@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.7cf39cb55 → 0.0.1-commit.7ffbba4

package/src/mem_pools/instrumentation.ts

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class PoolInstrumentation<PoolObject extends Gossipable> {
   private defaultAttributes;
   private meter: Meter;
 
-  private txAddedTimestamp: Map<bigint, number> = new Map<bigint, number>();
+  private mempoolItemAddedTimestamp: Map<bigint | string, number> = new Map<bigint | string, number>();
 
   constructor(
     telemetry: TelemetryClient,
@@ -114,22 +114,26 @@ export class PoolInstrumentation<PoolObject extends Gossipable> {
   }
 
   public transactionsAdded(transactions: Tx[]) {
-    const timestamp = Date.now();
-    for (const transaction of transactions) {
-      this.txAddedTimestamp.set(transaction.txHash.toBigInt(), timestamp);
-    }
+    transactions.forEach(tx => this.trackMempoolItemAdded(tx.txHash.toBigInt()));
   }
 
   public transactionsRemoved(hashes: Iterable<bigint> | Iterable<string>) {
-    const timestamp = Date.now();
     for (const hash of hashes) {
-      const key = BigInt(hash);
-      const addedAt = this.txAddedTimestamp.get(key);
-      if (addedAt !== undefined) {
-        this.txAddedTimestamp.delete(key);
-        if (addedAt < timestamp) {
-          this.minedDelay.record(timestamp - addedAt);
-        }
+      this.trackMempoolItemRemoved(BigInt(hash));
+    }
+  }
+
+  public trackMempoolItemAdded(key: bigint | string): void {
+    this.mempoolItemAddedTimestamp.set(key, Date.now());
+  }
+
+  public trackMempoolItemRemoved(key: bigint | string): void {
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    const addedAt = this.mempoolItemAddedTimestamp.get(key);
+    if (addedAt !== undefined) {
+      this.mempoolItemAddedTimestamp.delete(key);
+      if (addedAt < timestamp) {
+        this.minedDelay.record(timestamp - addedAt);
       }
     }
   }

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool/README.md

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ The [`EvictionManager`](eviction/eviction_manager.ts) coordinates eviction by:
 Evicts transactions that become invalid after a block is mined:
 
 - Duplicate nullifiers: Txs with nullifiers already included in the mined block
-- Expired transactions: Txs with `includeByTimestamp` ≤ mined block timestamp
+- Expired transactions: Txs with `expirationTimestamp` ≤ mined block timestamp
 
 #### 2. `InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule`
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool/eviction/invalid_txs_after_mining_rule.ts

@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule implements EvictionRule {
         }
 
         // Evict pending txs with an expiration timestamp less than or equal to the mined block timestamp
-        const includeByTimestamp = tx.data.includeByTimestamp;
-        if (includeByTimestamp <= timestamp) {
+        const expirationTimestamp = tx.data.expirationTimestamp;
+        if (expirationTimestamp <= timestamp) {
           this.log.verbose(
-            `Evicting tx ${txHash} from pool due to the tx being expired (includeByTimestamp: ${includeByTimestamp}, mined block timestamp: ${timestamp})`,
+            `Evicting tx ${txHash} from pool due to the tx being expired (expirationTimestamp: ${expirationTimestamp}, mined block timestamp: ${timestamp})`,
           );
           txsToEvict.push(txHash);
           continue;

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/README.md

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Lightweight metadata stored alongside each transaction:
 - `claimAmount`: Fee payer's claim from bridging
 - `feeLimit`: Maximum fee the tx can pay
 - `nullifiers`: For conflict detection
-- `includeByTimestamp`: Expiration timestamp
+- `expirationTimestamp`: Expiration timestamp
 - `minedL2BlockId`: Set when mined (undefined otherwise)
 
 State is derived by TxPoolIndices:
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Checked before adding a transaction to the pending pool:
 
 | Rule | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| `NullifierConflictRule` | Handles transactions with conflicting nullifiers. Higher priority tx wins. |
+| `NullifierConflictRule` | Handles transactions with conflicting nullifiers. Higher priority tx wins. For RPC submissions, a configurable price bump percentage is required. |
 | `FeePayerBalancePreAddRule` | Ensures fee payer has sufficient balance for all their pending txs. |
 | `LowPriorityPreAddRule` | Rejects txs when pool is full and new tx has lowest priority. |
 
