@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.86469d5 → 0.0.1-commit.88c5703d4

package/src/services/peer-manager/metrics.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class PeerManagerMetrics {
   private sentGoodbyes: UpDownCounter;
   private receivedGoodbyes: UpDownCounter;
   private peerCount: Gauge;
+  private healthyPeerCount: Gauge;
   private lowScoreDisconnects: UpDownCounter;
   private peerConnectionDuration: Histogram;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export class PeerManagerMetrics {
       goodbyeReasonAttrs,
     );
     this.peerCount = meter.createGauge(Metrics.PEER_MANAGER_PEER_COUNT);
+    this.healthyPeerCount = meter.createGauge(Metrics.PEER_MANAGER_HEALTHY_PEER_COUNT);
     this.lowScoreDisconnects = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.PEER_MANAGER_LOW_SCORE_DISCONNECTS, {
       [Attributes.P2P_PEER_SCORE_STATE]: ['Banned', 'Disconnect'],
     });
@@ -67,6 +69,10 @@ export class PeerManagerMetrics {
     this.peerCount.record(count);
   }
 
+  public recordHealthyPeerCount(count: number) {
+    this.healthyPeerCount.record(count);
+  }
+
   public recordLowScoreDisconnect(scoreState: 'Banned' | 'Disconnect') {
     this.lowScoreDisconnects.add(1, { [Attributes.P2P_PEER_SCORE_STATE]: scoreState });
   }
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ export class PeerManagerMetrics {
     const connectedAt = this.peerConnectedAt.get(id.toString());
     if (connectedAt) {
       this.peerConnectionDuration.record(Date.now() - connectedAt);
+      this.peerConnectedAt.delete(id.toString());
     }
   }
 }

package/src/services/peer-manager/peer_manager.ts

@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ export class PeerManager implements PeerManagerInterface {
       ...this.peerScoring.getStats(),
     });
 
-    this.metrics.recordPeerCount(healthyConnections.length);
+    this.metrics.recordPeerCount(connections.length);
+    this.metrics.recordHealthyPeerCount(healthyConnections.length);
 
     // Exit if no peers to connect
     if (peersToConnect <= 0) {

package/src/services/peer-manager/peer_scoring.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface';
 
 import type { P2PConfig } from '../../config.js';
 
+/**
+ * Application-level peer penalties.
+ *
+ * These scores are multiplied by appSpecificWeight (10) when contributing to gossipsub score.
+ * The values are designed to align with gossipsub thresholds:
+ *
+ * - LowToleranceError (50): 1 error → app score -50 → gossipsub -500 → gossipThreshold
+ * - MidToleranceError (10): 5 errors → app score -50 → gossipsub -500 → gossipThreshold
+ * - HighToleranceError (2): 25 errors → app score -50 → gossipsub -500 → gossipThreshold
+ *
+ * Examples of each severity:
+ * - LowToleranceError: Invalid messages, deserialization errors, manipulation attempts
+ * - MidToleranceError: Hash mismatches, protocol violations
+ * - HighToleranceError: Rate limit exceeded, failed responses, transient errors
+ */
 const DefaultPeerPenalties = {
   [PeerErrorSeverity.LowToleranceError]: 50,
   [PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError]: 10,
@@ -26,6 +41,16 @@ export enum PeerScoreState {
   Healthy,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Score thresholds for peer states.
+ *
+ * These values align with gossipsub thresholds when multiplied by appSpecificWeight (10):
+ * - MIN_SCORE_BEFORE_DISCONNECT (-50) × 10 = -500 = gossipThreshold
+ * - MIN_SCORE_BEFORE_BAN (-100) × 10 = -1000 = publishThreshold
+ *
+ * This ensures that when a peer is disconnected at the application level,
+ * they also stop receiving gossip, and when banned, they cannot publish.
+ */
 // TODO: move into config / constants
 const MIN_SCORE_BEFORE_BAN = -100;
 const MIN_SCORE_BEFORE_DISCONNECT = -50;

