1,
-    );
-    const nextCheckpointMessages: Fr[] | undefined =
-      l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.block.number === l2Tips.proposed.number
-        ? await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(targetCheckpoint).catch(err => {
-            if (isErrorClass(err, L1ToL2MessagesNotReadyError)) {
-              this.log.warn(
-                `L1-to-L2 messages for checkpoint ${targetCheckpoint} are not ready yet (simulating without them)`,
-              );
-            } else {
-              this.log.error(
-                `Failed to get L1-to-L2 messages for checkpoint ${targetCheckpoint} (simulating without them)`,
-                err,
-              );
-            }
-            return undefined;
-          })
-        : undefined;
-
-    // Request a new fork of the world state at the latest block number, and apply any overrides and next checkpoint messages to it before simulation
-    await using merkleTreeFork = await this.worldStateSynchronizer.fork(latestBlockNumber);
-
-    if (nextCheckpointMessages !== undefined) {
-      this.log.debug(
-        `Appending ${nextCheckpointMessages.length} L1-to-L2 messages to the world state tree for the next checkpoint`,
-        { checkpointNumber: l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number + 1 },
-      );
-      await appendL1ToL2MessagesToTree(merkleTreeFork, nextCheckpointMessages);
-    }
-    await applyPublicDataOverrides(merkleTreeFork, overrides?.publicStorage);
-
-    const config = PublicSimulatorConfig.from({
-      skipFeeEnforcement,
-      collectDebugLogs: true,
-      collectHints: false,
-      collectCallMetadata: true,
-      collectStatistics: false,
-      collectionLimits: CollectionLimitsConfig.from({
-        maxDebugLogMemoryReads: this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxDebugLogMemoryReads,
-      }),
-    });
-
-    const contractsDB = new PublicContractsDB(this.contractDataSource, this.log.getBindings());
-    if (overrides?.contracts) {
-      contractsDB.addContracts(Object.values(overrides.contracts).map(({ instance }) => instance));
-    }
-    const processor = publicProcessorFactory.create(merkleTreeFork, newGlobalVariables, config, contractsDB);
-
-    // REFACTOR: Consider merging ProcessReturnValues into ProcessedTx
-    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 });
-      throw failedTxs[0].error;
-    }
-
-    const [processedTx] = processedTxs;
-    return new PublicSimulationOutput(
-      processedTx.revertReason,
-      processedTx.globalVariables,
-      processedTx.txEffect,
-      returns,
-      processedTx.gasUsed,
-      debugLogs,
-    );
+    return this.nodePublicCallsSimulator.simulate(tx, skipFeeEnforcement, overrides);
   }
 
   public async isValidTx(
@@ -1692,6 +752,9 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     const { ts: nextSlotTimestamp } = this.epochCache.getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot();
     const blockNumber = BlockNumber((await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1);
     const l1Constants = await this.blockSource.getL1Constants();
+    // Enforce the same network admission limit the node advertises in getNodeInfo (network-wide, not this
+    // node's local caps), so a tx the wallet sized against txsLimits is not rejected here.
+    const networkTxGasLimits = getNetworkTxGasLimits(this.config, l1Constants);
     const validator = createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC(
       db,
       this.contractDataSource,
@@ -1707,10 +770,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
         ],
         gasFees: await this.getCurrentMinFees(),
         skipFeeEnforcement,
+        isSimulation,
         txsPermitted: !this.config.disableTransactions,
-        rollupManaLimit: l1Constants.rollupManaLimit,
-        maxBlockL2Gas: this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
-        maxBlockDAGas: this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
+        maxTxL2Gas: networkTxGasLimits.l2Gas,
+        maxTxDAGas: networkTxGasLimits.daGas,
       },
       this.log.getBindings(),
     );
@@ -2054,92 +1117,33 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, AztecNodeDeb
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns an instance of MerkleTreeOperations having first ensured the world state is fully synched
-   * @param block - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest') at which to get the data.
-   * @returns An instance of a committed MerkleTreeOperations
-   */
-  protected async getWorldState(block: BlockParameter) {
-    const query = this.normalizeBlockParameter(block);
-
-    // When the request anchors on a specific block hash, resolve it against the archiver up front and
-    // drive the world-state sync to that exact block number and hash. Resolving against the archiver
-    // first fails fast with a clear reorg error if the hash is unknown, and passing the hash to the
-    // synchronizer makes the sync reorg-aware: it barriers until the archive-tree commit for that block
-    // has landed and verifies it matches the requested fork, instead of syncing to bare latest height
-    // and then racing the snapshot read below against an in-flight archive-tree write.
-    const requestedHash = 'hash' in query ? query.hash : undefined;
-    const anchorBlockNumber = requestedHash !== undefined ? await this.resolveBlockNumber(query) : undefined;
-
-    let blockSyncedTo: BlockNumber = BlockNumber.ZERO;
-    try {
-      // Attempt to sync the world state if necessary
-      blockSyncedTo = await this.#syncWorldState(anchorBlockNumber, requestedHash);
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.log.error(`Error getting world state: ${err}`);
-    }
-
-    if ('tag' in query && query.tag === 'proposed') {
-      this.log.debug(`Using committed db for latest block, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
-      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
+  public async prove(upToCheckpoint?: CheckpointNumber): Promise<CheckpointNumber> {
+    if (!this.automineSequencer) {
+      throw new BadRequestError('Cannot prove checkpoint: no automine sequencer is running');
     }
+    return await this.automineSequencer.prove(upToCheckpoint);
+  }
 