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ await pool.updateConfig({
 });
 ```
 
+### Price Bump (RPC Transaction Replacement)
+
+When a transaction is submitted via RPC and clashes on nullifiers with an existing pool transaction, the incoming tx must pay at least `priceBumpPercentage`% more in priority fee (i.e. `>= existingFee + existingFee * bump / 100`) to replace it. This prevents spam via small fee increments. The same bump applies when the pool is full and the incoming tx needs to evict the lowest-priority tx.
+
+- **Env var**: `P2P_RPC_PRICE_BUMP_PERCENTAGE` (default: 10)
+- **Scope**: RPC submissions only. P2P gossip uses `comparePriority` (fee + hash tiebreaker) with no bump.
+- Even with a 0% bump, a replacement tx must pay at least 1 unit more than the existing fee.
+
 ## Return Values
 
 ### AddTxsResult

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/deleted_pool.ts

@@ -301,6 +301,17 @@ export class DeletedPool {
     return this.#state.size;
   }
 
+  /** Gets the count of soft-deleted transactions (both prune-based and slot-based). */
+  getSoftDeletedCount(): number {
+    let count = this.#slotDeletedTxs.size;
+    for (const state of this.#state.values()) {
+      if (state.softDeleted) {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets all transaction hashes from pruned blocks.
    */

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/eviction_manager.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import {
   EvictionEvent,
   type EvictionRule,
   type PoolOperations,
+  type PreAddContext,
   type PreAddPoolAccess,
   type PreAddResult,
   type PreAddRule,
+  type TaggedEviction,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
 } from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
@@ -47,21 +50,27 @@ export class EvictionManager {
    * Runs all pre-add rules for an incoming transaction.
    * Returns combined result of all rules.
    */
-  async runPreAddRules(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult> {
-    const allTxHashesToEvict: string[] = [];
+  async runPreAddRules(
+    incomingMeta: TxMetaData,
+    poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess,
+    context?: PreAddContext,
+  ): Promise<PreAddResult> {
+    const evictions: TaggedEviction[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
 
     for (const rule of this.preAddRules) {
       try {
-        const result = await rule.check(incomingMeta, poolAccess);
+        const result = await rule.check(incomingMeta, poolAccess, context);
 
         if (result.shouldIgnore) {
           return result;
         }
 
-        // Collect txs to evict from all rules
+        // Collect txs to evict from all rules, tagged with the rule name
         for (const txHash of result.txHashesToEvict) {
-          if (!allTxHashesToEvict.includes(txHash)) {
-            allTxHashesToEvict.push(txHash);
+          if (!seen.has(txHash)) {
+            seen.add(txHash);
+            evictions.push({ txHash, reason: rule.name });
           }
         }
       } catch (err) {
@@ -70,14 +79,18 @@ export class EvictionManager {
         return {
           shouldIgnore: true,
           txHashesToEvict: [],
-          reason: `pre-add rule ${rule.name} error: ${err}`,
+          reason: {
+            code: TxPoolRejectionCode.INTERNAL_ERROR,
+            message: `Pre-add rule ${rule.name} error: ${err}`,
+          },
         };
       }
     }
 
     return {
       shouldIgnore: false,
-      txHashesToEvict: allTxHashesToEvict,
+      txHashesToEvict: evictions.map(e => e.txHash),
+      evictions,
     };
   }
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/fee_payer_balance_eviction_rule.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
       }
 
       if (context.event === EvictionEvent.CHAIN_PRUNED) {
-        await this.worldState.syncImmediate(context.blockNumber);
+        await this.worldState.syncImmediate();
         const feePayers = pool.getPendingFeePayers();
         return await this.evictForFeePayers(feePayers, this.worldState.getSnapshot(context.blockNumber), pool);
       }
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ export class FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
     ).flat();
 
     if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
-      await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict);
-      this.log.verbose(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} txs due to insufficient fee payer balance`, {
+      await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
+      this.log.debug(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} txs due to insufficient fee payer balance`, {
         txHashes: txsToEvict,
       });
     }