package/src/services/reqresp/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+# ReqResp Protocols
+
+This module implements libp2p request-response protocols for the Aztec P2P network. All protocols share common transport-level validation (rate limiting, timeouts, Snappy decompression, error penalties) with protocol-specific logic layered on top.
+
+## Common Transport Validation
+
+### Rate Limiting (Responder Side)
+
+Applied before the protocol handler runs.
+
+| Protocol | Peer Limit | Global Limit | File |
+|----------|-----------|-------------|------|
+| PING | 5/s | 10/s | `rate-limiter/rate_limits.ts` |
+| STATUS | 5/s | 10/s | same |
+| AUTH | 5/s | 10/s | same |
+| GOODBYE | 5/s | 10/s | same |
+| BLOCK | 2/s | 5/s | same |
+| BLOCK_TXS | 10/s | 200/s | same |
+| TX | (see rate limits file) | (see rate limits file) | same |
+
+- Per-peer limit exceeded: `HighToleranceError` penalty + `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` status. Penalty fires inside `RequestResponseRateLimiter.allow()`, not the stream handler.
+- Global limit exceeded: `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` status only (no peer penalty).
+
+### Response Status Byte (Requester Side)
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| First chunk must be exactly 1 byte | `ReqRespStatusError(UNKNOWN)` | `status.ts` |
+| Byte must be valid `ReqRespStatus` enum (0-4, 126, 127) | `ReqRespStatusError(UNKNOWN)` | same |
+
+Note: `prettyPrintReqRespStatus` is missing a `NOT_FOUND` case (minor logging bug).
+
+### Snappy Decompression (Requester Side)
+
+Per-protocol size limits checked via preamble before decompression.
+
+### Timeouts (Requester Side)
+
+| Timeout | Default | Penalty |
+|---------|---------|---------|
+| Individual request | 10s | HighToleranceError |
+| Dial | 5s | HighToleranceError |
+
+### Error Penalty Categorization (Requester Side)
+
+| Error Type | Severity |
+|------------|----------|
+| GOODBYE subprotocol errors | None |
+| `CollectiveReqRespTimeoutError` / `InvalidResponseError` | None |
+| `AbortError` / connection close / muxer closed | None |
+| `ECONNRESET` / `EPIPE` / `ECONNREFUSED` / `ERR_UNEXPECTED_EOF` | HighToleranceError |
+| `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL` | HighToleranceError |
+| `IndividualReqRespTimeoutError` / `TimeoutError` | HighToleranceError |
+| Catch-all | HighToleranceError |
+
+### Request Error Penalty (Responder Side)
+
+| Error Type | Severity |
+|------------|----------|
+| `BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST` | LowToleranceError |
+| All others | None |
+
+### Notes
+
+- Request payloads are NOT snappy-compressed (asymmetric: only responses use snappy).
+
+---
+
+## Handshake Protocols
+
+### Connection-Level Gating (Before Any Handshake)
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Deny inbound connection from IP/peerId with too many failed auth handshakes | Connection denied | `libp2p_service.ts` |
+| Threshold: `p2pMaxFailedAuthAttemptsAllowed` (default 3) | Tracked per peerId AND per IP | `peer_manager.ts` |
+| Failed auth entries expire after 1 hour | Peer can reconnect; no escalating penalty for repeat offenders | same |
+
+### Handshake Trigger Logic (`peer:connect`)
+
+1. `p2pDisableStatusHandshake` = true: no handshake
+2. `p2pAllowOnlyValidators` = false: STATUS handshake
+3. Peer is protected (trusted/private/preferred): STATUS handshake
+4. Otherwise: AUTH handshake (superset of STATUS)
+
+Config constraint: `p2pDisableStatusHandshake && p2pAllowOnlyValidators` is disallowed.
+
+### STATUS Protocol (`/aztec/req/status/1.0.0`)
+
+**Requester side** (`peer_manager.ts`):
+
+| Rule | Consequence |
+|------|-------------|
+| Response status must be SUCCESS | Peer scheduled for disconnect |
+| `compressedComponentsVersion` must match | Peer scheduled for disconnect |