-    const blockNumber = anchorBlockNumber ?? (await this.resolveBlockNumber(query));
-
-    // Check it's within world state sync range
-    if (blockNumber > blockSyncedTo) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Queried block ${inspectBlockParameter(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.
-    // Block 0 is skipped: the snapshot returned by `getSnapshot(0)` is the *pre*-genesis archive
-    // (size 0), so leaf 0 is not yet inserted from that snapshot's view even though block 0's hash
-    // does live at archive index 0 in the committed tree. The genesis hash is already validated by
-    // the archiver when it resolves the hash query to block number 0.
-    if (requestedHash !== undefined && blockNumber !== BlockNumber.ZERO) {
-      const blockHash = await snapshot.getLeafValue(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, BigInt(blockNumber));
-      if (!blockHash || !requestedHash.equals(blockHash)) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Block hash ${requestedHash.toString()} not found in world state at block number ${blockNumber} (world state has ${blockHash?.toString() ?? 'no hash'} at that index, genesis header hash is ${this.blockSource.getGenesisBlockHash().toString()}). If the node API has been queried with anchor block hash possibly a reorg has occurred.`,
-        );
-      }
+  public async warpL2TimeAtLeastTo(targetTimestamp: number): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.automineSequencer) {
+      throw new BadRequestError('Cannot warp L2 time: no automine sequencer is running');
     }
-
-    return snapshot;
+    await this.automineSequencer.warpTo(targetTimestamp);
   }
 
-  /** Resolves any {@link BlockParameter} variant to a concrete block number. */
-  protected async resolveBlockNumber(block: BlockParameter): Promise<BlockNumber> {
-    const query = this.normalizeBlockParameter(block);
-    const blockNumber = await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber(query);
-    if (blockNumber === undefined) {
-      if ('hash' in query) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Block hash ${query.hash.toString()} not found when querying world state. If the node API has been queried with anchor block hash possibly a reorg has occurred.`,
-        );
-      }
-      if ('archive' in query) {
-        throw new Error(`Block with archive ${query.archive.toString()} not found.`);
-      }
-      throw new Error(`Block not found for ${inspectBlockParameter(block)}.`);
+  public async warpL2TimeAtLeastBy(duration: number): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.automineSequencer) {
+      throw new BadRequestError('Cannot warp L2 time: no automine sequencer is running');
     }
-    return blockNumber;
+    await this.automineSequencer.warpBy(duration);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Ensure the world state is synced.
-   * @param targetBlockNumber - Block to sync up to. Defaults to the latest block known to the archiver.
-   * @param blockHash - If provided, the synchronizer verifies the block at `targetBlockNumber` matches this
-   * hash, resyncing (and so detecting reorgs) if it does not yet match or has been reorged away.
-   * @returns A promise that fulfils once the world state is synced
+   * Returns a committed world-state view at `block`, driving sync first. Delegates to
+   * {@link NodeWorldStateQueries.getWorldState}; kept as a protected method so subclasses and tests can
+   * exercise the node's block-resolution and reorg-aware sync behavior.
    */
-  async #syncWorldState(targetBlockNumber?: BlockNumber, blockHash?: BlockHash): Promise<BlockNumber> {
-    const target = targetBlockNumber ?? (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber());
-    return await this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(target, blockHash);
+  protected getWorldState(block: BlockParameter) {
+    return this.worldStateQueries.getWorldState(block);
   }
 }