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/fee_payer_balance_pre_add_rule.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { type TxMetaData, comparePriority } from '../tx_metadata.js';
-import type { PreAddPoolAccess, PreAddResult, PreAddRule } from './interfaces.js';
+import {
+  type PreAddContext,
+  type PreAddPoolAccess,
+  type PreAddResult,
+  type PreAddRule,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
+} from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
  * Pre-add rule that checks if a fee payer has sufficient balance to cover the incoming transaction.
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
 
   private log = createLogger('p2p:tx_pool_v2:fee_payer_balance_pre_add_rule');
 
-  async check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult> {
+  async check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess, _context?: PreAddContext): Promise<PreAddResult> {
     // Get fee payer's on-chain balance
     const initialBalance = await poolAccess.getFeePayerBalance(incomingMeta.feePayer);
 
@@ -29,6 +35,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     // Create combined list with incoming tx
     const allTxs: Array<{
       txHash: string;
+      txHashBigInt: bigint;
       priorityFee: bigint;
       feeLimit: bigint;
       claimAmount: bigint;
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     }> = [
       ...existingTxs.map(t => ({
         txHash: t.txHash,
+        txHashBigInt: t.txHashBigInt,
         priorityFee: t.priorityFee,
         feeLimit: t.feeLimit,
         claimAmount: t.claimAmount,
@@ -43,6 +51,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
       })),
       {
         txHash: incomingMeta.txHash,
+        txHashBigInt: incomingMeta.txHashBigInt,
         priorityFee: incomingMeta.priorityFee,
         feeLimit: incomingMeta.feeLimit,
         claimAmount: incomingMeta.claimAmount,
@@ -78,7 +87,13 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
           return {
             shouldIgnore: true,
             txHashesToEvict: [],
-            reason: `fee payer ${incomingMeta.feePayer} has insufficient balance`,
+            reason: {
+              code: TxPoolRejectionCode.INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE,
+              message: `Fee payer ${incomingMeta.feePayer} has insufficient balance. Balance at transaction: ${available}, required: ${incomingMeta.feeLimit}`,
+              currentBalance: initialBalance,
+              availableBalance: available,
+              feeLimit: incomingMeta.feeLimit,
+            },
           };
         } else {
           // Existing tx cannot be covered after adding incoming - mark for eviction
@@ -93,7 +108,6 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
       return {
         shouldIgnore: true,
         txHashesToEvict: [],
-        reason: 'internal error: tx coverage not determined',
       };
     }
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/index.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ export {
   type EvictionResult,
   type EvictionRule,
   type PoolOperations,
+  type PreAddContext,
   type PreAddPoolAccess,
   type PreAddResult,
   type PreAddRule,
+  type TaggedEviction,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
+  type TxPoolRejectionError,
 } from './interfaces.js';
 
 // Pre-add rules

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/interfaces.ts

@@ -67,6 +67,50 @@ export interface PreAddPoolAccess {
   getLowestPriorityPendingTx(): TxMetaData | undefined;
 }
 
+/** A single eviction tagged with the rule that caused it. */
+export interface TaggedEviction {
+  readonly txHash: string;
+  readonly reason: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Machine-readable rejection codes for pre-add rule rejections.
+ */
+export const TxPoolRejectionCode = {
+  LOW_PRIORITY_FEE: 'LOW_PRIORITY_FEE',
+  INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE: 'INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE',
+  NULLIFIER_CONFLICT: 'NULLIFIER_CONFLICT',
+  INTERNAL_ERROR: 'INTERNAL_ERROR',
+} as const;
+
+export type TxPoolRejectionCode = (typeof TxPoolRejectionCode)[keyof typeof TxPoolRejectionCode];
+
+/** Structured rejection reason returned by pre-add rules. */
+export type TxPoolRejectionError =
+  | {
+      code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.LOW_PRIORITY_FEE;
+      message: string;
+      minimumPriorityFee: bigint;
+      txPriorityFee: bigint;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE;
+      message: string;
+      currentBalance: bigint;
+      availableBalance: bigint;
+      feeLimit: bigint;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.NULLIFIER_CONFLICT;