+| Any exception | Peer scheduled for disconnect |
+
+`StatusMessage.validate()` currently only checks `compressedComponentsVersion`. Fields `latestBlockNumber`, `latestBlockHash`, `finalizedBlockNumber` are NOT validated (TODO in code).
+
+**Responder side**: no validation of incoming request content (always responds with own status). This means the requester leaks its blockchain state to any peer before validation.
+
+**Deserialization bounds**: `MAX_VERSION_STRING_LENGTH` = 64 bytes, `MAX_BLOCK_HASH_STRING_LENGTH` = 128 bytes. Expected response size: 1 KB.
+
+### AUTH Protocol (`/aztec/req/auth/1.0.0`)
+
+**Requester side** (`peer_manager.ts`):
+
+| # | Rule | Consequence |
+|---|------|-------------|
+| 1 | Response status is SUCCESS | `markAuthHandshakeFailed` + disconnect |
+| 2 | `compressedComponentsVersion` match | `markAuthHandshakeFailed` + disconnect |
+| 3 | Valid ECDSA signature recovery from challenge response | `markAuthHandshakeFailed` + disconnect |
+| 4 | Recovered address is a registered validator | `markAuthHandshakeFailed` + disconnect |
+| 5 | Validator address not already authenticated to different peerId | Silent return (no disconnect, no failure marking -- peer stays connected but unauthenticated) |
+| 6 | Any exception | `markAuthHandshakeFailed` + disconnect |
+
+Challenge: random `Fr`, payload = `keccak256("Aztec Validator Challenge:" + challenge)`, signed with `eth_sign` style. Challenge is NOT bound to peer identity (transport encryption via Noise is the binding layer).
+
+On success: peer added to authenticated maps, prior failures cleared (including IP-based ones -- shared-IP peers benefit from a legitimate validator's success).
+
+**Responder side** (`validator-client/src/validator.ts` + `peer_manager.ts`):
+
+| # | Rule | Consequence |
+|---|------|-------------|
+| 1 | Peer must be protected (`shouldTrustWithIdentity` in `peer_manager.ts`) | Returns empty buffer (SUCCESS status + empty payload -> requester gets parse error -> `markAuthHandshakeFailed`) |
+| 2 | Node must have registered validator address | Returns empty buffer (same consequence) |
+
+**Unauthenticated peer gossip**: when `p2pAllowOnlyValidators` is true, unauthenticated peers get `appSpecificScore = -Infinity`, completely excluding them from all gossip.
+
+### PING Protocol (`/aztec/req/ping/1.0.0`)
+
+No validation on either side. Responder returns `Buffer.from('pong')`. Expected response: 1 KB.
+
+### GOODBYE Protocol (`/aztec/req/goodbye/1.0.0`)
+
+**Responder**: buffer must be 1 byte (defaults to `UNKNOWN` on invalid length). Goodbye reason byte is NOT validated against the enum -- any byte 0-255 accepted. Peer scheduled for disconnect regardless of reason.
+
+**Requester**: response errors are never penalized (GOODBYE subprotocol exempt from error categorization).
+
+### Periodic Re-validation
+
+| Rule | Interval | File |
+|------|----------|------|
+| Authenticated validators re-checked against current validator set | Every heartbeat (`peerCheckIntervalMS`) | `peer_manager.ts` |
+| If validator address no longer registered, auth entry removed | Same | same |
+
+Protected peers (private/trusted/preferred) are always considered "authenticated" without AUTH handshake.
+
+---
+
+## Block Data Protocols
+
+### BLOCK Protocol (`/aztec/req/block/1.0.0`)
+
+**Server side**:
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Request must parse as `Fr` | `BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST` + LowToleranceError | `protocols/block.ts` |
+| Block lookup throws | `INTERNAL_ERROR` status | same |
+| Block not found | SUCCESS + empty buffer (design choice; no `NOT_FOUND` status used) | same |
+
+**Requester side** (Snappy limit: 3 MB):
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Response block number must match requested | LowToleranceError; rejected | `libp2p_service.ts` (`validateRequestedBlock`) |
+| Local block must exist for hash verification | Rejected (no penalty) | same |
+| Response block hash must equal local block hash | MidToleranceError; rejected | same |
+
+**Limitation**: the local-block requirement means BLOCK req/resp is unusable for initial P2P-only sync (before L1 sync provides local copies for verification). A TODO in the code acknowledges this.
+
+### BLOCK_TXS Protocol (`/aztec/req/block_txs/1.0.0`)
+
+**Server side**:
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Request must parse as `BlockTxsRequest` (Fr + TxHashArray + BitVector) | `BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST` + LowToleranceError | `protocols/block_txs/block_txs_handler.ts` |
+| BitVector length: non-negative and <= `MAX_TXS_PER_BLOCK` (65536) | Deserialization throws -> `BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST` | `protocols/block_txs/bitvector.ts` |
+| Archive root not found and no explicit txHashes | `NOT_FOUND` status | handler |
+| Internal error during lookup | Unhandled exception -> stream abort (no `INTERNAL_ERROR` status, unlike BLOCK) | handler |
+
+Conditional registration: BLOCK_TXS handler only registered when `config.disableTransactions` is false. Otherwise peers get `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL`.
+
+**Requester side via `sendBatchRequest`** (Snappy limit: `max(N, 1) * 512 + 1` KB):
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Archive root must match request | MidToleranceError | `libp2p_service.ts` (`validateRequestedBlockTxs`) |
+| BitVector length must match request | MidToleranceError | same |
+| No duplicate tx hashes | MidToleranceError | same |
+| Tx count within bounds | MidToleranceError | same |
+| Local block proposal must exist for archive root | Rejected (no penalty) | same |
+| All tx hashes must be in proposal's tx list at allowed indices | LowToleranceError | same |
+| Txs in strictly increasing index order | LowToleranceError | same |
+| Each tx passes well-formedness (Metadata [4 fields], Size, Data, Proof) | LowToleranceError | same |
+
+**Requester side via `BatchTxRequester`** (separate validation path):
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Non-SUCCESS status: `FAILURE`/`UNKNOWN` | HighToleranceError + "bad peer" tracking | `batch-tx-requester/batch_tx_requester.ts` |
+| `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` | Peer marked rate-limited (cooldown) | same |
+| `NOT_FOUND` / `BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST` / `INTERNAL_ERROR` | Falls through silently (no penalty) | same |
+| Each tx validated (Metadata + Size + Data + Proof) | LowToleranceError per invalid tx; valid txs from same response still accepted | same |
+| Archive root match + non-empty txIndices | No penalty on mismatch; peer not promoted to "smart" | same |
+
+**Double penalty on transport errors**: when `BatchTxRequester` encounters a transport error (e.g., ECONNRESET), both `sendRequestToPeer`'s internal handler and the `BatchTxRequester`'s catch block penalize the peer, resulting in double HighToleranceError.
+
+See [BatchTxRequester README](batch-tx-requester/README.md) for the full architecture (peer classification, worker model, wire protocol).
+
+### TX Protocol (`/aztec/req/tx/1.0.0`)
+
+**Server side**:
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Request must parse as `TxHashArray` | `BADLY_FORMED_REQUEST` + LowToleranceError | `protocols/tx.ts` |
+
+**Requester side** (validator registered at startup, not the default noop):
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Each returned tx hash must be in the requested set | MidToleranceError | `libp2p_service.ts` (`validateRequestedTxs`) |
+| Each tx passes well-formedness (Metadata + Size + Data + Proof) | LowToleranceError | same |
+
+Snappy limit: `max(N, 1) * 512 + 1` KB.
+