+      message: string;
+      conflictingTxHash: string;
+      /** Minimum fee needed to replace the conflicting tx (only set when price bump applies). */
+      minimumPriceBumpFee?: bigint;
+      /** Incoming tx's priority fee. */
+      txPriorityFee?: bigint;
+    }
+  | { code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.INTERNAL_ERROR; message: string };
+
 /**
  * Result of a pre-add check for a single transaction.
  */
@@ -75,8 +119,18 @@ export interface PreAddResult {
   readonly shouldIgnore: boolean;
   /** Tx hashes (as strings) that should be evicted if this tx is added */
   readonly txHashesToEvict: string[];
+  /** Evictions tagged with the rule name that produced them. Populated by EvictionManager. */
+  readonly evictions?: TaggedEviction[];
   /** Optional reason for ignoring */
-  readonly reason?: string;
+  readonly reason?: TxPoolRejectionError;
+}
+
+/** Context passed to pre-add rules from addPendingTxs. */
+export interface PreAddContext {
+  /** If true, compare priority fee only (no tx hash tiebreaker). Used for RPC submissions. */
+  feeComparisonOnly?: boolean;
+  /** Percentage-based price bump required for tx replacement. Only set for RPC submissions. */
+  priceBumpPercentage?: bigint;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -90,9 +144,10 @@ export interface PreAddRule {
    * Check if incoming tx should be added and which existing txs to evict.
    * @param incomingMeta - Metadata for the incoming transaction
    * @param poolAccess - Read-only access to current pool state
+   * @param context - Optional context from addPendingTxs caller
    * @returns Result indicating whether to ignore and what to evict
    */
-  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult>;
+  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess, context?: PreAddContext): Promise<PreAddResult>;
 
   /**
    * Updates the configuration for this rule.
@@ -120,8 +175,8 @@ export interface PoolOperations {
   /** Get the N lowest priority pending tx hashes */
   getLowestPriorityPending(limit: number): string[];
 
-  /** Delete transactions by hash */
-  deleteTxs(txHashes: string[]): Promise<void>;
+  /** Delete transactions by hash, with an optional reason for metrics */
+  deleteTxs(txHashes: string[], reason?: string): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 /**

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/invalid_txs_after_mining_rule.ts

@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule implements EvictionRule {
       for (const meta of pendingTxs) {
         // Evict pending txs that share nullifiers with mined txs
         if (meta.nullifiers.some(nullifier => minedNullifiers.has(nullifier))) {
-          this.log.verbose(`Evicting tx ${meta.txHash} from pool due to a duplicate nullifier with a mined tx`);
           txsToEvict.push(meta.txHash);
           continue;
         }
 
         // Evict pending txs with an expiration timestamp less than or equal to the mined block timestamp
-        if (meta.includeByTimestamp <= timestamp) {
+        if (meta.expirationTimestamp <= timestamp) {
           this.log.verbose(
-            `Evicting tx ${meta.txHash} from pool due to the tx being expired (includeByTimestamp: ${meta.includeByTimestamp}, mined block timestamp: ${timestamp})`,
+            `Evicting tx ${meta.txHash} from pool due to the tx being expired (expirationTimestamp: ${meta.expirationTimestamp}, mined block timestamp: ${timestamp})`,
           );
           txsToEvict.push(meta.txHash);
           continue;
@@ -51,7 +50,8 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule implements EvictionRule {
       }
 
       if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
-        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict);
+        this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} invalid txs after block mined`);
+        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
       }
 
       this.log.debug(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} invalid txs after block mined`, { txHashes: txsToEvict });

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/invalid_txs_after_reorg_rule.ts

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule implements EvictionRule {
         txsByBlockHash.get(blockHashStr)!.push(meta.txHash);
       }
 
-      // Ensure world state is synced to this block before accessing the snapshot
-      await this.worldState.syncImmediate(context.blockNumber);
+      // Sync without a block number to ensure the world state processes the prune event.
+      await this.worldState.syncImmediate();
       const db = this.worldState.getSnapshot(context.blockNumber);
 
       // Check which blocks exist in the archive