package/src/services/reqresp/batch-tx-requester/README.md

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # BatchTxRequester
 
-The `BatchTxRequester` is a specialized P2P service that aggressively fetches missing transactions from peers when a node receives a block proposal but lacks some of the referenced transactions. This is critical for validators who need all transactions to attest to a proposal.
+The `BatchTxRequester` is a specialized P2P service that aggressively fetches missing transactions from peers when a node lacks some of the referenced transactions. It serves two pathways: (1) block proposals, where validators need all transactions to attest, and (2) block proving, where provers need all transactions to generate proofs.
 
 ## Overview
 
-When a validator receives a block proposal, they must verify all transactions in the block. If some transactions are missing from the local mempool (e.g., due to gossip delays), the `BatchTxRequester` kicks in to fetch them via direct peer-to-peer requests before the attestation deadline.
+When a validator receives a block proposal or a prover needs to prove a block, they must have all transactions. If some transactions are missing from the local mempool (e.g., due to gossip delays), the `BatchTxRequester` kicks in to fetch them via direct peer-to-peer requests before the deadline.
 
 ```
 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│                           Block Proposal Received                           │
+│                      Block Proposal or Block Received                       │
 │                     (contains hashes of N transactions)                     │
 └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                       │
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ Request to peer fails
 ```typescript
 const requester = new BatchTxRequester(
   missingTxHashes,      // TxHash[] - what we need
-  blockProposal,        // BlockProposal - the proposal we're attesting to
-  pinnedPeer,           // PeerId | undefined - who sent us the proposal
+  blockTxsSource,       // BlockTxsSource - the proposal or block we need txs for
+  pinnedPeer,           // PeerId | undefined - peer expected to have the txs
   timeoutMs,            // number - how long to try
   p2pService,           // BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService
 );
@@ -268,14 +268,14 @@ const txs = await BatchTxRequester.collectAllTxs(requester.run());
 ┌───────────────────────────────────┐   ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
 │        FastTxCollection           │   │         SlowTxCollection            │
 │                                   │   │                                     │
-│  Time-critical: attestations      │   │  Background: unproven blocks        │
+│  Time-critical: proposals/proving │   │  Background: unproven blocks        │
 │                                   │   │                                     │
 │  1. Try RPC nodes first (fast)    │   │  Periodic polling of RPC nodes      │
 │  2. Fall back to BatchTxRequester │   │  and peers for missing txs          │
 │                                   │   │                                     │
 └───────────────────┬───────────────┘   └─────────────────────────────────────┘
                     │
-                    │ For 'proposal' requests
+                    │ For 'proposal' and 'block' requests
                     ▼
 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                           BatchTxRequester                                  │

package/src/services/reqresp/batch-tx-requester/batch_tx_requester.ts

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { FifoMemoryQueue, type ISemaphore, Semaphore } from '@aztec/foundation/queue';
 import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import { DateProvider, executeTimeout } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
-import { type BlockProposal, PeerErrorSeverity } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import { PeerErrorSeverity } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import { Tx, TxArray, TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface';
-import { peerIdFromString } from '@libp2p/peer-id';
 
+import type { IMissingTxsTracker } from '../../tx_collection/missing_txs_tracker.js';
 import { ReqRespSubProtocol } from '.././interface.js';
-import { BlockTxsRequest, BlockTxsResponse } from '.././protocols/index.js';
+import { BlockTxsRequest, BlockTxsResponse, type BlockTxsSource } from '.././protocols/index.js';
 import { ReqRespStatus } from '.././status.js';
 import {
   DEFAULT_BATCH_TX_REQUESTER_BAD_PEER_THRESHOLD,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_BATCH_TX_REQUESTER_TX_BATCH_SIZE,
 } from './config.js';
 import type { BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService, BatchTxRequesterOptions, ITxMetadataCollection } from './interface.js';
-import { MissingTxMetadata, MissingTxMetadataCollection } from './missing_txs.js';
+import { MissingTxMetadataCollection } from './missing_txs.js';
 import { type IPeerCollection, PeerCollection } from './peer_collection.js';
 import { BatchRequestTxValidator, type IBatchRequestTxValidator } from './tx_validator.js';
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import { BatchRequestTxValidator, type IBatchRequestTxValidator } from './tx_val
  *    - Is the peer which was unable to send us successful response N times in a row
  * */
 export class BatchTxRequester {
-  private readonly blockProposal: BlockProposal;
+  private readonly blockTxsSource: BlockTxsSource;
   private readonly pinnedPeer: PeerId | undefined;
   private readonly timeoutMs: number;
   private readonly p2pService: BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService;
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
   private readonly txBatchSize: number;
 
   constructor(
-    missingTxs: TxHash[],
-    blockProposal: BlockProposal,
+    missingTxsTracker: IMissingTxsTracker,
+    blockTxsSource: BlockTxsSource,
     pinnedPeer: PeerId | undefined,
     timeoutMs: number,
     p2pService: BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
     dateProvider?: DateProvider,
     opts?: BatchTxRequesterOptions,
   ) {
-    this.blockProposal = blockProposal;
+    this.blockTxsSource = blockTxsSource;
     this.pinnedPeer = pinnedPeer;
     this.timeoutMs = timeoutMs;
     this.p2pService = p2pService;
@@ -89,18 +89,16 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
     if (this.opts.peerCollection) {
       this.peers = this.opts.peerCollection;
     } else {
-      const initialPeers = this.p2pService.connectionSampler.getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc();
       const badPeerThreshold = this.opts.badPeerThreshold ?? DEFAULT_BATCH_TX_REQUESTER_BAD_PEER_THRESHOLD;
       this.peers = new PeerCollection(
-        initialPeers,
+        this.p2pService.connectionSampler,
         this.pinnedPeer,
         this.dateProvider,
         badPeerThreshold,
         this.p2pService.peerScoring,
       );
     }
-    const entries: Array<[string, MissingTxMetadata]> = missingTxs.map(h => [h.toString(), new MissingTxMetadata(h)]);
-    this.txsMetadata = new MissingTxMetadataCollection(entries, this.txBatchSize);
+    this.txsMetadata = new MissingTxMetadataCollection(missingTxsTracker, this.txBatchSize);
     this.smartRequesterSemaphore = this.opts.semaphore ?? new Semaphore(0);
   }
 
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
         return;
       }
 
-      const request = BlockTxsRequest.fromBlockProposalAndMissingTxs(this.blockProposal, txs);
+      const request = BlockTxsRequest.fromTxsSourceAndMissingTxs(this.blockTxsSource, txs);
       if (!request) {
         return;
       }
@@ -227,7 +225,6 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
    * Starts dumb worker loops
    * */
   private async dumbRequester() {
-    const nextPeerIndex = this.makeRoundRobinIndexer();
     const nextBatchIndex = this.makeRoundRobinIndexer();
 
     // Chunk missing tx hashes into batches of txBatchSize, wrapping around to ensure no peer gets less than txBatchSize
@@ -249,8 +246,8 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
       // If peer is dumb peer, we don't know yet if they received full blockProposal
       // there is solid chance that peer didn't receive proposal yet, thus we must send full hashes
       const includeFullHashesInRequestNotJustIndices = true;
-      const blockRequest = BlockTxsRequest.fromBlockProposalAndMissingTxs(
-        this.blockProposal,
+      const blockRequest = BlockTxsRequest.fromTxsSourceAndMissingTxs(
+        this.blockTxsSource,
         txs,
         includeFullHashesInRequestNotJustIndices,
       );
@@ -263,15 +260,9 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
       return { blockRequest, txs };
     };
 