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule implements EvictionRule {
       }
 
       if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
-        this.log.verbose(`Evicting ${txsToEvict.length} txs from pool due to referencing pruned blocks`);
-        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict);
+        this.log.info(`Evicting ${txsToEvict.length} txs from pool due to referencing pruned blocks`);
+        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
       }
 
       const keptCount = pendingTxs.length - txsToEvict.length;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule implements EvictionRule {
         this.log.verbose(`Kept ${keptCount} txs that did not reference pruned blocks`);
       }
 
-      this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} invalid txs after reorg`, { txHashes: txsToEvict });
+      this.log.debug(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} invalid txs after reorg`, { txHashes: txsToEvict });
 
       return {
         reason: 'reorg_invalid_txs',

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/low_priority_eviction_rule.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { EvictionEvent } from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
  * Eviction rule that removes low-priority transactions when the pool exceeds configured limits.
- * Only triggers on TXS_ADDED events.
+ * Triggers on TXS_ADDED and CHAIN_PRUNED events.
  */
 export class LowPriorityEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
   public readonly name = 'LowPriorityEviction';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class LowPriorityEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
   }
 
   async evict(context: EvictionContext, pool: PoolOperations): Promise<EvictionResult> {
-    if (context.event !== EvictionEvent.TXS_ADDED) {
+    if (context.event !== EvictionEvent.TXS_ADDED && context.event !== EvictionEvent.CHAIN_PRUNED) {
       return {
         reason: 'low_priority',
         success: true,
@@ -48,19 +48,22 @@ export class LowPriorityEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
         };
       }
 
-      this.log.verbose(
-        `Evicting low priority txs. Pending tx count above limit: ${currentTxCount} > ${this.maxPoolSize}`,
-      );
+      this.log.info(`Evicting low priority txs. Pending tx count above limit: ${currentTxCount} > ${this.maxPoolSize}`);
       const numberToEvict = currentTxCount - this.maxPoolSize;
       const txsToEvict = pool.getLowestPriorityPending(numberToEvict);
 
       if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
-        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict);
+        if (context.event === EvictionEvent.TXS_ADDED) {
+          const toEvictSet = new Set(txsToEvict);
+          const numNewTxsEvicted = context.newTxHashes.filter(newTxHash => toEvictSet.has(newTxHash)).length;
+          this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} low priority txs, including ${numNewTxsEvicted} newly added txs`);
+        } else {
+          this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} low priority txs after chain prune`);
+        }
+        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
       }
 
-      const numNewTxsEvicted = context.newTxHashes.filter(newTxHash => txsToEvict.includes(newTxHash)).length;
-
-      this.log.verbose(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} low priority txs, including ${numNewTxsEvicted} newly added txs`, {
+      this.log.debug(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} low priority txs`, {
         txHashes: txsToEvict,
       });
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/low_priority_pre_add_rule.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
-import type { TxMetaData } from '../tx_metadata.js';
-import type { EvictionConfig, PreAddPoolAccess, PreAddResult, PreAddRule } from './interfaces.js';
+import { type TxMetaData, comparePriority, getMinimumPriceBumpFee } from '../tx_metadata.js';
+import {
+  type EvictionConfig,
+  type PreAddContext,
+  type PreAddPoolAccess,
+  type PreAddResult,
+  type PreAddRule,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
+} from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
  * Pre-add rule that checks if the pool is at capacity and handles low-priority eviction.
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ export class LowPriorityPreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     this.maxPoolSize = config.maxPoolSize;
   }
 
-  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult> {
+  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess, context?: PreAddContext): Promise<PreAddResult> {
     // Skip if max pool size is disabled (0 = unlimited)
     if (this.maxPoolSize === 0) {
       return Promise.resolve({ shouldIgnore: false, txHashesToEvict: [] });
@@ -40,8 +47,18 @@ export class LowPriorityPreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
       return Promise.resolve({ shouldIgnore: false, txHashesToEvict: [] });
     }
 
-    // If incoming tx has strictly higher priority, evict the lowest priority tx
-    if (incomingMeta.priorityFee > lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee) {
+    // Compare incoming tx against lowest priority tx.
+    // feeOnly mode (RPC): use strict fee comparison only — avoids churn from hash ordering.
+    // When price bump is also set, require the bumped fee threshold.
+    // Default (gossip): use full comparePriority (fee + tx hash tiebreaker) for determinism.
+    const isHigherPriority = context?.feeComparisonOnly
+      ? context.priceBumpPercentage !== undefined
+        ? incomingMeta.priorityFee >=
+          getMinimumPriceBumpFee(lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee, context.priceBumpPercentage)
+        : incomingMeta.priorityFee > lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee
+      : comparePriority(incomingMeta, lowestPriorityMeta) > 0;
+
+    if (isHigherPriority) {
       this.log.debug(
         `Pool at capacity (${currentCount}/${this.maxPoolSize}), evicting ${lowestPriorityMeta.txHash} ` +
           `(priority ${lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee}) for ${incomingMeta.txHash} (priority ${incomingMeta.priorityFee})`,
@@ -53,6 +70,11 @@ export class LowPriorityPreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     }
 
     // Incoming tx has equal or lower priority - ignore it (it would be evicted anyway)
+    const minimumFee =
+      context?.feeComparisonOnly && context.priceBumpPercentage !== undefined
+        ? getMinimumPriceBumpFee(lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee, context.priceBumpPercentage)
+        : lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee + 1n;
+
     this.log.debug(
       `Pool at capacity (${currentCount}/${this.maxPoolSize}), ignoring ${incomingMeta.txHash} ` +
         `(priority ${incomingMeta.priorityFee}) - lower than existing minimum (priority ${lowestPriorityMeta.priorityFee})`,
@@ -60,7 +82,12 @@ export class LowPriorityPreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     return Promise.resolve({
       shouldIgnore: true,
       txHashesToEvict: [],
-      reason: `pool at capacity and tx has lower priority than existing transactions`,
+      reason: {
+        code: TxPoolRejectionCode.LOW_PRIORITY_FEE,
+        message: `Tx does not meet minimum priority fee. Required: ${minimumFee}, got: ${incomingMeta.priorityFee}`,
+        minimumPriorityFee: minimumFee,
+        txPriorityFee: incomingMeta.priorityFee,
+      },
     });
   }
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/nullifier_conflict_rule.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { type TxMetaData, checkNullifierConflict } from '../tx_metadata.js';
-import type { PreAddPoolAccess, PreAddResult, PreAddRule } from './interfaces.js';
+import type { PreAddContext, PreAddPoolAccess, PreAddResult, PreAddRule } from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
  * Pre-add rule that checks for nullifier conflicts between incoming and existing transactions.
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ export class NullifierConflictRule implements PreAddRule {
 
   private log = createLogger('p2p:tx_pool_v2:nullifier_conflict_rule');
 
-  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult> {
+  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess, context?: PreAddContext): Promise<PreAddResult> {
     const result = checkNullifierConflict(
       incomingMeta,
       nullifier => poolAccess.getTxHashByNullifier(nullifier),
       txHash => poolAccess.getMetadata(txHash),
+      context?.priceBumpPercentage,
     );
 
     if (result.shouldIgnore) {
-      this.log.debug(`Ignoring tx ${incomingMeta.txHash}: ${result.reason}`);
+      this.log.debug(`Ignoring tx ${incomingMeta.txHash}: ${result.reason?.message}`);
     }
 
     return Promise.resolve(result);

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/index.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ export {
   type PoolReadAccess,
   DEFAULT_TX_POOL_V2_CONFIG,
 } from './interfaces.js';
-export { type TxMetaData, type TxState, buildTxMetaData, comparePriority } from './tx_metadata.js';
+export { type TxMetaData, type TxState, buildTxMetaData, comparePriority, stubTxMetaData } from './tx_metadata.js';
 export { TxArchive } from './archive/index.js';
 export { DeletedPool } from './deleted_pool.js';