-    const nextPeer = () => {
-      const peers = this.peers.getDumbPeersToQuery();
-      const idx = nextPeerIndex(() => peers.length);
-      return idx === undefined ? undefined : peerIdFromString(peers[idx]);
-    };
-
-    const workerCount = Math.min(this.dumbParallelWorkerCount, this.peers.getAllPeers().size);
+    const workerCount = this.dumbParallelWorkerCount;
     const workers = Array.from({ length: workerCount }, (_, index) =>
-      this.dumbWorkerLoop(nextPeer, makeRequest, index + 1),
+      this.dumbWorkerLoop(this.peers.nextDumbPeerToQuery.bind(this.peers), makeRequest, index + 1),
     );
 
     await Promise.allSettled(workers);
@@ -332,17 +323,9 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
    * Starts smart worker loops
    * */
   private async smartRequester() {
-    const nextPeerIndex = this.makeRoundRobinIndexer();
-
-    const nextPeer = () => {
-      const peers = this.peers.getSmartPeersToQuery();
-      const idx = nextPeerIndex(() => peers.length);
-      return idx === undefined ? undefined : peerIdFromString(peers[idx]);
-    };
-
     const makeRequest = (pid: PeerId) => {
       const txs = this.txsMetadata.getTxsToRequestFromThePeer(pid);
-      const blockRequest = BlockTxsRequest.fromBlockProposalAndMissingTxs(this.blockProposal, txs);
+      const blockRequest = BlockTxsRequest.fromTxsSourceAndMissingTxs(this.blockTxsSource, txs);
       if (!blockRequest) {
         return undefined;
       }
@@ -350,9 +333,8 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
       return { blockRequest, txs };
     };
 
-    const workers = Array.from(
-      { length: Math.min(this.smartParallelWorkerCount, this.peers.getAllPeers().size) },
-      (_, index) => this.smartWorkerLoop(nextPeer, makeRequest, index + 1),
+    const workers = Array.from({ length: this.smartParallelWorkerCount }, (_, index) =>
+      this.smartWorkerLoop(this.peers.nextSmartPeerToQuery.bind(this.peers), makeRequest, index + 1),
     );
 
     await Promise.allSettled(workers);
@@ -387,26 +369,18 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
         if (weRanOutOfPeersToQuery) {
           this.logger.debug(`Worker loop smart: No more peers to query`);
 
-          // If there are no more dumb peers to query then none of our peers can become smart,
-          // thus we can simply exit this worker
-          const noMoreDumbPeersToQuery = this.peers.getDumbPeersToQuery().length === 0;
-          if (noMoreDumbPeersToQuery) {
-            // These might be either smart peers that will get unblocked after _some time_
-            const nextSmartPeerDelay = this.peers.getNextSmartPeerAvailabilityDelayMs();
-            const thereAreSomeRateLimitedSmartPeers = nextSmartPeerDelay !== undefined;
-            if (thereAreSomeRateLimitedSmartPeers) {
-              await this.sleepClampedToDeadline(nextSmartPeerDelay);
-              continue;
-            }
-
-            this.logger.debug(`Worker loop smart: No more smart peers to query killing ${workerIndex}`);
-            break;
+          // If we have rate limited peers wait for them.
+          const nextSmartPeerDelay = this.peers.getNextSmartPeerAvailabilityDelayMs();
+          const thereAreSomeRateLimitedSmartPeers = nextSmartPeerDelay !== undefined;
+          if (thereAreSomeRateLimitedSmartPeers) {
+            await this.sleepClampedToDeadline(nextSmartPeerDelay);
+            continue;
           }
 
-          // Otherwise there are still some dumb peers that could become smart.
           // We end up here when all known smart peers became temporarily unavailable via combination of
           // (bad, in-flight, or rate-limited) or in some weird scenario all current smart peers turn bad which is permanent
-          // but dumb peers still exist that could become smart.
+          // but there are dumb peers that could be promoted
+          // or new peer can join as dumb and be promoted later
           //
           // When a dumb peer responds with valid txIndices, it gets
           // promoted to smart and releases the semaphore, waking this worker.
@@ -489,9 +463,18 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
    *   this implies we will query these peers couple of more times and give them a chance to "redeem" themselves before completely ignoring them
    */
   private handleFailResponseFromPeer(peerId: PeerId, responseStatus: ReqRespStatus) {
-    //TODO: Should we ban these peers?
     if (responseStatus === ReqRespStatus.FAILURE || responseStatus === ReqRespStatus.UNKNOWN) {
       this.peers.penalisePeer(peerId, PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError);
+      this.peers.markPeerDumb(peerId);
+      this.txsMetadata.clearPeerData(peerId);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // NOT_FOUND means the peer pruned its block proposal — it can no longer serve
+    // index-based requests, but this is a legitimate state so we don't penalize.
+    if (responseStatus === ReqRespStatus.NOT_FOUND) {
+      this.peers.markPeerDumb(peerId);
+      this.txsMetadata.clearPeerData(peerId);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -581,10 +564,9 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
       return;
     }
 
-    // If block response is invalid we still want to query this peer in the future
-    // Because they sent successful response, so they might become smart peer in the future
-    // Or send us needed txs
-    if (!this.isBlockResponseValid(response)) {
+    const hasArchiveRootMismatch = this.blockTxsSource.archive.toString() !== response.archiveRoot.toString();
+    if (hasArchiveRootMismatch) {
+      this.handleArchiveRootMismatch(peerId, response);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -599,18 +581,28 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
     this.markTxsPeerHas(peerId, response);
 
     // Unblock smart workers
-    if (this.peers.getSmartPeersToQuery().length <= this.smartParallelWorkerCount) {
-      this.smartRequesterSemaphore.release();
-    }
+    this.smartRequesterSemaphore.release();
   }
 
-  private isBlockResponseValid(response: BlockTxsResponse): boolean {
-    const archiveRootsMatch = this.blockProposal.archive.toString() === response.archiveRoot.toString();
-    const peerHasSomeTxsFromProposal = !response.txIndices.isEmpty();
-    return archiveRootsMatch && peerHasSomeTxsFromProposal;
+  /**
+   * Handles an archive root mismatch between local state and peer response.
+   *
+   * - Response archive is Fr.ZERO (peer pruned proposal, legitimate): marks peer dumb.
+   * - Non-zero archive mismatch (malicious response): penalises + marks dumb.
+   */
+  private handleArchiveRootMismatch(peerId: PeerId, response: BlockTxsResponse): void {
+    if (!response.archiveRoot.isZero()) {
+      this.peers.penalisePeer(peerId, PeerErrorSeverity.LowToleranceError);
+    }
+
+    this.peers.markPeerDumb(peerId);
+    this.txsMetadata.clearPeerData(peerId);
   }
 
   private peerHasSomeTxsWeAreMissing(_peerId: PeerId, response: BlockTxsResponse): boolean {
+    if (response.txIndices.isEmpty()) {
+      return false;
+    }
     const txsPeerHas = new Set(this.extractHashesPeerHasFromResponse(response).map(h => h.toString()));
     return this.txsMetadata.getMissingTxHashes().intersection(txsPeerHas).size > 0;
   }
@@ -624,7 +616,7 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
   private extractHashesPeerHasFromResponse(response: BlockTxsResponse): Array<TxHash> {
     const hashes: TxHash[] = [];
     const indicesOfHashesPeerHas = new Set(response.txIndices.getTrueIndices());
-    this.blockProposal.txHashes.forEach((hash, idx) => {
+    this.blockTxsSource.txHashes.forEach((hash, idx) => {
       if (indicesOfHashesPeerHas.has(idx)) {
         hashes.push(hash);
       }
@@ -661,7 +653,7 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
   /*
    * @returns true if all missing txs have been fetched */
   private fetchedAllTxs() {
-    return Array.from(this.txsMetadata.values()).every(tx => tx.fetched);
+    return this.txsMetadata.getMissingTxHashes().size == 0;
   }
 
   /*
@@ -679,7 +671,7 @@ export class BatchTxRequester {
       this.unlockSmartRequesterSemaphores();
     }
 
-    return aborted || this.txsMetadata.size === 0 || this.fetchedAllTxs() || this.dateProvider.now() > this.deadline;
+    return aborted || this.fetchedAllTxs() || this.dateProvider.now() > this.deadline;
   }
 
   /*